March 2015
By KEVIN BRADY Supporters of the Relay for Life in Riverview and Gibsonton don’t just talk the talk when it comes to supporting one of the area’s largest and fun-filled…
By KEVIN BRADY Dredging for a project to bring a beach back to Apollo Beach is set to begin next month. “We are bringing the beach back to Apollo Beach,”…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Beginning next week, on March 18, ten or more young people will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience with some fun, cool and serious tech in…
By LISA STARK Veterinarian, humanitarian, philanthropist and community leader, Dr. Hal Ott is clearly a man who never stops seeking worthy endeavors. Glance at the wall of memorabilia that graces…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Last Wednesday, Homewood Residence at Freedom Plaza held an appreciation luncheon for its volunteers from South Bay Hospital. “A wonderful time was had by the more than…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The atmosphere was nearly that of a Jimmy Buffet concert, with dozens of people, almost all women, wearing beautifully painted shirts in mostly tropical colors. Indeed, in…
Firehouse Cultural Center offered unique opportunity for aspiring South County authors
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN During its Spring Forward Writers Week last week, the Firehouse Cultural Center offered aspiring South County authors a unique opportunity: the chance to discuss their work and…
In response to last week’s article re: the high-speed ferry Dear Editor, The Schultz Preserve is our “canary in the mine.” Our Tampa Bay Watershed is our jewel; we must…
Jane J. Abramowski Jane J. Abramowski, 90, passed away in Sun City Center on February 22, 2015. She was born in June 1924, to Vincent and Wanda (Okula) Gorzelski and…