Arcadia News

The City Council will review requests for three public events during its meeting Tuesday.

The Hot Fudge Shoppe, long a downtown Arcadia landmark, celebrates its grand opening this weekend in its new quarters.

Before mid-1500s: Before the arrival of the European explorers, the native residents use the Manatee River and a network of trails to travel throughout Manatee County.

DeSoto County Commissioners will consider an application by James O'Leary to operate a bar and an ATV dirt track at the site of Spurs and Spokes on U.S. Highway 17 near County Road 760.

At the Canoe Outpost on the Peace River in Arcadia, staffers have their own gauge to determine when the river reaches flood stage.

DESOTO COUNTY : Residents along the banks of the Peace River are keeping a close eye on the water levels, which are expected to rise this weekend.

DESOTO COUNTY : The torrential rains from Tropical Storm Fay are making residents who live along the Peace River in Arcadia nervous.

Apparently, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence - or so goats belonging to a potential county commissioner seem to think.

DESOTO COUNTY: A 72-year-old pilot is dead after a single engine airplane crashed off of B&R Ranch Road in DeSoto County.

Mark Partington likens himself to a craftsman. His craft happens to be art. "It's about the art of living," Partington said nonchalantly.

Rapist receives 210 years in prison Photo by Matthew Beck Bruce Alan Young is shackled and chained Wednesday morning as he is sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Ric Howard, who sentenced Young to 210 years in ...

Authorities have identified the pilot killed in a small plane crash near Sarasota.

He and his two sons watched as the wind picked up a tin roof from somewhere down the street and "threw it down" right in front of his house.

ARCADIA: The body of a man who vanished after his canoe capsized on the Peace River Sunday has been located.

' Aug. 7, 2008 - ' Your computer is running slow, the screen goes black, you suspect you have a virus.

Scott Whorrall, Mediterra's director of golf operations, is experimenting with grass - Emprie Zoysia, to be exact.

Maybe you're an avid antique collector, or you're just looking for that perfect piece to finish decorating your home.

Next month will mark four years since Hurricane Charley hit Southwest Florida. Since then, thousands of homes have been re-built, along with hundreds of public buildings.

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