The Philippine Cultural Foundation Inc. is hosting a Valentine's dinner party at 6:30 p.m. Friday as a fundraiser for its Bahay Kubo project. A bahay kubo, which is a typical Filipino house made of bamboo and coconut, will be used for educational purposes and other special events. ...more

February 9, 2009

Once considered a cheap cut of meat, skirt steak has become a fashionable beef choice. ...more

January 2, 2009

It happened in Rome, on the way to Florence. Joe Maddon had said for months that he hoped to run into just one person wearing Rays gear on his honeymoon in Europe in November as a sign that his team had truly arrived. Enter Ryan Atwood of New Tampa, spotted wearing a Rays cap in the train station as Maddon and his bride Jaye waited to head off to Italy for the second stop on a tour that also took them to Prague and London. ...more

December 9, 2008

All my friends from "not-Florida" are gushing about their cozy fall dishes, how it's time to break out the Dutch oven and that, finally, they can start wearing boots. And I'm just here, lounging in my swimsuit, sipping iced tea, toes dangling a $3 flip-flop and beaming from ear to ear, gently shaking my head. ...more

October 5, 2008

With a little ingenuity, any recipe can be twisted to suit individual - and regional - tastes. ...more

September 30, 2008

Dear Abby: Please help me - I am in pieces. My sister is dying of cancer. She has shut me out of her life and has become very hostile toward me. This is breaking my heart, and I don't know how to deal with it. I have done nothing to offend her, and I don't understand why she is acting this way. ...more

July 20, 2008

Review: OM 2 Yoga Mix CD, $15.99, available at www.omyoga.com The pitch: "OM Yoga Mix 2 infuses the world with innovative rasa-filled, soul-stirring world music ..." ...more

July 19, 2008

Some of the best baseball names to come out of Hillsborough County are on the list of recipients for the Tony Saladino Memorial Award. When Alex Panteliodis found out Sunday evening his name would be joining that list, it was something he couldn't quite believe. ...more

June 23, 2008

Republican John McCain on Friday disputed blogger Arianna Huffington's contention that she heard him say he voted against President Bush in 2000. ...more

May 10, 2008

So is your son or daughter having Special K as an after school snack? And do you know we're not talking cereal? ...more

February 20, 2008