October 2011
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Jellybean gave me a shy look with her big brown eyes and then buried her long snoot between my arm and chest. I would not have expected…
By PENNY FLETCHER SUN CITY CENTER — It’s hard to believe people can improve their balance, stretch their muscles and develop more flexibility by visiting a restaurant. They can though,…
Frank A. Caulkins Frank A. Caulkins, 93, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Palm Garden in Sun City Center, Fla. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was a resident of…
By MELODY JAMESON GIBSONTON –There is a lot to be said for longevity. It so often is the foundation of stability, the source of useful knowledge found nowhere else, the…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN This city is ridiculously huge. By “city”, I mean the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. Living in the relative peace and tranquility of South Hillsborough, it’s easy…
By PENNY FLETCHER RUSKIN – Sept. 29 wasn’t a run-of-the-mill afternoon at the South County Regional Service Center on Ruskin’s 30th Street. Men, women and children, many in various types…
By Mitch TraphagenPALMETTO — Bruce Murakami spent three years working to ensure the young man who killed his wife and 11-year-old child was punished. He hired a private investigator and…
By PENNY FLETCHER RUSKIN — Groundbreaking research is taking place on a quiet Ruskin street that could affect the rest of the world. What would happen if non-native species of…
By MELODY JAMESON Sun City Center – As this community continues celebration of its 50th anniversary, consideration of major alterations that could change its face also is on the horizon.…