Employees at Hillsboro Bank have been wearing the same colors once a week recently to show their support for a co-worker who has multiple sclerosis. ...more

March 21, 2010

Christie O'Sullivan is going to give a new meaning to running around in the mall next weekend. ...more

March 20, 2010

Author Judith Vowels will present an adaptation from the "From The Law To Disorder" book series for "Invisible Bars." The casting call will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, Inverness, 903 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Lecanto, 352-341-3515 ...more

February 12, 2010

For Abraham Lee Shakespeare, who could barely read or write but knew his way around the Bible, Nov. 15, 2006, was just another Wednesday. ...more

February 4, 2010

January is the best and worst of times for anyone in the fitness industry. Aerobics classes suddenly have waiting lists, yoga mats seem to peek out of every other person's bag, and not a single dumbbell feels ignored. But every year, the river of sweat turns to a trickle by March. "You just have that one month of craziness," says Amy Richardson, the Washington area YMCA's director of wellness programs and group exercise. ...more

January 30, 2010

TV nurses: the good and the bad When it comes to TV's depiction of nurses, too often they are relegated to tired stereotypes, say authors Sandy Summers and Harry Jacob Summers. ...more

January 23, 2010

Lucius Baston says it's never too late to pursue your dreams. The 44-year-old Tampa resident started doing just that, working to be an actor after serving in the Air Force for 11 years and then working in the electronics industry for another decade. ...more

January 17, 2010

It doesn't matter how smart you are or whether you have an iPhone in a multitasking world. If you can't organize your day to handle information and get things done, you will burn yourself out trying to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. ...more

January 17, 2010

It would be tough to tally up the hours Gene Hink has devoted to helping local nonprofit agencies and people in need. But Florida Blood Services has kept a careful count of the blood the Brandon man has donated over the years. To commemorate a lifetime donation total of 75 gallons - that's 600 pints - Hink was inducted into the Fenwal Blood Technologies' Donation Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 at the Kennedy Donation Center in Tampa. ...more

November 7, 2009

I can't say I was surprised a couple of weeks back when I got a more-than-normal amount of reader comments concerning an Oct. 21 column I wrote concerning Westchase and an issue involving speed humps. ...more

November 4, 2009