Elite Vale Tudo mixed martial arts school is hosting a free women's self-defense and fitness seminar from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16. ...more

July 10, 2008

Closer Matt Capps will be sidelined for approximately eight weeks with a shoulder injury detected on Wednesday, the fourth Pirates pitcher to go on the disabled list in the last two weeks. ...more

July 3, 2008

The Bucs have made their way onto the practice field for the first of their mini-camp workouts this morning and it seems as though all who were expected to be here are here. ...more

June 17, 2008

Pedro Martinez figures the Mets would be in much better shape if he had been around more often this season. ...more

June 1, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Felix Soto may not climb every mountain, but he is going to run over and around lots of them this summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

Ashley Harkleroad, the 61st-ranked American from Wesley Chapel who lost to Serena Williams 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday in the first round of the French Open, said she posed for the August edition of Playboy magazine. ...more

May 27, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Billye Hemphill was recently elected president of the Tampa Garden Club, which means she is going to have even less time to maintain the garden at her home in Twelve Oaks. ...more

May 24, 2008

REVIEW: Wi-Gear iMuffs cordless headphones ($179.99 at amazon.com) ...more

May 2, 2008

Only in the Blogosphere could an anonymous posting by a cranky Starbucks barista produce a debate over whether "skinny" is the newest politically incorrect word. ...more

February 24, 2008

Kudos to Darryl Scott for the amazing changes under way at Animal Control. Keep up the great work. It's wonderful to see county personnel working hard to make it a first-class facility as well as putting funds to their intended use. What baffles me is, how did his predecessor stay in the position for so long while the facility remained dilapidated and the cat's area was in such horrendous shape as described in the Jan. 20 Highlands Today article? ...more

January 30, 2008