2014
By Kevin Brady With perfect weather and a nearby arts festival dropping thousands of potential customers near his doorstep, Matthew Lanza couldn’t have picked a much better day for a…
By KEVIN BRADY Some of the area’s best artists helped draw thousands of visitors to Riverview for the sixth annual Winthrop Arts Festival, March 22 and 23. The festival showcased the…
By Kevin Brady Kristopher Ospina is the rarest kind of athlete: The Earl J. Lennard High School standout soccer player has brains and brawn to burn. One of the best…
By KEVIN BRADY Animal lovers will take to the streets April 5 for a poker run to benefit a local animal shelter that has saved thousands of cats and dogs. “Cruisin’…
Lillie Hurley Houghtaling Lillie Hurley Houghtaling, 82, born in Ruskin, Fla., died March 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, Julius E. (Dooley)…
By Kevin Brady Perhaps you went a little hog wild during that baked bean sale last month. Or maybe you are a doomsday prepper who has enough rice and beans stored…
The Sun City Center FunFest brought out between 7,000 and 8,000 people on Saturday, March 15, as the clubs and organizations and some businesses showed visitors what they were all…
By Kevin Brady Local real estate agents are welcoming a new bill that will give relief to homeowners hurt by the recent overhaul of federal flood-insurance rates. After months of wrangling,…
By Mitch Traphagen Of all of the mammals I’ve met in my life, including humans, of course, a cat named Cora is among the very few who has somehow managed to…