SEBRING — Jonathan "J" Reed was relaxed Wednesday morning, lighting a cigarette on his patio before his 3 p.m. shift. He just started back to work on light duty about a week ago as an assistant manager for Outback Steakhouse in Sebring. He and his family and friends thought it was a quick return to the job. ...more

February 22, 2008

BRANDON - The FishHawk/Lithia Area Business Council of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce plans its first FishHawk Evening Fest Thursday, March 6. The free event will be held from 6:30 to until 8 p.m. at Park Square on Churchview Drive in FishHawk. ...more

February 19, 2008

Since the 1800s, when Cornish immigrants introduced the dish to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the pasty has become a staple of culinary cuisine in that part of the country. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Sunshine State will host 14 PGA, LPGA or Champions Tour events this year, beginning today with the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, the first of four tournaments the 50-and-older Champions circuit will hold in Florida. ...more

February 8, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA TPC Of Tampa Bay Is Sold TPC of Tampa Bay, host site of the annual Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, has been purchased by Heritage Golf Group, although area golfers playing the course are unlikely to notice. TPC Tampa Bay, at 5300 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road in Lutz, will be owned and managed by the San Diego-based operation, but will continue to operate under the TPC brand through a license agreement. The Outback Steakhouse event, a stop in May on the Champions Tour, remains contracted to the site. Financial terms were undisclosed. ...more

February 7, 2008

Maureen Keel was a people person. It showed in her career, which ranged from tending to the dying in hospices to counseling addicts and the mentally ill. ...more

February 7, 2008

Maureen Keel was a people person. It showed in her career, which ranged from tending to the dying in hospices to counseling addicts and the mentally ill. ...more

February 6, 2008

FESTIVAL POURS ANOTHER ROUND: The Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival will be back for another year. An e-mail blast last week announced that the event will take place May 15 to 17. Much of it will be held behind the Don Cesar Beach Resort on St. Pete Beach, just like last year, but a few events will take place closer to downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

February 6, 2008

Our experts offer tips on how to play the 18th hole at the TPC of Tampa Bay. ...more

February 5, 2008

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse and its sibling restaurants has rescinded a policy of requiring its wait staff to cover credit-card processing fees for tips included on their customers' bills. ...more

February 2, 2008