Pet owners love showing their appreciation with a treat, but it could end up serving as tough love. ...more

November 12, 2009

EVENTS SPECIAL EVENT: Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium, 2080 Badlands Drive, Brandon, will host Holiday Hounds, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Pets are welcome but must be well-behaved, well-groomed and leashed. Dogs will be offered a Zukes treat or dog biscuit. Call (813) 653-2418 to sign up; free. ...more

November 30, 2008

CHARITY WINE TASTING: St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, will host Toast 4 Charity, a wine tasting to benefit the Vincent Lacavalier Foundation, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Join Lightning players for a food and wine tasting with Roy's Restaurant chef Kiel Lombardo. There will also be a live and silent auction. Cost is $150 and includes a ticket to the game; (813) 301-6521. ...more

November 23, 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

Most people enjoy giving their pets special treats. That's particularly true during the holiday season, when we humans tend to over-treat ourselves. ...more

November 17, 2007