February 2014
By Kevin Brady Were he alive today, Julius Caesar would probably be ringside at a mixed martial arts cage-fighting match. In a 21st-century version of a Colosseum scene, cage fighters punch,…
By PENNY FLETCHER Hillsborough County Fire Chief Ron Rogers says a recent study on future area growth has resulted in updated plans for new and renovated fire stations. After an economic…
By PENNY FLETCHER Kelly Kowall, who founded and runs My Warrior’s Place in Ruskin, recently hosted Darcie Sims of Seattle, a certified grief management specialist. Kowall met her while training to…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN At just after three o’clock, most of Lennard High School’s 1,700-plus students rush out to enjoy the freedom of after-school youth on a beautiful winter’s day. But not…
By PENNY FLETCHER The state Department of Environmental Regulation has released a “Proposed Change of Rules” that, if passed by the Florida Legislature, will change the way backflow valves are installed…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN “I love you, Mom,” Rick Warren said to his mother at Homewood Residence in Sun City Center. “Oh, I love you, too,” Lessie Warren replied to her…
Mary Catherine Forsberg Mary Catherine Forsberg, 95, passed away in Atlantic Beach, Fla., on January 29, 2014. She was born in West Milton, Ohio, and moved to Atlantic Beach eight…
By KEVIN BRADY The tees are set and the beverages are chilling for the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce 20th Annual Golf Tournament later this month. One of the chamber’s largest…
By PENNY FLETCHER The Cozzetto family doesn’t have the money to hire an industrial crew to clean up its burned-out mobile home. And some neighbors don’t like the pop-up removed from…