PRODUCT REVIEW: Coco Monoi is a collection of bath and body products from Beauty of Bathing; it features a body cream, soap, foaming bath oil and shower gel, with prices starting at $40. It is available in Tampa at Spa Jardin, Villa Rosa Distinctive Linens and the Henry B. Plant Museum; online at www.thymes.com and by calling 1-800-366-4071. ...more

January 3, 2009

If you're never quite sure whether the ads for popular beauty products can be believed, relax. Our 4you Beauty Board is made up of veteran testers ready to try the latest when it comes to all things beauty. We'll share what worked and what bombed with the hope of making life a little easier for you. This week: We didn't split any hairs while reviewing these deep conditioners - we loved them all. ...more

December 20, 2008

A recent editorial in the Tampa Tribune warns us that a "whiff of cheap gasoline tempts us to be wasteful." Let's not fall victim to this temptation. ...more

November 24, 2008

I was both pleased and upset to learn that the common stick had made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame last Thursday. ...more

November 11, 2008

Executives of Syniverse Holdings are on a cross-country road trip visiting dozens of top investors to try to calm nerves after stock in the company fell more than 50 percent late this week. ...more

November 8, 2008

Something in Billy-Bob's Big Bug Basher "Specil" Mix was causing firefighters to drop like flies. ...more

November 7, 2008

If there was anything certain about the federal bailout of the banking sector, it's that the venture would not stop at the banking sector. Giving out hundreds of billions of dollars in government assistance to one industry is like giving out free beer to the students in one corner of a college campus - it has a way of attracting a crowd. ...more

November 1, 2008

Reading what's on everyone's mind in various media takes me back to my childhood, where I enjoyed some wonderful experiences with my grandfather. He was an astute businessman and was affectionately known to his nine children as "the boss." He arrived in the Midwest from Ellis Island in the late 1800s and began to build his family's future, homesteading on a 160-acre Nebraska farm. His hard work, entrepreneurial spirit, shrewd business practices and persistence resulted in ownership of several farms and numerous bank accounts. ...more

September 9, 2008

The sixth inning of Sunday's game said it all about the depths the Rays offense has reached lately. ...more

July 28, 2008

These days, Akram Zikry often smiles when he catches a whiff of french fries while driving down the street. ...more

June 26, 2008