I'll never forget my first. She was a petite, green-eyed beauty with a heart-shaped face and hair the color of a summer storm. She was a bit aloof, maybe even a tad stand-offish, but no more so than you would expect after being the repeated target of a suction-cup-tipped projectile fired from a plastic gun. ...more

March 27, 2009

There have been few chances to second-guess Rays manager Joe Maddon this season, because usually the guess has hardly been out of our mouths when Maddon's hunches have worked, often perfectly, sometimes eerily, in this wondrous season. ...more

October 16, 2008

Monday mornings are not easy. Waking up early to attend classes after a weekend of sleeping isn't exactly ideal. But somehow every Monday morning I manage to shuffle out of bed and sit through class. ...more

October 11, 2008

The so-called "miracle" season is nothing new in baseball but never has there been something quite like what the Rays have pulled off. ...more

September 27, 2008

NOTIONS Sewing and Knitting KEEP ME IN STITCHES: 14833 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, (813) 908-3889; and 4237 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, (813) 282-1526. Classes include: ...more

September 25, 2008

NOTIONS Sewing And Knitting KEEP ME IN STITCHES, 14833 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, (813) 908-3889; and 4237 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, (813) 282-1526. Classes include: ...more

July 24, 2008

NOTIONS Sewing KEEP ME IN STITCHES, 14833 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, (813) 908-3889; and 4237 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, (813) 282-1526. Classes include: ...more

July 17, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Mark Greenauer inched away from third base, watching Okeechobee pitcher Jack Radenbaugh's delivery and hoping to zip to home plate and put Sebring closer to victory. ...more

July 2, 2008

Slowly but surely, Ybor City's art scene is experiencing a resurgence. That's how it seems to Brad Cooper and Walter Romeo, two longtime Ybor residents and artists who have seen new artists and ventures revitalize the community in recent years. ...more

July 2, 2008

NOTIONS Sewing KNIT 'N KNIBBLE, 1515 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 103, Tampa; (813) 254-5648. ...more

June 5, 2008