A progressive dinner — or “safari supper” as they call it in the United Kingdom — is a meal in which you go to different locations for each course.
WINTER HAVEN — Whether you are an expecting or new mom — or have one in your life you’d like to get a gift for — there’s a new retail shop in downtown Winter Haven that is worth visiting.
Did you know the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has a great program that can actually help recover your stolen car before you even know it’s missing?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many unexpected challenges for our local community and beyond.
One of our thoughtful readers wrote me a note disagreeing with me in such a polite way that I wanted to share much of their note with everyone else.
Last month, I went on a mission to find the best desserts in Polk County.
When the state of Florida legalized medical marijuana, it created a lot of confusion as to what is legal and illegal.
Every week I receive lots of emails from readers.
Occasionally, our family observes half-birthdays.
This week, I was proud to stand with Governor DeSantis when he introduced The Law Enforcement Protection Act.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about how 10 percent of all the drivers on Florida roads are driving on a suspended license. This epidemic of suspended licenses is because Florida imposes heavy court fees we expect everyone to pay, regardless of their income. If you can’t pay your fees and…
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – reminding us that suicide is an unthinkable reality in our world. And one we must not ignore.
Reader T. wrote me the following note about what it is like to own a small business right now:
From time to time, different scams will pop-up on our radar. It’s really disappointing that some folks are always looking for ways to take advantage of others.
In Polk County, we have over 550 lakes, which means we have lots of fishing opportunities. That kind of fishing is fun.
Driving for just 15 minutes on U.S. 27, I passed about 30 cars committing the same crime.
The three most stressful days in a parent’s life, in my opinion (and this is a subject with which I have a fair amount of experience), are:
Some people may not realize this, but law enforcement officers respond to a fair amount of medical calls — especially here in Polk County where we answer 9-1-1 and dispatch not just for law enforcement, but also for Polk County Fire Rescue.
Most of us are embarrassed by the fiasco that is Florida’s unemployment system. During this crisis, people without an income to feed their family waited weeks and months to get their first unemployment check.
Over the past several weeks, we have worked three different drug-related investigations with an alarming trend – each one had something to do with the illegal sale of marijuana via the social media application “Snapchat.”
This newspaper asked our elected representatives in Washington, D.C., where they stood on additional support for our Main Street merchants. Our area’s economy went backward in July. Our locally owned small businesses still need help.
Your elected officials let small business support and unemployment support run out during the worst public health crisis in 100 years and the worst economic downturn in 90 years.
Widely reported and widely repeated is the idea that this coronavirus preys on the weak and elderly. The reports are true. COVID-19 is much more deadly to the elderly than the young.
Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains in Southwest Virginia meant Mother Nature was your playground. I have fond childhood summer memories of growing up there.
On July 11, in a COVID-19 briefing held at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Gov. Ron DeSantis bragged about the amount of coronavirus testing Florida has done compared to Taiwan.
This past week on the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, I reminisced about an event that has stuck with me since it occurred back when I was about 16 years old.
Thank you to all the readers of this paper who called or wrote your Senator or Congressman, asking for help for our main street merchants.
I have this “friend” with a wacky idea. I am interested in what you all think of his proposal.
I currently own a home in the Posner Park area, designated Davenport.
I remember a time when I could drive my car to a service station — a gas station for those who are too young to remember — and request “full service.”
One of our team members was visiting a client.
You might be wondering, “Just what is a ‘spoofed’ number?”
The past four months have felt like four years. When are we finally going to get back to at least some sense of normalcy?
Being a substitute school crossing guard is such a rewarding role.
Whenever our great country seems in a moment of crisis, I like to reread a short speech by Abraham Lincoln.
Thank you, Polk County, for allowing me to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming your Sheriff.
Governor DeSantis just signed into law SB 712 — the self-proclaimed “Clean Waterways Act” — an ambitious misnomer for a bill that claims to be the solution to our mounting water quality issues, but falls far short of that mark.
How would you grade our governor?
We have a very special holiday coming up — the Fourth of July.
Happy Father’s Day. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about my dad or my father-in-law, who are both deceased.
It’s no secret — I am a big supporter of the United States Constitution, and that includes the 2nd Amendment right to possess firearms.
In four years, the new president might be Florida’s current Gov. Ron DeSantis.
I’m not sure how the pilot received clearance to take off from the Tampa airport.
Hi everyone! This week, I have some good news and not so good news.
For a lot of people today, wearing a seat belt has always been something you were required to wear in your vehicle.
When I was five, I received my first “fishing pole.”
As we all ease out of quarantine and back into the real world, just remember that you can still create impressive meals in the comfort of your own home.
How’s it going, friends?
