July 2015
August is Shark Month in Tampa Bay By JOEL BRANDENBURG The Shark Week shows and documentaries started on television right after the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It was so…
By DANA DITTMAR, CEO, SCC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE It’s coming up on August, which is supposedly the height of hurricane season in Florida. As I write this, there isn’t one…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Just down the road from Goodson Farms just off County Roads 672 and 39 lies a little slice of paradise that most people don’t consider when they…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN In Minneapolis, I canceled my return flight to Tampa and kept my rental car. I’ve made a number of trips up North since my friend died in…
The East Bay Youth Athletics 8U girls softball team has clinched a berth in the Babe Ruth World Series. Their first game is tomorrow, July 31, in Alachua, Fla., against…
By LISA STARK Wow! What a season the East Bay All Stars have had this year! As the first team in the 44-year history of East Bay Youth Athletics (formerly…
By LISA STARK Last week the members of the Riverview VFW (nicknamed “The River Rats”) discovered that pulling together as a team can work miracles right in their own backyard.…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN There are numerous organizations, ranging from regional and national groups to heroic efforts made by local churches, all focused on helping impoverished and disadvantaged children and families…
By KEVIN BRADY A local chapter of the Kiwanis Club is officially changing its name. Formerly known as the Kiwanis Club of Sun City Center, the club will now be…