Reducing salt in your diet isn't an impossible dream, says Hillsborough County Health Department nutritionist Barbara Roberts. ...more

March 25, 2009

In a surprise phone call this week, Uncle Sam remembered and made good on a grant pledge made three years ago to Highlands County. ...more

March 25, 2009

More than 400,000 people in the United States will die this year from a tobacco-related disease. For Kick Butts Day this year, SWAT students from Avon Park and Sebring high schools are taking a stand to stop youth from getting hooked on deadly tobacco products. ...more

March 23, 2009

Two facilities assisting people through life's tougher times are now ready to serve their growing populations. This weekend a day shelter for the homeless will open north of the city and next weekend a health care center accepting the noninsured sick opens downtown. The nonprofit faith-based group Grace Chapel Inc. will open a drop-in center for the homeless today, Saturday. ...more

March 21, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic planned for Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic that will be built in Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. FEMA sent an approval letter Wednesday to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the office of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, reported. ...more

March 19, 2009

Smoke from Saturday's brush fire that endangered Lakeshore Mall and the nearby post office was still visible Monday morning and probably will be for several weeks. ...more

March 17, 2009

EVENTS SQUIGGY CLASSIC: The fifth annual Squiggy Classic Fitness Festival will continue through Sunday at Wilderness Park, 14302 Morris Bridge Road, Thonotosassa. Events include: trail runs, mountain bike races and road cycling. Entry fees vary. Call (813) 987-6211 or visit www.squiggy classic.org. ...more

March 14, 2009

for the second time. And this time, they don't plan on falling off the nicotine wagon. ...more

March 8, 2009

BIKE MONTH: March is Florida Bike Month. There will be events throughout the month. For details, visit www.TampaBayCycle.com. ...more

March 7, 2009