Three campgrounds across America are getting new tenants, but campers need not be jealous of their shiny silver neighbors. The Airstream rigs are for rent. ...more

February 1, 2009

Remember the slogan, "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet?" Well, my husband Ron and I decided to see the U.S.A., not in a Chevrolet, but in our recreational vehicle. I know it doesn't rhyme and doesn't sound quite right, but then our experiences with our RV was never quite right. ...more

January 7, 2009

A fatal motorcycle crash has shut down all but one westbound lane on the Howard Frankland Bridge, authorities say. ...more

December 30, 2008

Under the gloom of plunging motor-home sales and with travel trailers stacking up on lots, recreational vehicle makers and dealers tried to lift their spirits by joining in song at their national trade show this week. ...more

December 6, 2008

Bill Rich wasn't from Pasco County, but he was as familiar to regulars at Sertoma bluegrass festivals as the ranch's rolling hills and tree-lined landscape. He spent last weekend at the youth ranch north of Dade City, accompanying daughter Amy's fiddle and son Nathan's acoustic guitar on the banjo that rarely left his side. The family had been participating in the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival and other musical events at the venue for 20 years. Rich, 57, of West Palm Beach, died unexpectedly Tuesday, two days after the festival ended. "He had a bad heart and he just went into the hospital Monday to get some water taken out of his leg," said Nathan Rich, 24. "His heart just went out overnight." ...more

December 4, 2008

F.A.I.R., the Family Abilities Information Rally, took place last month at The Academies, a charter school for students with learning and learning related disabilities. ...more

December 3, 2008

A small group of musicians sat in the shade of a recreational vehicle Friday afternoon, picking, grinning, singing and talking as a stream of people entered the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch. ...more

November 29, 2008

A small group of musicians sat in the shade of a recreational vehicle this afternoon, picking, grinning, singing and talking as a stream of people entered the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch. Beside banjo player Bill Rich was his daughter, Amy, on fiddle, and son, Nathan, on acoustic guitar. Family friend Jim Waldeck joined on a second six-string. Bill and Nathan Rich and Waldeck are from West Palm Beach; Amy Rich lives in Nashville. The ensemble went from one song to the next with the relaxed precision of an experienced quartet. As a stream of people converged on the campground, they sang with gusto: "Well, somebody robbed the Glendale Train ...more

November 28, 2008

This has been a hellish vacation for Larry and Diana Moyer of Beaver Dam, Wis. ...more

November 19, 2008

This has been a hellish vacation for Larry and Diana Moyer of Beaver Dam, Wis., who along with their kangaroo and crippled goat have faced fire, illness and no-marsupial rules in the course of their holiday. ...more

November 18, 2008