I let Nathan play hooky from day care a couple of weeks ago, and we hung out in town doing fun stuff such as getting cappuccino at Starbucks, shopping for a new fry pan at Williams-Sonoma and lunching on chicken confit at Derek's Culinary Creations in Sarasota. OK, I admit the fun was for me - but, hey, he felt lucky already that I didn't make him do the laundry in exchange for ditching day care. ...more

September 23, 2008

A Hernando County teenager who was arrested this month for delivering a profanity-laced rap in front of a mother and her young children was back in jail Friday. ...more

February 16, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - A Hernando County teenager who was arrested this month for delivering a profanity-laced rap song in front of a mother and her young children is back in jail today. ...more

February 15, 2008

The Lightning are finally going Hollywood. Movie and television producer Oren Koules and his partners with OK Hockey - believed to include as many as eight members - announced Wednesday they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to buy the team from Detroit-based Palace Sports and Entertainment. The deal includes the team, the lease agreement for the St. Pete Times Forum and 5.5 acres of adjacent land. Although no price tag was part of the announcement, the deal is believed to be worth between $200 million and $210 million. The first purchase attempt by Absolute Hockey in August was believed to be worth $206 million. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - At the tender age of 49, Mike Cooper got his first tattoo this week. He sat quietly in the red dentist-type chair at Addicted 2 Tattoos while shop owner Lenny Welch applied the buzzing needle. He swore he felt nothing. ...more

January 24, 2008

The walls surrounding the Lightning locker room, no matter where it happens to be, are four barriers of concrete used to house the players, coaches and staff. It's a sanctuary to escape all things not directly related to what takes place on the ice. ...more

November 28, 2007