Matt Garza was ready to quit baseball. He was a freshman pitcher for Fresno State in 2003 and to say it wasn't going well is an understatement. He was just 1-6 and had allowed 46 runs in 43 1/3 innings. ...more

February 24, 2008

A gourmet chocolate shop known for its pure, melt-in-your-mouth confections has opened a local storefront to peddle its sugary concoctions. ...more

February 14, 2008

The best thing about being a book editor: the hundreds of new books that arrive in the mail every week. ...more

January 27, 2008

In a career defined by blockbuster deals, Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis has taken his biggest gamble yet with an attempt to rescue the country's biggest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial. ...more

January 12, 2008

Look for Tampa native Dreama Walker on tonight's "Gossip Girl" on The CW. ...more

January 9, 2008

BOBBY THE BOWLER A glance at Florida State coach Bobby Bowden's bowl history, which includes two trips to the Peach Bowl when he coached at West Virginia: ...more

December 29, 2007

When asked recently whether he saw any opportunities to make yet another deal to expand his financial services empire, Bank of America Corp.'s Ken Lewis casually answered, "Nothing that comes to mind." ...more

December 28, 2007

Taye Diggs spent his downtime from the writers' strike caroling Monday night in a place where the Christmas spirit is coming back: St. Bernard Parish, La., hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. ...more

December 19, 2007

So if we must watch someone wandering about aimlessly as the last man on Earth, it may as well be someone who can hold our attention like the charismatic Will Smith, star of "I Am Legend." ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - One was the hottest theaterticket in the Tampa Bay area. The other was a ticket to a show about hot flashes. ...more

December 8, 2007