Several families are commonly known as gingers. Sold as ornamentals they can really spice up a garden bed and evoke exotic places.  Many grow from fleshy underground stems or rhizomes and send up shoots with solid green, red, or striped foliage. I found eleven separate genera and some with multiple species and varieties listed in a plant catalogue hardy in zones 7-11.

You’ll feel the earth move under your feet on Friday, Oct. 25, when USCB Center for the Arts presents Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook. This powerful performance, starring Suzanne O. Davis, is the premier musical tribute to the legendary Carole King.

By Mindy Lucas

Amiri Geuka Farris was just 17 years old when he won his first major art award as part of the Congressional Art Competition, in which a winner from each congressional district is selected, then honored at the nation’s capitol. 

   It was a big deal not only because Farris got to go to Washington, D.C. where he met California Congresswoman Maxine Waters and actress Sarah Jessica Parker among others, but also because no one at his West Palm Beach, Florida high school, including Farris’ principal, knew who he was or that there was such a talent in their midst.

Peacock Subaru to host 4th Annual “SubieStock” to support Palmetto Animal League

The cool cats (and dogs) of Palmetto Animal League are ready to share the love at SubieStock 2019 on Thursday, October 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Peacock Subaru. This 4^thannual concert event, supporting PAL’s rescue programs, has become known for fantastic food, beverages, groovy door prizes and, of course, live music, which will be provided by rock band Cranford Hollow this year.