June 26, 2003
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The Changing Face of South Hillsborough - Part 2 of 3
Meet the Neighbors
By
Mitch Traphagen
APOLLO BEACH - One of the more memorable
themes of the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams was, "If you build it, they will
come."
At Mira Bay in Apollo Beach, it doesn’t even have to be built
- they will come anyway.
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Part 1 - Welcome
to SouthShore
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World Goes Wild for Harry
By
Mitch Traphagen
BRANDON - It was a dark and stormy
night. Fortunately for author J.K. Rowling, the fifth book in her Harry
Potter series, the Order of the Phoenix, does not begin that way.
It was, however, dark and it was at least drizzling on
June 20 as nearly 1,500 people attended a kickoff celebration for the long
awaited book at the Barnes and Noble book store in Brandon. More
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Commentary: Fair Winds to a
Friend
By MItch Traphagen
Living in a marina means that you know everyone - but almost exclusively
by first name only. For most people, that tends to make things easier.
One of the first people my wife and I met upon moving
aboard a sailboat was a man we called Terry. We saw him nearly everyday,
saying "Hi Terry!" whenever our paths crossed.
Unfortunately his real name was Art.
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Swinging Away a Summer Day
A group of children from The Learning Tree child care center in
Brandenton took advantage of the playground at E.G. Simmons Park in
Ruskin on June 20. Sometimes there is just no better way to spend a
summer day than on a swing.
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Coming Up Next Week in the Observer
News
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Home Depot!
The tide is apparently rising in South Hillsborough and that is fueling
rumors about home improvement centers, grocery stores and restaurants
coming to the area. Are we destined to become another Brandon? What will
happen to your town? Do you even have a town? Find out next week in part
three: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Home Depot!
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