August 2015
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN From its inception in 2011 and its full-time opening in 2013, the Firehouse Cultural Center has faced many challenges. First, a highly committed group of volunteers had…
It was Christmas in August during a fresh market held both indoors and out at the Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Hundreds of people turned out to…
By LISA STARK Nestled on several acres of scenic Florida countryside in rural Polk County, halfway between Tampa and Orlando, is a quaint country-style luncheon spot that you might never…
By KEVIN BRADY A shortage of substitute teachers has South County schools reaching out to seniors, hoping to entice them back into the classroom. Offering flexible schedules and wages, as…
By LISA STARK Apollo Beach resident Marc Grisar has found his lifelong passion: creating beautiful, handcrafted one-of-a-kind guitars in his home-based business, Grizzly Custom Guitars, which he likes to describe…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN It would be a rare thing to walk into Hydro Harvest Farms in the heart of Ruskin and not find John Lawson with a smile, or to…
The Sun City Center Community Association held a free concert at the CA Complex gazebo on Thursday, featuring Kevin Brooks. The singer belted out tunes from the ’50s to the…
Cora E. Ames Cora E. Ames, 90, of Apollo Beach, Fla., formerly of Norfolk, N.Y., passed away July 30, 2015, at the Sun City Center Hospice House with her companion…
By DANA DITTMAR, CEO, Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce When we were transitioning from teenagers into young adults, most of us went through a phase when we were adamant…