March 2010
By Mitch Traphagenmitch@observernews.netThe 2010 Ruskin Tomato and Heritige Festival has been postponed indefinitely. It was originally planned for May 1 and 2 on the Hillsborough Community College campus. The popular…
By MELODY JAMESON mj@observernews.net Hoping to encourage South County support of a penny sales tax increase this fall, Hillsborough transportation planners have listed a collection of area road projects for…
HARLEY, Isabel A. After 101 years, Isabel A. Harley of Sun City Center, Florida, rejoined her husband, Jim, in heaven on September 4, 2009. Isabel was raised in Beaver Dam,…
By MITCH TRAPHAGENmitch@observernews.net Frank Kruse died last week. No, you don’t know him. For that matter, I didn’t really know him, either, and it has been nearly 30 years since…
By WARREN RESEN w630@aol.com Member of Florida Outdoor Writers Assn. WINTER PARK — The name is magical. Who wouldn’t be pleased to have a Tiffany lamp prominently displayed in one’s…
By Mitch Traphagen mitch@observernews.net TAMPA — The city of Tampa has declared March 15-21 Tampa Navy Week in a ceremony on Monday that included a live outdoor concert from the…
By Mitch Traphagenmitch@observernews.net “Once there was a way to get back home…”In April, 2009, I exited off I-75 on the Ruskin exit for the first time in the two…
{backbutton} By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.netRUSKIN – Emphasizing its multiple economic benefits, an architect here is initiating efforts to designate portions of this 100-year-old community as a historic district. Holly Swanson,…
Story and photos by MITCH TRAPHAGEN The new Sun City Center golf cart path crossing U.S. Highway 301 opened on Tuesday, March 9, with speeches, words of thanks and more…