Up to 1,500 children were helped back to school Saturday through Projects of Pasco supply donations. ...more

August 20, 2008

Free gas anyone? A growing number of businesses are asking that question in hopes of snagging more customers in an economy hammered by skyrocketing fuel prices. ...more

July 9, 2008

BOWLED OVER Seems like every time we chop lettuce, it looks like some sort of vegetable serial killing has taken place on the counter, what with all the wayward lettuce. This Good Grips Salad Chopper and Bowl by Oxo aims to help the salad lover chop with a minimum of flying debris by using a dual-edge rolling slicer inside the bowl. Plus, the 5.5-quart bowl can be used at the table. Cost: $24.99; available at www.oxo.com. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING — Florida agricultural leaders say the federal government has cleared the state's tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare, according to the Associated Press. Amid a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes, many fast-food chains and grocery stores had removed or stopped selling them altogether the last couple of days. On Tuesday, before this announcement was made, eateries, groceries and consumers were adjusting to a voluntary ban on most fresh tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

Sweetbay Supermarkets president and chief executive Shelley Broader is headed to the executive offices of Michaels Stores, the Irving, Texas-based arts and crafts retailer announced Friday. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - Shelley Broader, who led the conversion of the Kash n' Karry grocery chain into Sweetbay Supermarkets, is leaving the company. ...more

May 28, 2008

Scores of businesses and restaurants will treat the public to a taste of their culinary offerings May 15 at the Brandon Business Expo & Taste of Brandon. ...more

May 3, 2008

Local art lovers will crowd Tom Varn Park this weekend to check out some of the area's best homemade jewelry, paintings and wood carvings. ...more

May 2, 2008

PLANT CITY - Discounted tickets for the Florida Strawberry Festival are as close as the neighborhood grocery. ...more

February 13, 2008

Families in the Kings Lake subdivision, west of East Bay High School, played games and feasted on hot dogs, hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows last month, courtesy of the South Shore United Methodist Church. ...more

January 24, 2008