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By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The MacDill AFB Color Guard led the procession down the peaceful neighborhood street in the small Apollo Beach community. Officers from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office followed,…
By KEVIN BRADY A Publix supermarket boasting a drive-through pharmacy and a liquor store will be the centerpiece of the new Rivercrest Crossing shopping center at U.S. 301 and Symmes Road.…
In Valencia Lakes, a fledgling organization is using a 3D printer to help children in need of prosthetics. By MITCH TRAPHAGEN “About one in 2,500 children are born with missing…
By LISA STARK Eight students from Beth Shields Middle School were honored at a special luncheon on April 20 provided by the AAUW, or American Association of University Women, for…
By KEVIN BRADY At the stroke of midnight May 5, charity will begin at home on your home computer, laptop or smartphone. Give Day Tampa Bay hopes to make May…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN On “tax day,” April 15, when the news broke, first from the Tampa Bay Times and then from every major news outlet in the nation, that a…
Spirited seniors strut their stuff with music, dance, comedy By LISA STARK In a sold-out show on Saturday night, April 18, Valencia Lakes Stars on Stage entertained a delighted audience…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I am a father on a technicality. Over the years, we’ve been the parents of three foster children, the youngest, at the time, was 10. Thus, I’ve…
At the April 15 Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners meeting, commissioners voted to approve a license agreement between the county and Apollo Beach Waterway Improvement Group, better known as…