perhaps unfairly - gets a rap for being rife with unhealthy food choices. Yet research shows that the region's native grape may be one of the most nutritious snacks around. The muscadine offers as many, if not more, nutritional benefits as noni, acai, pomegranate and all the other so-called "wonder fruits" people try to wrestle into their diets. ...more

November 15, 2008

The Middle East has been a hot bed of activity since the beginning of civilization. The transition from hunter-gatherers to agriculture depended on an abundant supply of water, thus the land surrounding the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, called the "Fertile Crescent," made this Mesopotamia area (today's Iran and Iraq) not just a heavily populated, multiethnic area, but also a highly enviable area. The kings who ruled the cities were not just interested in trading and raiding, but also in establishing dominance over each other. The historians have been on the side of the leaders, not the people. ...more

June 13, 2008

Whether one wants to check out a scary fairy tale, an interactive murder mystery or a tale of ancient Egypt, live entertainment will be in abundant supply this Halloween in Pasco County. ...more

October 13, 2007