August 2017
Tillers and Toilers greenhouse team to hold first plant sale open to the public on Sept. 29
By PHYLLIS HODGES This time of year is when area gardeners begin planning for the fall planting season, and many of the 140 Tillers and Toilers members who cultivate the…
By LOIS KINDLE One of southern Hillsborough County’s hidden treasures is under new management these days. In March, Patti Cross, a 17-year employee of the Florida Park Service, replaced Park…
By LOIS KINDLE Joe Gregory has a simple business plan for his new company, To The Table Catering. Honor God, bring families together and help people. Originally from New York,…
By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Riverview Library buffs will have to wait a little longer than originally announced to get a new media center. Hillsborough County library officials now say the…
For the first time in 99 years, a total eclipse crossed America on Aug. 21. The widely publicized event was broadcast live everywhere from news stations to NASA. Millions of…
Donna Jean Kennedy Donna Jean Kennedy, age 90, went to be with our Lord and Savior on August 14, 2017. She was preceded by her beloved husband Ray, her devoted…
By LOIS KINDLE If you’re starting a new business or needing advice on how to keep one going, the Florida Small Business Development Center at Hillsborough County can help. It…
The national chain 84 Lumber added to its more than 250 stores by opening a Ruskin location at 6301 U.S. 41 S., just north of County Line Road. A grand-opening…
By CARL MARIO NUDI With the recent completion of a landmark five-story building, the organizing committee inched closer to the finish line in its preparation for the 2017 World Rowing…