Veterans Day is a federal holiday meant to honor military personnel who have sacrificed their lives for the good of our nation. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Rhapsody Ballroom goes green March 14 with a dance in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. ...more

March 4, 2009

One of the facts of political life in Florida has long been that the party in power after the 10-year U.S. census gets to overhaul legislative and congressional districts without regard to existing geographical boundaries or communities. ...more

February 4, 2009

When Cindy Kocher heard the words "lung cancer" come out of her doctor's mouth in mid-July, she likely reacted the way others do when diagnosed with a disease that, according to the American Cancer Society, kills more people than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers combined. ...more

October 8, 2008

The city council is considering an increase in residential and commercial sanitation fees in an effort to bring its charges more in line with its costs. ...more

September 3, 2008

The city council is considering an increase in residential and commercial sanitation fees in an effort to bring its charges more in line with its costs. ...more

August 27, 2008

People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. ...more

August 27, 2008

People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. "He would arrive on campus in khaki pants, a straw hat and usually with a cigar in his mouth," said Bob Owen, Florida College president from 1982 to 1991. "And, he always had two sacks: One was a sack of oranges for the students, and one was a sack of money to make sure the faculty got paid." Owen, who is married to Boswell's daughter Janelle, was among the speakers at the Aug. 15 dedication of the new 320-capacity Boswell Hall for male students, named in honor of the college's longtime supporter, a Lakeland citrus farmer who died in 1994, and his wife, Margaret, the mother of their five daughters. The ceremony also marked the opening of the Christian college's 90-student-capacity Terrace Hall, the neighboring new women's dormitory. ...more

August 22, 2008

Family members portray Diane Reichard as an upbeat, energetic woman who is extremely capable of overseeing a municipality's finance department, as well as handling the responsibilities of running a home. They also say she is dedicated to her other role as a pastor's wife. ...more

July 30, 2008

Temple Terrace In hopes of finding quieter surroundings, an eye surgeon's practice on Fowler Avenue is building new offices a few blocks away on 56th Street. ...more

July 9, 2008