Alongside its flashy array of triple espressos, foamy cappuccinos and half-caff extra-hot flavored lattes, Starbucks Corp. unveiled its newest coffee drink Tuesday: a cup of average, instant Joe served up for the equally proletarian price of about a dollar a cup. ...more

March 3, 2009

Dade City jazz musician Valerie Gillespie and the Valerie Gillespie Quartet have released their fifth CD, "A Little Rough Around the Edges," and according to the veteran vocalist and music maker, her newest recording is what her fans made it. ...more

November 29, 2008

Abe Gold was prisoner No. 49119. At 82, he isn't likely to forget the number that was stitched into his shirt and punched on his dog tag. Nor is he likely to forget the excruciating hunger and terrifying desperation that came with being held in one of World War II's infamous Nazi death camps. ...more

May 8, 2008

Avid garden enthusiasts will tell you that, given the chance, they would spend a good part of every waking moment pottering around in their landscape. But visit any large bookstore and, judging by the many feet of shelving devoted to the subject of Gardening, many of those waking moments are spent reading about it. ...more

February 17, 2008