ESPRESSO YOURSELF Giving up caffeine is tough for pregnant women and breast-feeding moms. Red Espresso offers a Rooibos (red) tea refined into a caffeine-free espresso grind similar to coffee and produced for use in espresso machines and coffee makers. And it has lots of antioxidants and other medicinal benefits that can help with mothers who are nursing colicky babies. Cost: $12.99 for an 8.8-ounce-package. Available at Whole Foods markets. More info is available at www.redespresso.com. ...more

July 30, 2008

All donors must be at least 17 years of age and present a valid photo ID. ...more

July 24, 2008

SEBRING — Everglades Foods Inc., manufacturers of Everglades Seasoning products, announces the creation of two new sauces and a marinade: Everglades Gourmet Steak Sauce, Everglades Gourmet Remoulade Sauce and Everglades Wild Orange Marinade. All three of the new condiments are available at Wal-Mart stores around the state and south Georgia along with the original Everglades Moppin BBQ Sauce. They have updated labels that add a classier, simpler appeal, according to a press release from the company. ...more

July 5, 2008

A $1,000 grant from Sam's Club in New Port Richey has given a boost to the Young Workers Program, a Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation of Florida program that helps young people with hearing impairments find and maintain quality jobs. ...more

July 5, 2008

Florida Blood Services and Sam's Club are hosting an Independence Day blood drive. Help build up the blood supply by donating at select Tampa Bay area Sam's Club locations from noon to 6 p.m. today. ...more

July 4, 2008

TAMPA - The face of milk has changed, at least in the bulk supply warehouses in the Tampa Bay area and other areas across the nation. ...more

July 1, 2008

Fifty-six steps, give or take a few. That's what Robin Powell will negotiate tonight, making her way from a church pew to the front of the sanctuary, where she will receive her bachelor's degree in theology from Faith Theological Seminary. ...more

June 17, 2008

Whether he's a DIY bedazzler or a Barcalounger base coach, your dad deserves something cool and cutting-edge for Father's Day. ...more

June 11, 2008

CARE PACKAGES Boy, the people you meet on vacation. I took a few days off last week when my friend Drew Meyerowich came into town. He and his family lived a few doors down from our house before they moved to Hawaii about three years ago so he could take command of the U.S. Army's 2nd battalion, 27th infantry regiment. ...more

June 11, 2008

Tropicana Field is a goofy place in so many ways to watch a baseball game, but it has something Fenway Park will never have. ...more

June 10, 2008