Bob Buckhorn walked into the thatched-roof Irish refuge called Four Green Fields. He looked briefly and a little longingly at the row of draft beer handles at the bar and then sat down and ordered water. ...more

March 20, 2009

Few albums have had the initial impact on me as did R.E.M.'s 1983 debut full-length, "Murmur." By the time the needle had reached the first chorus of "Radio Free Europe," I knew I was hearing music I had waited for most of my life. ...more

November 20, 2008

Wal-Mart isn't the only 'Rollin' Back The Prices' place. I found that the Blue Crab restaurant is doing it too. Can you believe 99-cent coffee? In this day and age. And $1.99 for a draft beer. If you look you'll see a rollback on entrees too. It's almost un-American. But not according to Jim Pearson, brother to owner Bill Pearson, it's like offering their customers a "gas break" he told me. "It's a little too soon to tell if it's going to affect the bottom line," Jim said of the price adjustment. What they are hoping for is that an increase in customer volume will offset any loss from the individual meals. Because, Jim says, "When you give to the community quite often it comes back to you." "The customers love it," waitress Terri Trainer said of the new prices. So do I. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING — Fried green bean sticks are described by Keith Schroeder as "awesome and addictive." Although not available yet at Hungry Howie's Pizza and Sub Buffet in Sebring, they will be soon. Schroeder, who owns the eatery with his wife, Donna, and father, Mike, is expanding the menu. They are also putting a bar in the restaurant located in the Sebring Plaza shopping center. A January opening is planned for the bar, called Skeeters Sports Bar. ...more

November 25, 2007

The Pasco-Hernando Community College Veterans Club waved Old Glory on Thursday as other groups readied for a parade, memorial services, wreath placements, dinners, drinks, dances and other observances. ...more

November 9, 2007