Moms and organizers offer tips for all things back to school

For parents who have been trying to keep their youngsters occupied all summer, September often replaces Christmas as “the most wonderful time of the year!” But for those parents who don’t like rigid schedules and helping with homework, it can also translate into a time of much family stress. Either way, back to school is a time of change. Professional organizers, a growing profession nationally ...

Piedmont city briefs

The Piedmont school district has issued an advisory to all Wildwood Elementary School neighbors regarding seismic repairs and construction at the school.

Readying for the crowd

When it’s time to prepare for the onslaught of visitors that invade Colchester during Labor Day weekend, some businesses give their signs a fresh coat of paint and others stock up on popular packing materials that double as stress-relievers.

Egg Harbor: Oscars opens second location

Oscars Door County Rubber Stamps LLC has opened a new store and art gallery in The Main Street Shops in Egg Harbor.

Longtime Pinellas educator Connie Healey imbued structure with a smile

By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 25, 2010 SEMINOLE — Connie Healey stood in front of her students, fresh from the tumult of the hallways on their first-ever day of school, and taught them that there is order in the world. There was a time and a purpose to everything for Mrs. Healey, a career teacher who usually taught first grade. In the fall, she covered the walls with ...