If you're never quite sure whether the ads for popular beauty products can be believed, relax. Our 4you Beauty Board is made up of veteran testers ready to try the latest when it comes to all things beauty. We'll share what worked and what bombed with the hope of making life a little easier for you. ...more

November 21, 2009

Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group - a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season. ...more

November 19, 2009

A widely read e-mail with misinformation about Hillsborough County's new red-light camera program is causing minor headaches for the sheriff's office. ...more

November 17, 2009

When the sprawling residential-commercial development project that was to be known as Serenova was still on the drawing board, one of the people involved in the project suggested that the center of economic activity in the county was even then shifting from West Pasco to Central and East Pasco. The U.S. 19 corridor would become economically "blighted" and have to be redeveloped, this person suggested. Serenova never got built and the 6,500 acres it would have occupied ended up in the hands of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The U.S. 19 prediction, alas, is still looking viable. ...more

November 14, 2009

"Googled: The End of the World As We Know It," by Ken Auletta (Penguin Press, $28) ...more

November 8, 2009

First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices. ...more

November 7, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays Classic Tote by vineyard vines $95, available at www.vineyardvines.com ...more

November 7, 2009

Pasco County officials say they will protest plans to create a private water utility serving thousands of acres in northeast Pasco and Hernando counties. ...more

November 5, 2009

PRODUCT REVIEW: Braun BodycruZer men's body and face groomer; available at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Kohl's and Target, online at drugstore.com and amazon.com, about 60. ...more

October 31, 2009

You'll find novelties as well as staples in our Market Basket highlights this week. ...more

October 30, 2009