With a chain saw in his hands, Phil Bryan is an artist. From old palm tree trunks, the Indialantic resident carves pelicans, toucans, parrots, eagles, pineapples and dophins with the 2-foot-long saw.

When Jason Lucente attacks a tree with a chain saw, the tree doesn’t topple. Art happens. Lucente makes his living carving tikis. He has sold more than 90 of his 200- to 300-pound creations, trading a ...

When Tim Richards retired in 2006, he was looking for a hobby to fill his time. He had been collecting duck decoys since the 1980s, and because they were getting more and more expensive, Richards ...

A battle between a local artist and a North County City enters a new phase when a set of carved palm trees are cut down. The two tall palms towered over Freeman Street in South Oceanside. Last year, ...