2013
By PENNY FLETCHER Some have been beaten; others evicted. Sometimes, a single event happened without warning, like getting pink-slipped because your employer has closed-up shop. Whatever the reason, abused or homeless…
Lorraine K. Caldwell Lorraine K. Caldwell, 91, of Riverview passed away December 9, 2013. Lorraine was born July 29, 1922, in Birmingham, Alabama, to the late James and Hattie Mae…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN On September 11, 2001, publisher and editor Brenda Knowles called in a “stop the presses.” The Observer News, already on the way to print, would be changed…
Christmas cheer and a kickoff to a warmer holiday was made possible for 559 seniors in the Riverview area last week, thanks to the annual Senior Dinner, held at the…
By PENNY FLETCHER South County residents won’t have to travel to see the biggest fireworks show in Florida this New Year’s Eve. It didn’t start out to be the biggest,…
By KEVIN BRADY Filling the parking lot an hour before the doors opened, pet lovers from all over the Bay area flocked to Hillsborough County Animal Services in Brandon on…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The Ruskin VFW Post 6287 donated 50 plush monkeys to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office last week. The soft, huggable toys will be used by deputies to…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Renowned Ruskin-based artist Dolores Coe welcomed art patrons to the latest exhibit of her work, held at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art in Sarasota. Several dozen people turned…
Downton Abbey New Year’s Eve Premiere Party and An Evening with Garrison Keillor among coming events. DECEMBER 2013 Jazz on the Bay A Red & Black Affair with Nathan Mitchell…