The Florida Strawberry Festival wants to treat a couple to a wedding with a berry theme – right down to the wedding cake. ...more

September 3, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival wants to treat a couple to a wedding with a berry theme – right down to the wedding cake. ...more

September 3, 2008

TAMPA – After failing to eat 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, Takeru Kobayashi had the same reaction last year that more than 2 million people fought back. ...more

July 3, 2008

Steve Carell, who plays Maxwell Smart in the upcoming spy comedy "Get Smart," says he had a scent-sational time kissing co-star Dwayne Johnson, who most might recognize as "The Rock." ...more

June 7, 2008

Roy Parke, probably the most recognized face among Florida strawberry growers and unofficially the "Strawberry King," died this morning. ...more

June 5, 2008

PLANT CITY Roy Parke, a longtime grower and the unofficial "Strawberry King," died this morning. He was 86. ...more

June 5, 2008

At age 96, Letha Morgan still remembers the exact date her family moved to Ruskin. ...more

December 19, 2007

Two of the South Shore area's best-known strawberry farms - Ruskin's Morgan Farms and Balm's Goodson Farms - have begun selling fresh berries, plus strawberry shortcake, sundaes and more. Both farms say people come from far and wide to enjoy the delicious treats. ...more

December 19, 2007

Although its produce market opened quietly Dec. 6, people are already flocking for Goodson Farms strawberries. ...more

December 17, 2007

Getting Santa's attention was never so easy. At the 25th annual Santa Fest on Saturday in Ybor City, scores of children wrote the jolly old elf letters, arranged for phone calls from the North Pole and climbed onto the lap of the red-suited toy maker. ...more

December 2, 2007