The bookshelves in Desiree Henegar's new office have been purged and tidied. ...more

March 14, 2009

A new multicooker fascinates chef Jaden Hair and she produces a Vietnamese pulled-pork recipe made easy by the appliance. ...more

February 11, 2009

2 p.m.: Ignoring the homemade signs that say, "Not A Precinct," the woman rolls down her window and hollers, "Can I still vote in here?" ...more

November 4, 2008

Organizers are expecting bigger and better results from this year's "Stuff the Bus" event. ...more

August 6, 2008

Organizers are expecting bigger and better results from this year's "Stuff the Bus" event. ...more

August 6, 2008

Mobs of fans greeted the opening this week of build-it-yourself furniture chain Ikea's first store in New York City - but the fervor is masking shoppers' underlying frugality. ...more

June 20, 2008

Tom Slayton set out hoping to renew interest in Henry David Thoreau, using his feet and his pen. ...more

January 27, 2008

The vibrant 'leap frog green' walls, neatly lined rows of skateboards and bookshelves adorned with metal plumbing were all part of Chris Cusanelli's design. ...more

October 8, 2007

Youngsters attending Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Dunedin felt the excitement of seeing a special blessing come to light last Sunday when the school's newly remodeled media center was rededicated. ...more

October 6, 2007

We read a great deal. Yet, we have some books we've never read. They're collecting dust. Many are volumes we bought ourselves and haven't gotten around to reading. However, the majority of our unread tomes are more apt to have been gifts - the subjects of which don't interest us one iota. Hanging on to them must have something to do with our fondness of the gift-givers. We may have purchased a self-help book in the hopes of finding a solution to some personal dilemma. Then, our focus changed or the dilemma simply solved itself. Or, an even worse dilemma took its place before we got past the front cover. We've also purchased a number of books simply because we met the authors at book signings. Our bookshelves are lined with autographed copies we felt compelled to buy. Such is the case with a book we recently took off the shelf and opened for the first time since we obtained it in 1996. ...more

October 5, 2007