CONSIDER THE PALATE UNLEASHED It's safe to say that this year's Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival, held last weekend at the Don CeSar Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, went much smoother than last year's inaugural event, which suffered from canceled seminars and complicated parking arrangements. As a spinoff of the massively successful South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami Beach, it also suffered last year from expectations that the Tampa Bay version would approximate the same style and flair. ...more

May 20, 2008

Both sides of the Jefferson High gymnasium were packed with stomping, cheering, chattering students early Thursday afternoon. They weren't there for a pep rally or a big game, although you couldn't have guessed that by how excited everyone seemed. ...more

May 9, 2008

Brock Domann stood out among reporters during Tuesday's Media Day - even if he was much shorter than most of them. ...more

January 30, 2008

AVON PARK — Former SFCC Panther and current Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Jesse Litsch returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday evening, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day against St. Petersburg College. Litsch, who graduated from SFCC and was named Florida Pitcher of the Year in 2004, signed autographs and took pictures with many of the same fans who came out to cheer him on when he was striking opposing batters out on a much smaller stage. "I loved my time here [at SFCC]," Listch said. "I've got a lot of memories of our team and the playoff run we had. This is one of the places I got to learn my craft." ...more

January 27, 2008

As part of the events leading up to the New Year's Day Outback Bowl, players from both Tennessee and Wisconsin visited St. Joseph's Children's Hospital to sign autographs and pass out souvenirs to patients. ...more

December 27, 2007

With Christmas only a few days away, this week's holiday Smackdown features Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia against linebacker Derrick Brooks to determine who is "The Most Charitable Player." Regardless who wins this contest, both are victors for championing causes they believe in. ...more

December 21, 2007

More than 600 people participated in the first Hike for Hospice, a benefit that raised $100,000 for Gulfside Regional Hospice, organizers said. ...more

December 19, 2007

Eighteen-year-old pro wakeboarder Phillip Soven, of Longwood, recently became the youngest rider to win the King of the Wake World Cup, which is one of the top wakeboarding series of the season. ...more

November 14, 2007

TAMPA - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia and his wife, Carmella, hosted a fundraiser Monday at Splitsville for the American Cancer Society through the Garcia Pass It On Foundation. ...more

October 15, 2007