The members at all-women gyms go as much for the camaraderie as they do for the health benefits. ...more

January 14, 2008

With one eye on the clock and the other on keeping the team moving ever forward in sync, a boss is a little like a quarterback, although he or she is unlikely to celebrate an achievement by, say, spiking a computer. So what does a good boss do when employees are chatting about the Big Game Du Jour or the presidential races? ...more

January 10, 2008

With the football playoffs under way and the presidential election campaign becoming more intense, small-business owners may find that some of their staffers are a little distracted and more inclined to talk than work. ...more

January 10, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden discusses the first-round playoff loss to the Giants, and looks ahead to the offseason, in his Monday news conference: ...more

January 7, 2008

TAMPA - It's 7 p.m. Monday at 7@14 Lounge in Ybor City. A group of men and women decked out in cowboy boots and hats makes its way to the dance floor. A country song begins to play. On cue, the cowboys and cowgirls move their feet in choreographed unison. ...more

January 6, 2008

Cutline: Photo from Tampa Bay Wranglers The Tampa Bay Wranglers, a gay and lesbian country dance team, practice on Monday nights in Ybor City. ...more

January 6, 2008

The skirl of the bagpipes and the camaraderie of the kilted clan help St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums of Tampa Bay draw members from hither and yon. ...more

January 5, 2008

When it comes to model trains, men will be boys. That's especially true for the 23 members of the Sun City Center Model Railroad Club. ...more

January 5, 2008

TAMPA – Oh, by the way ... the Bucs won a division championship Sunday. Admittedly that little factoid stands a fair chance of getting lost after Micheal Spurlock became the once-and-forever answer to the trivia question: Who ran the first kickoff back for a touchdown in Bucs history? ...more

December 16, 2007

Some 30 men and women in casual garb and sunglasses gathered on a large swath of manicured lawn in Sun City Center one recent morning. The daily rounds of lawn bowling were about to begin. ...more

December 5, 2007