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By KEVIN BRADY A room full of culinary delights drew more than 250 people to the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week at The Regent. A Taste of…
By PENNY FLETCHER Members of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and the county’s Fire Rescue department are hoping a pilot program they’ve started will spread throughout the state. “Drowning…
By KEVIN BRADY There’s a quiet satisfaction in Bob Sneed’s voice as he brushes the mildew from the headstone of a long-forgotten grave of a child who died at birth…
By LIA MARTIN Reported in Florida, crime statistics between 2012 and 2013 show a 3.8 percent drop in overall crime offenses committed. In 2012, there were 725,987 crime offenses committed;…
By KEVIN BRADY School may be out and the kids running around like banshees but members of the Riverview High Parent Teacher Student Association are already thinking about school. And…
By LIA MARTIN On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, though the colonies actually legally separated themselves on July 2, when…
By LIA MARTIN Former Beatles musician and songwriter John Lennon said that life happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. Apollo Beach resident Ilee Coleman had a similar…
By KEVIN BRADY One of Europe’s most prominent maritime artists has donated 12 original watercolor paintings to the Tampa Bay Port Authority, all thanks to a friendship established more than…
By LIA MARTIN The last known American veteran of World War I was Frank Buckles, who died in February 2011 at 110 years old. Buckles was an Army soldier who…