October 2014
By KEVIN BRADY There surely cannot be anywhere on the planet that fewer people would visit right now than West Africa. Ravaged by the deadly Ebola virus, the region is…
Spike doesn’t seem to mind his humans dressing him up for Halloween, especially since he’s portraying a fierce dragon. This proves that even pets can enjoy the prospect of dressing…
By LIA MARTIN Contributing writer Librarian Elaine Birkinshaw says her favorite job of all time was when she was the librarian of a bookmobile library in Sarasota County. “Each stop…
Dear Editor, I live on a pond in Kings Point and consider myself fortunate when an alligator takes up residence in the water and becomes my neighbor. A few days…
Staff Report Sun City Center Flowers & Gifts has been in business for 35 years and, for the past four, owner Amalia Reyes has been honored with the Teleflora Top…
By CHERE SIMMONS When he drank he became violent and abusive. Of course, later, he was sorry for the tirades and promised it would never happen again. When “Ruth” questioned…
By LIA MARTIN More than 50 percent of the working population in the United States is employed in a small-business setting, according to Forbes magazine. More than half of that…
Staff Report In conjunction with the annual CareFest Tampa Bay, South Bay Church in Riverview chose to serve some of its mission partners who serve others in the community on…
Staff Report Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman, in association with CareerSource Tampa Bay, hosted the South County Job Fair on Friday, Oct. 3, at the SouthShore campus of Hillsborough Community…