Thinking back, it seems preposterous that the Tampa Bay Lightning once won the Stanley Cup. ...more

November 27, 2009

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