Like they say: Practice, practice, practice. Athletes with the Arc DeSoto Special Olympics golf team hit the practice range last week at Arcadia Municipal Golf Course. Coaches, a swing expert and the players squared up for driving, putting, chipping and iron practice, tuning up for competiti…
Celebrating DeSoto County’s colorful heritage and our tasty food was the focus of Saturday’s 2nd Annual Florida Cracker Meal at the Turner Center. Traditional cracker cuisine, music, stories, costumes and contests highlighted the fun evening hosted by the DeSoto County Historical Society. Ev…
It’ll be nearly two years when the Oak Park Inn in downtown Arcadia informally re-opens on June 6 with a DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting. The historic structure dating to around 1905 had over the decades survived fire, storms and other calamities. But Hurricane Irma in Septe…
The morning of Sept. 18, 1997, I made a special effort to document the occultation of the planet Saturn. This event was a rather rare one, an occurrence that I had looked forward to with great anticipation. Saturn’s disappearance behind the lunar disk occurs once in an approximate 18-year cy…
The L&E Club met May 7 at Solomon’s Castle in Ona to enjoy a delightful lunch and celebrate the last meeting of a wonderful year.
The Peace River Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR, met in March and April at the Arcadia Beef ‘O’ Brady’s.
Technology in disastersOften when we think of disasters, we envision our entire existence being knocked backwards into the stone ages. The lights don’t work, the AC is out, and our food starts to spoil. This isn’t always the case. Sometimes, some of our critical infrastructure survives.
Just when America’s favorite sports car couldn’t improve, along comes Corvette’s newest iteration of salivating engines to hike its world-class standings. The new ZR1 boosts the thrill to more than 700 horsepower, joining an elite circle of Lamborghini and Ferrari exotics ... for a lot less coin.
Occasionally I’m asked why DeSoto County is part of the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Authority—why doesn’t the county have its own water plant?
Walking through it now, you probably wouldn’t know it was bombed and shot in the 1940s.
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Peddler’s Boutique closes Mother’s DayAfter 18 years in downtown Arcadia, Pam Ames and Linda Williams will close their business. Peddler’s Boutique had started as Basket Peddler, transitioned to a women’s fashion shop about 10 years ago, said Ames, who is Williams’s daughter and business ass…
After the wind dies down and we all start to emerge from our safe havens to survey the damage, the real work is about to begin. There are some very important things to remember at this time because this is when the most injuries happen. In addition, it is during the aftermath of a disaster w…
Peyton Peacock, an Arcadia hometown girl, leaves this weekend to compete in one of the largest cheerleading events with only the best teams from all over the United States.
Bicycling is a great activity for families, offering benefits for kids that include exercise, freedom and fun. Children build muscle tone, coordination skills, endurance and stamina through cycling. Cycling fosters a sense of independence, and is an excellent lifetime fitness activity. Famil…
It seems that no matter where you turn these days, someone is always complaining or being critical about something. It’s getting more difficult to escape from the negativity, and it’s having a harmful impact on our culture. We are quick to blame the news, social media, politicians or our per…
