Jim Smith

The project they fought so hard for is complete. Bike lanes have been installed on State Road A1A in Delray Beach since October, five years after the battle began over whether they should be included in the historic road's reconstruction. But that doesn'...

Peninsula District girls BETHEL Last season: 15-10, 11-7 Peninsula District. Coach: Mike Hagans. Top returning players: Amber Easter, Regina Williams, Shamari Carroll. The buzz: The Bruins have only one starter returning, but she's a pretty good...

Q: Can someone please explain the insanity behind the 'improvements' at I-78 and Route 100? The ramp from 100 north to 78 east is horrible, going from one lane to two, then back to one before entering 78. Terri Snyder Upper Macungie Township I'm...

Five Florida State wide receivers will miss tonight's Homecoming game against Boston College for their roles in a midweek campus fight, coach Bobby Bowden said Friday. Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will...

Looking to inject some new energy into growing its market share in Southeastern Virginia, the Peninsula Airport Commission on Monday named 36-year-old Ken R. Spirito as its new executive director. Spirito, who spent the last three years in the top post...

Five Florida State wide receivers will miss tonight's homecoming game against Boston College for their roles in a midweek campus fight, coach Bobby Bowden said Friday. Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will...

To "Paper or plastic?" and "Obama or McCain?" add yet another wrenching personal choice: "White napkin or black?" Forget square plates. Small plates. Sauce-drizzled plates. Plate as a verb. The newest craze in fine dining is not on the table but on...

The confrontations can be heated, spiteful and full of rage — violence threatened or implied with a gesture. Consider the exchange Joe Garcia, of Delray Beach, recently had with a bicyclist riding along State Road A1A. Garcia said the lone...

In an article titled "Stat Governor," the latest issue of Governing magazine ponders this: "Martin O'Malley ran Baltimore by the numbers. Can he make it work for all of Maryland?" Author Jonathan Walters observes O'Malley wresting stats out of criminal-...

With Michael Phelps' face plastered on the cover of Sports Illustrated and boxes of Frosted Flakes, you've got to wonder: Did he lose the chance to live a normal life when he won all that Olympic glory? The bouncer at a Fells Point bar provided a...

If there were any other parties in town Saturday night, one can't help but wonder who was there, inasmuch as anyone who was anyone was at the "Brad's Bash," a party at the downtown Hartford Marriott for WDRC-AM morning personality Brad Davis. The guest...

It's beginning to sound like a military operation, complete with maps, complex logistics, moving machinery and marchers in uniform. With plans for the Oct. 4 parade to honor Michael Phelps and other Maryland Olympians rapidly taking shape, what became...