October 2017
Elementary schools starting 20 minutes earlier while middle and high schools begin later By KEVIN BRADY “Sweet.” That’s how my son, Patrick, and likely thousands of other local teens, view…
By LOIS KINDLE The Little Manatee River State Park is offering something a bit different for kids and teens to do Halloween weekend with its Spirits of the River fall…
By CARL MARIO NUDI For centuries farmers and trades people have gathered in town centers around the world to sell their wares. During these usually weekly gatherings of commerce, townspeople…
By PHYLLIS HODGES With new people moving into the area at a steady clip, the Sun City Center Community Association is ready to tell them about all the activities that…
By PHYLLIS HODGES We all know that Florida’s wetlands are important. Want to learn more about how valuable they really are? Then you need to put this special Oct. 31…
Members of Boy Scout Troop 661 spent their entire Saturday Oct. 21 performing a special service project to benefit the residents of Apollo Beach. They removed an aging border fence…
New facility offering a home for life, even when health begins to fail By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Eager residents have already reserved apartments at Twin Creeks Assisted Living and Memory…
Patricia L. York Patricia L. “Pat” York, 94, of Sandusky, Ohio, formerly of Apollo Beach, Fla., where she had lived for 30 years, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, October 17,…
Residents are invited to give their input into a proposal to create a waterfront park along the Alafia River.The 28-acre park would include a fishing dock, trails, picnic shelters, parking,…