Apollo Beach Elementary, 501 Apollo Beach Blvd., will host its Spooky Story Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Besides the spooky storytelling, the Dolphin Dad's will be selling "meal deals," which includes hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and a soda, for a modest fee. ...more

October 24, 2008

I thought of Halloween when I saw the decorations for the holiday already in stores at the end of August, and it made me reminisce and wonder if today's kids have Halloween fun as we did long ago. Actually, if they do some things we did, they might be arrested in this day and age. Of course, there were the parties, sometimes with costumes, hayrides, and/or bonfires. The most fun for me, though, was going "Halloweening." One such adventure follows. ...more

October 22, 2008

Dear Abby: My husband cheated on me, so I decided to end the marriage. I didn't tell anyone the true reason behind the divorce because I wanted to keep it private. ...more

October 19, 2008

Dear Abby: My father left my mother for a woman he met at work. I was only 7. My brother was 9 at the time; he committed suicide at the age of 20. ...more

October 12, 2008

At 12 years old, Zachary Sharples is a lifelong Tampa Bay Rays fan. "I've been a Rays fan since they started playing," he said. "I went to the second game in Rays' history with my mom. I was 2. My dad went to the first game." ...more

October 9, 2008

Tampa Bay Rays fans are filing into a Tampa park tonight, setting up shop near a giant TV screen to watch the Rays face the Detroit Tigers. ...more

September 26, 2008

Hank Steinbrenner was all set to attend the final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium. Then he decided it was more important to watch it someplace else — with his dad, on TV. ...more

September 23, 2008

Angelo Hadley waited all game for a shot at redemption. With Plant driving in the game's final minutes for the potential tying score, his shot came. ...more

September 6, 2008

Dear Abby: My son is the recipient of a four-year college scholarship with full tuition. He selected and applied to this school. The problem is, he now wants to transfer to another college. This means he would finish his sophomore year and give up two years of the scholarship. ...more

August 31, 2008

I give thanks to city, county and state law enforcement. When I came in contact with law enforcement three times in two weeks, I thought to myself, "What is going on?" As I pondered I remembered this letter I had been procrastinating about writing through the years. ...more

August 24, 2008