"Coffee Love," by Daniel Young (Wiley, $17.95) Yes, the title of the book sounds like the name of a Barry White album. Notwithstanding, this book gives java fans a cup of loving text to warm their hands over. In addition to taking readers on a journey from Ethiopia (home of coffee) to Seattle (home of the Coffee Revolution), Young offers tips on selecting coffee beans as well as storing them, grinding and, of course, brewing. The 50 recipes for coffee drinks are nifty, too. Can't wait to try the Thai iced coffee. ...more

March 8, 2009

Whaley's Market, a thread in the fabric of South Tampa for 74 years, wasn't gone long. ...more

October 14, 2008

LORIDA — It has three bedrooms and two baths, but J.D. and Barbara Parker's new abode is far from being a run-of-the-mill home. Especially considering the 7,600-square-foot custom home, which overlooks Lake Istokpoga, has a full-service bar upstairs, a 45,000-kilowatt generator and some really interesting amenities in the workshop – a vertical tanning booth and a urinal with a flat-screen TV above it. ...more

May 18, 2008

Let's face it: Eddie Murphy has his hands full. First he exchanged vows with producer Tracey Edmonds on New Year's Day on a private island off Bora Bora. Then the pair announced their split two weeks later, forgoing the chance to make their ceremonial union legal in the United States. ...more

February 9, 2008

It's a buyer's market and McCar Homes is inviting prospective homeowners to take advantage of preconstruction prices and incentives for its new community in Land O' Lakes — Terra Bella. ...more

December 9, 2007

BELLEAIR - Apparently taking advantage of the slumping real estate market, British racer Nigel Mansell has purchased a $4 million waterfront mansion here for nearly $3.3 million, public records show. ...more

November 16, 2007

The world may not have been enough for James Bond girl Denise Richards, and her Los Angeles house may not have been large enough for this single mom and her two daughters. ...more

October 13, 2007