Women who have watched a mother, sibling or child battle breast cancer can become preoccupied, if not obsessed, with trying to reduce their own risk of the disease. One possible way to do that? Breast-feed. ...more

August 13, 2009

Phil Mickelson wasted no time firing up fans with birdies on the opening two holes. Then came a sliced tee shot into the water and a nearly four-putt green. He birdied two of the last three holes. ...more

June 12, 2009

Fun gadgets from Japan ...more

June 2, 2009

Grants have been awarded to several area groups: •The March of Dimes awarded $90,000 to the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County for the first year of a three-year grant to help save at-risk babies. The program will focus on the overall wellness of mothers of babies in Tampa General Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). ...more

May 23, 2009

Hundreds of people are expected to converge on Lowry Park today for the Haitian Heritage Festival, a free event that celebrates the culture and highlights the needs of people from the tiny Carribbean nation. ...more

May 16, 2009

Dave Smith - "The Man in Back" - who was scheduled to appear at the Mother's Day celebration tonight, May 9, at the Shops of Longleaf has canceled his appearance at 7:30 p.m. due to illness. Smith has played tributes to Johnny Cash's music for more than 40 years. ...more

May 9, 2009

Streaking vessels raced down the Garrison Channel on Saturday for the sixth annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races. ...more

May 3, 2009

East Bay junior pitcher Kayla Cox put on quite a show last weekend. ...more

April 2, 2009

The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

Lori Guelff got tired of seeing all the bad news about the economy. So, inspired by a story her mother sent her, the owner of a day spa and hair salon decided to do what she could about it. ...more

March 31, 2009