Where'd they go? I'm speaking of the 50 years since my high school graduation. In many ways it seems like only yesterday. At the recent reunion of the Speedway High School, Class of '59, I had no trouble identifying everyone, even without the very large nametags - containing our senior photos - that the committee had prepared for us. My companion for the evening was very surprised (shocked?) at the way I looked back then. I think he might take back his assessment of my inability to write a book entitled, "Beauty Tips for the Really Ugly." ...more

October 28, 2009

Guthrie's Chicken, which entered the Tampa Bay area market in the past two years with plans for rapid expansion, has fallen victim of the distressed economy. ...more

March 18, 2009

The roughly 21,000 Florida residents whose credit card information may have been accessed by a hacker who got into records of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last year should monitor their credit reports, the state's attorney general warned today. ...more

February 16, 2009

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, a restaurant chain that's expanding in the Bay area, has set its sights on South Tampa. Robert Dorfman, the Hillsborough County Five Guys franchisee, has signed a lease to put a new restaurant inside Sunshine Plaza, 4304 S. Dale Mabry Hwy., now wholly occupied by Sunshine Thrift store. ...more

February 10, 2009

With seven restaurants already open in Hillsborough County, the local franchisee of Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries is expanding his burger empire to Houston and Columbus, Ohio. ...more

January 27, 2009

The new Five Guys Famous Burgers at the Skypoint condominium in downtown Tampa had a big "soft opening" today because it was giving out free food. ...more

January 26, 2009

It looks like the "scattered, smothered and covered" hash browns at Waffle House may have found a financial savior. ...more

December 19, 2008

It looks like the "scattered, smothered and covered" hash browns at Waffle House may have found a financial savior. ...more

December 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - With many airlines now charging passengers for each checked bag, travelers are looking at alternatives to get their luggage to its destination. ...more

December 14, 2008

meet some of the faces of bankruptcy ...more

November 30, 2008