ROAST YOUR OWN This just in: Not everyone likes their coffee the same. One way to find your own coffee groove, other than perverting it with sweeteners and half-an-udder of cream, is to roast the beans yourself. The i-Roast 2 from Hearthware Home Products lets you do just that. The result: You add the level of flavor boldness you want and save up to $5 to $6 a pound by buying green coffee beans. Yes, the price for the gadget is steep at $199, but you make your money back over time, and you enjoy your coffee more. Available online at www.sweetmarias.com, www.burmancoffee ...more

March 15, 2009

A collection of kitchen-related gadgets that we'd like to have. ...more

March 11, 2009

Tampa Bay Water plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

October 31, 2008

Hillsborough County is conducting tests to determine just how much reclaimed water it can store in an old phosphate mine, water that would eventually be used to irrigate lawns in eastern and southern portions of the county. ...more

September 10, 2008

Hillsborough County is conducting tests to determine just how much reclaimed water it can store in an old phosphate mine, water that would eventually be used to irrigate lawns in eastern and southern portions of the county. ...more

September 3, 2008

Nearly three months after code violations forced 13 men to leave Liberty Manor, the shelter for homeless veterans is ready to welcome them back. ...more

July 25, 2008

By year's end, equestrians, mountain bikers and avid birders could be sauntering down newly opened trails around the enormous C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir east of County Road 39. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to open up thousands of acres around Tampa Bay Water's regional drinking-water reservoir for hiking, biking, horseback riding and other recreational activities. ...more

June 25, 2008

When Tampa Bay Water analyzes six sites for a second drinking water reservoir, environmental considerations should be ranked highest, some residents said Thursday night. ...more

May 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Engineers say it may cost an additional $3.9 million to finish a reclaimed water reservoir off Parkway Boulevard, bringing the total price to $22.7 million. ...more

November 9, 2007