2014
By PENNY FLETCHER A year ago Sacia Mullins of Ruskin was finishing her last year at the University of South Florida, where she majored in theater and minored in psychology.…
By KEVIN BRADY Fifteen minutes before the doors open at The Reef, the kitchen symphony is reaching the end of its crescendo. Large pots hitting the stove are laying down…
By KEVIN BRADY A camera at the main entrance to the largest mall serving Riverview and Brandon issues more citations for running red lights than anywhere else in the county,…
By KEVIN BRADY A Ruskin food pantry is searching for a new home after a local church said it could no longer afford the property. Opened in 2008 by Pastor…
By LIA MARTIN Two students from the Lennard High School Robotics Club had the seniors living at SunTowers sitting on the edge of their seats while listening to the students…
Marianne Wexler is the Kings Point Art League Artist of the Month for May. Her paintings will be on display in the Art Studio of the Kings Point North Clubhouse…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Easter morning dawned brightly and beautifully, as seen from the cockpit of my boat at Little Harbor in Ruskin. As a Christian, I find the day holds…
Robert Louis Fosdale Robert Louis Fosdale, 78, of Sun City Center, Fla., longtime resident of Georgia and Elmwood Park, Ill., passed away peacefully April 18. He is survived by Phyllis,…
Dear Editor, This letter is to correct the statements in Mr. Collett’s Letter to the Editor 4/17/14. Mr. Collett stated in The Observer: “Five of the remaining six are being…