May 2016
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN There was no farewell edition. When the approximately 265 staff members of The Tampa Tribune produced their copy for the Tuesday edition of the newspaper, they had…
By PENNY FLETCHER The staff at the Wimauma Fire Station at 1120 7th St. in Wimauma have been saving lives since 1978. The new fire station No. 22 is replacing…
By PHYLLIS HODGES It was clear from the overflow crowd at the “Trash Talk!” meeting on April 26 that seniors are embracing the recycling concept — and they want to do…
Marie Zaieck Marie Zaieck, 92, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away April 25, 2016, at Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital while visiting her daughters. She was preceded in death by…
By ROSIE KORFANT Parrish resident; Activities Coordinator JSA Medical Group, a Division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Sounds like a great title for a movie starring a legendary blonde, right?…
By CARL MARIO NUDI Cincinnati-based inventor and entrepreneur Powel Crosley Jr. has historic ties to Manatee County going back to the building of his mansion on Sarasota Bay in 1929.…
Soccer player Angel Santos will be playing soccer for the Central Methodist University Eagles in Fayette, Mo., next season. Santos began playing soccer at 7 years old in the Wimauma…
By LISA STARK What better way to celebrate May, National Barbecue Month, than to attend the Grand Opening of the new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Riverview Town Center, which kicked…
By LISA STARK Tired and hungry after a day of sleuthing for stories, I asked a customer at the Parrish gas station where I could get a good sandwich in…