Cigar enthusiasts and history buffs will unite Saturday in Ybor City for the 11th annual Cigar Heritage Festival, where master cigar makers Wallace and Margarita Reyes will try to break the world record for longest cigar. ...more

November 16, 2009

As many of us prepare for a Thanksgiving holiday to celebrate our blessings, I hope you will find a way to help fellow Floridians suffering during tough economic times. ...more

November 16, 2009

People are hurting bad out there, and if you doubt that, go talk to anyone running a food pantry around Highlands County. Tough times have left households in ruins, people living in their cars and desperately needing food. It's painful to see so many people in serious need. ...more

November 15, 2009

Re: "Sick of Obama opposition" in the Oct. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 5, 2009

Want to minimize the sugar damage from trick or treating? Heidi Skolnik, a nutrition consultant for the Florida Department of Citrus, offers the following: ...more

October 31, 2009

America's egg farmers and the American Egg Board created The Good Egg Project to educate the public about where eggs come from and encourage people to pledge to "Eat Good. Do Good Everyday." For every pledge taken on www.goodeggproject.org, America's egg farmers will donate one egg to Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief charity, up to one million eggs. That's in addition to 12 million eggs donated annually. ...more

October 24, 2009

Wear a costume and vie for prizes at the Spooktacular Art Mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Tampa Artist Emporium. ...more

October 21, 2009

These products give a percentage of their sales to a charitable cause ...more

October 2, 2009

A sale sponsored Saturday by the local American Legion Auxiliary will help support charitable causes. ...more

September 27, 2009

WEST TAMPA Ladies Chalk Talk, held Aug.19 at Shula's Steak House at the InterContinental Hotel in Tampa, was a touchdown for Shelton Quarles' IMPACT Foundation, raising nearly $7,000 for the charity. ...more

September 9, 2009