September 2015
By PENNY FLETCHER There’s nothing like riding on Tampa Bay in a boat full of friends. Even when the others are friends you’ve never met before. On that boat, veterans…
By PENNY FLETCHER The Sun City Center Community Association reopened Community Hall and the Rollins Theater Sept. 1 after a multimillion dollar renovation project that is still ongoing. Community Hall…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN New York City waits for nothing and no one. Washington, D.C., the power center of the world’s most powerful nation, cannot and does not stop. In Pennsylvania,…
By LISA STARK The cause is simple: saving the lives of children who have been stricken with cancer. The method is also simple, considering that anyone owning a head can…
Oleeta Rose Kuechenmeister Oleeta Rose (née Beck) Kuechenmeister, loving wife of the late John Kuechenmeister and the late Robert Teetor; devoted mother of Rosalind Teetor Spencer; dear stepmother of Michael…
By KEVIN BRADY Anthony LaRose, a professor at the University of Tampa, is winning acclaim from readers for his novel Cathedral of Salt. Profits from the book benefit Tampa’s James…
By LISA STARK Father Glenn Diaz stands in front of a sculpted relief hanging inside St. Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin, a depiction of Jesus surrounded by children of every…
By KEVIN BRADY Working as a reporter for 25 years has made me cynical. The “if it bleeds, it leads” philosophy still pervades the media, leading to quick judgments on…
By LISA STARK In a first-time, one-of-a-kind musical performance, Ruskin VFW Post 6287 will present “Music for a Cause” on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m., during which listeners can…