April 2010
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN mitch@observernews.net I am a hopeless optimist. Every single day I hold out hope for the perfect day; but for reasons I can’t quite explain, the reality…
By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.netSun City Center – Intent on preserving future options, community association directors here voted this week to take a pass on the developer’s latest golf course deal. Meeting…
The Ruskin campus of the Hillsborough Community College celebrated International Month in April. On April 21, the college’s 4,800 students had the opportunity to sample ethnic foods and participate in…
By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.netSUN CITY CENTER – Confident in their positions and competent in their deliveries, Hillsborough County commissioners Al Higginbotham and Mark Sharpe brought opposing views and differing styles…
Mitch Traphagen photosA line of severe thunderstorms barreled through the Tampa Bay area Sunday night and Monday morning causing power outages and minor damage across South Hillsborough. At Ruskin Elementary…
Take a tour of Cedar Key, Florida, with Oliver Bauer, co-owner with his wife Doreen, of the Faraway Inn. An Observer News feature video produced by photojournalist Mitch Traphagen. …
By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net WIMAUMA- Donnie Newberry remembers climbing trees and fishing in the creek on land he has now purchased and is dedicating to God as the new…
By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.net Operation Last DoseIn a companion program to the annual Operation Medicine Cabinet collection of outdated or no longer needed prescription drugs conducted by the Hillsborough County…
By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.netSun City Center — Cracking down on its excessively delinquent dues evaders, the Community Association here is turning to extreme measures: foreclosure actions on their homes to settle…