Harris Mullen was a visionary. The description is apt for someone who started a magazine named Florida Trend in 1958 and turned it into the region's award-winning gold standard for business journalism before selling it two decades later. ...more

December 12, 2008

CHILEAN WINE DINNERS: Columbia Restaurant is hosting a dinner featuring wines from the family of Luis Felipe Edwards of Colchagua Valley, Chile. The special guest will be winemaker Ignacio Edwards. Columbia Restaurant Ybor City, 2117 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa, will host the event, 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday; (813) 248-4961 for reservations. Columbia Restaurant at The Pier, 800 Second Ave. N., St. Petersburg, will host the event, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday; (727) 822-8000 for reservations. Cost is $75. ...more

November 16, 2008

EVENTS FALL WINE DINNER: Bern's Fine Wines & Spritis, 1002 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, will host a dinner featuring wines of German winemaker, Ernst Loosen, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday. Cost is $125 per person; (813) 250-9463. ...more

November 9, 2008

1. My German shepherd, Enzi 2. A great meal (paella would be one of my favorites) and a great glass of wine (you can't go wrong with a bottle of Torres Mas la Plana) ...more

November 2, 2008

The Sunset Park Garden Club will have its annual Plant Sale and Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at its clubhouse, 4624 W. Browning Ave. ...more

October 22, 2008

Cuban pastries, citrus fruit and cheesecake are on the line this World Series for Florida's two U.S. senators who made a friendly wager with two of their Philadelphia colleagues. ...more

October 20, 2008

The University of South Florida College of Business will present the Celebration of Free Enterprise Award today to the Busch Entertainment Corp. ...more

October 16, 2008

Events BENZIGER CALIFORNIA WINE DINNER: Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa, will host a wine dinner featuring wines from Benziger Family Winery of Sonoma County, Calif., 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday; $75. Guest of honor will be Erinn Benziger. Call (813) 248-4961. ...more

September 24, 2008

Events FUNDRAISER: Fine Wine & Spirits Warehouse will host a wine tasting to raise money for the Tampa Bay Lighthouse for the Blind, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The event will be held at the home of Mike Kwasin, 3613 S. Beach Drive, Tampa, and will feature wine and appetizers. Suggested donations are $25 per person, $40 per couple. Call (813) 837-8941. ...more

September 17, 2008

You can choose a sandwich and salad most days in the cafeteria at Boca Ciega High School, but never anything like this. ...more

September 3, 2008