September 2013
By PENNY FLETCHER David Brown earned the 2008 Moral Courage Award from the Hillsborough County Commission for fighting bureaucracy. But the fight’s never stopped. “My reasons for continuing with this…
By Kevin Brady There’s no shortage of names for a new $14.2 million elementary school due to open next year in Ruskin. Some 137 nominations were sent in for the school…
By PENNY FLETCHER Operation Fight the Blight, a county-wide effort to clean up areas where there is a lot of trash, especially heavy items like furniture, appliances, old mattresses and…
Wawa, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first Riverview store and its ninth location in the Tampa Bay area on September 5. The new store and gas station is…
By KEVIN BRADY Laura Simpson is the new president and CEO of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s board of directors made the announcement Monday, Sept. 9. Simpson…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN With a number of seniors living on a fixed income, extra funds for things like tree trimming are often difficult to come by. A number of residents…
13-year-old Ruskin performer earns call-backs to NYC stage By PENNY FLETCHER The first few times Alex Council performed on stage he froze and burst into tears. “Please Grandma,” he asked…
By KEVIN BRADY It’s a battle for your belly, and they mean business. You can’t swing a cow in Brandon without someone wanting to slice it, fry it, cover it…
Calvary Lutheran Church’s brand new Angel Attic thrift store is now open for business, serving the people of South Hillsborough. To celebrate this new era for the ministry, Calvary held…