By LOIS KINDLE
The Greater SouthShore Chamber of Commerce is hosting a new event called SouthShore Showcase – Sun City Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 26, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. W., Sun City Center.
This “community expo with a flair” will feature 70 businesses and nonprofit vendors and include an outdoor pet expo, food vendors, Roamin’ Oldies cars, Firehouse Cultural Center art demonstrations, therapy farm animals and more. Admission is free.
“We want the residents of greater Sun City Center and surrounding communities to look to us when they need information and services they can rely on and trust,” said Melanie Davis, the chamber’s executive director. “The showcase is geared to appeal to the area’s year-round residents.
“The showcase is designed to be both fun and interactive,” she continued. “We hope people will come to meet our vendors and get to know them, their products and services. We want people to walk away with new resources, contacts and relationships.”
Here’s a partial list of the wide array indoor vendors you can expect to see:
The Ruskin Seafood Co., Cardinal Roofing and Ride Dispensary.
HCSO, Groover Funeral Home and Captain Handyman.
Stretch Lab, O My Lawn and Decorative Driveways.
Spurlino Family YMCA, Bayview Dental and Cypress Creek Assisted Living.
Care Patrol, Fishboy Screens & More, and Breakaway Respite.
United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, Bikes for Christ and The Pelican Players.
Holiday Inn Express, Enterprising Latinas and Fit Feet for Life.
Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Mary & Martha House and Bank OZK.

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Josh Ricard, owner of Roots Southern BBQ, will be one of four vendors selling prepared food at the SouthShore Showcase – Sun City Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 26, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. W., Sun City Center. The others are Sabrosito Latin Fusion, Zoe’s Sweet Treats and Empanadas Adelita.
Edward Jones – Sean Andrews, Flooring Master and Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence.
Event sponsors include Encompass Health, Grease Monkey Ruskin, Sunny Days Mobile Home Brokers, Ballfer Fence HCC SouthShore, TrustMasters and Health Markets.
The outdoor pet expo will feature Brittany Rollings pet sketches, therapy farm animals (alpaca, rabbits, llama, goats, baby chicks and a therapy horse), Fox & Friends Animal Hospital, Kitty Corral, Woof Happens obedience trainer, Bobbie Ann’s Pet Sitting, Professional Pets Florida, C.A.R.E., pet photography and a pet blessing.
Roots Southern BBQ, Sabrosito Latin Fusion, Zoe’s Sweet Treats and Empanadas Adelita will be outdoors selling some yummy foods.
For more information, call the Greater SouthShore Chamber of Commerce at 813-645-1366.