Chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 mothers nationwide, Lisa Couture of Wesley Chapel has been named among the top 15 semifinalists in the America's Favorite Mom competition, sponsored by Teleflora. ...more

May 11, 2008

Getting knocked down isn't what matters. What you do when you're sprawled on the floor does. And if anyone could write a book on that, it's Kim Ruoff. ...more

May 9, 2008

Sheryl Chelena never sat down. For three hours the tiny blond whirlwind sold her purses, talked with each of her guests and walked away with future business contacts. ...more

February 11, 2008

Sheryl Chelena was giving a party at her Trinity-area home to promote Purse Party, a home-based, direct-sales business selling purses and jewelry. Women arrived throughout the event, chatting about families and other aspects of their lives while examining Chelena's purses. Purse Party is one of more than 200 companies that are members of the Direct Selling Association. The DSA is a national trade association of direct-sales firms that are committed to ethical business practices. ...more

January 30, 2008

Operation Unwrap A Smile is marking its second year of service with a wide-scale holiday campaign to help others. ...more

December 14, 2007

BRANDON - A bone marrow drive for Brandon's Brooke Longwell Brantley, a 33-year-old single mom with three young children, is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 in the parking lot of the Cracker Barrel, 1880 State Road 60 East. Brooke was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia – an aggressive form of cancer – last year. ...more

December 6, 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