Mitch Traphagen
Curtains rise at the Firehouse Cultural Center
Opening performance for center's first Artist-in-Residence on Saturday night.
Accident claims the life of teenaged bicyclist in Ruskin
Fatal accident temporarily shut down southbound lanes of U.S. 41 on Monday....
Firehouse Cultural Center names first-ever Artist-in-Residence
New cultural center and performance artist Leland Faulkner to open door to world-class talent for South Hillsborough residents....
East Bay Bucs youth football and cheerleading squads kick off 25 years of success
A dream comes full circle......
Stolen golf carts, gunshots, stabbing keep HCSO busy
HCSO seeks public's help in finding Wimauma shooter....
Community garage sale for boy wounded on New Years Eve a success
The garage sale was held at the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin....
Ruskin’s SouthShore Market finds another perfect day
Market held on the last Saturday of each month...
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Mitch Traphagen
Mitch Traphagen is a photojournalist, columnist and online editor for the Observer News Publications. He is the recipient of 55 awards of excellence from the Community Papers of Florida for his photography and writing. He has worked for some of the nation’s largest corporations, as Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman, owned and published a weekly newspaper, and produced a commercial documentary video on sailing. He is a Commodore in the Seven Seas Cruising Association (ssca.org). Mitch is a writer, photographer, sailor and traveler with a bit of a geek thing going on. You can visit his personal website at mitchtraphagen.com