Alexis Marie Ashby wanted a teddy bear with flowers or a heart. The 9-year-old patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa got a black bear with a red heart sweater and quickly named it Valentine. ...more

July 1, 2009

START YOUR DAY OUT RIGHT Whoever connected the dots between Valentine's Day and chocolate, our hat's off to you. Seriously. Well done. But though it's one thing to enjoy chocolate, it's quite another to eat, sleep and breathe it. Chocolate connoisseur Barbara Passino, famous for making decadent breakfasts at her Napa Valley inn, would like you to start your day with chocolate. Her recipes in her new book, "Chocolate for Breakfast" (The Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection, $40) include Chocolate Omelet with Blueberries in Pinot Noir sauce, Poached Apples in Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Cups and Chocolate-Chocolate Pancakes. Now, there's an idea we can get behind. ...more

February 8, 2009

The mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs will be participating in the Go Red For Women nationwide movement during February, which is American Heart Month. ...more

February 1, 2008

Tampa Bay is likely to be seeing a lot of red, as the American Heart Association highlights Go Red For Women, its national heart disease awareness campaign. ...more

January 25, 2008