Shawn Vinson has lost more than 100 pounds through the MediZone diet. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Urban Culinary Cuisine is simple and tidy, with just six tables and a small counter with five chairs. On first glance, it might not be the sort of place you'd expect to eat better-than-average fare or to hear live jazz. ...more

October 9, 2008

Overseas consumers spent more at McDonald's Corp. in August than Wall Street expected, leading the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain to surprise investors Tuesday by posting a big rise in global same-store sales. ...more

September 10, 2008

In the past two seasons, Matt Grothe has led the University of South Florida to back-to-back school-record nine-win seasons. ...more

August 10, 2008

Here's a sample of what Jorge Jaramillo crammed in his craw prior to his Pasco Pirates' 12-3 demolishing of Nature Coast in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals: "Two chocolate doughnuts and a sweet tea." ...more

May 5, 2008

"The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun & Profit," by Jill Conner Browne (Simon & Schuster, $22.95) ...more

February 17, 2008

SEBRING — Inmates in the Highlands County Jail will be served a special turkey dinner today. With Tuesday's jail population bulging at 453, the cooks, along with supervised inmates, are preparing a special Thanksgiving lunch, said Detention Maj. David Paeplow. Each inmate will get three ounces of meat, a half-cup of green beens, half-cup corn, half-cup of dressing, a roll, two ounces of cranberry, an eight-ounce serving of mashed potatoes, one piece of cake and sweet tea. But jail is jail. Inmates won't get a choice of white or dark meat, Paeplow said, and no seconds. "They get whatever is put on their plates," he said. ...more

November 22, 2007