You know the routine: It's time to make resolutions to exercise more, eat more fruit and vegetables and maintain (or obtain) a healthy weight. In the Tampa Bay area, you don't have to sign up for a gym membership you'll never use or join a regimented diet program to reach your health goals. The area's rich resources put a healthy lifestyle within your reach - picturesque hiking trails and parks, walking paths at the water's edge, a population with a zest for sports, and organic farms and farmers markets offering fresh produce. Here are a few of the local options. ...more

January 1, 2010

Some people will gather to welcome the end of 2009, while others prefer to look ahead to 2010 with hope and anticipation, and still others just look for a reason to celebrate. ...more

December 31, 2009

Residents in once-sleepy Thomasville have started complaining about traffic jams on Route 43, which runs through town. ...more

July 10, 2008

Those seeking to honor the country's fallen service personnel this Memorial Day have a few local options. ...more

May 24, 2008

Those seeking to honor the country's fallen service personnel this Memorial Day have a few local options. ...more

May 23, 2008