December 2014
By KEVIN BRADY More than 140 local children who might otherwise have had nothing to unwrap on Christmas morning found their stockings stuffed last weekend, thanks to Ruskin’s Lord’s Lighthouse…
David Eugene Carlo David Eugene Carlo passed away suddenly on December 10, 2014, as a result of injuries from a fatal car accident. He was 44 years old, born in…
Tuesday marked the resignation of Robert Powers as chief of the Sun City Center Security Patrol. Powers, an Ohio native, has been chief of the Patrol for 14 months. Citing…
Delectable desserts wow local diners: Ricky’s serving up more than just drink and meal specials
By LISA STARK Contributing Writer Ricky’s Restaurant and Lounge in Apollo Beach has long been a popular dining place and watering hole in the area. But some local diners are…
The community is invited to attend the Holiday in the Park event at the Apollo Beach Community Park and Recreation Center on Friday, Dec. 12. The festivities begin at 6…
The launch of NASA’s unmanned Orion spacecraft on a Delta IV Heavy rocket Friday, Dec. 5, marked a new dawn for future manned spaceflight. It was also the first time,…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The woman who opens the bodega down the street each morning is too little to open the steel anti-theft shutters by herself. So she arrives at work…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN For more than two decades, Ruskin resident Anne Madden has filled a variety of roles, ranging from small-business person to volunteering for and serving on a variety…
By PENNY FLETCHER South County residents interested in saving native plants and wildlife are asked to help with the cleanup of the Cockroach Bay barrier islands on Saturday, Dec. 13.…