Oct 29, 2009
By Kathy Dotson From November through April, dozens of area girls spend three nights a week mastering their skills as players on the East Tampa Volleyball Club. Entering its second year, East Tampa will field teams from 14-and-under through 16-and-under for the 2010 season with one 16-and-under team, two 15-and-under teams and one 14-and-under team.Owners [...]
Oct 29, 2009
BRANDON PRESS RELEASES MEETINGS Make Cards for Troops Join 2009 Brandon Honorary Mayor Connie Smaldone in the Second Annual Christmas Cards for the Troops on Saturday, October 24, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Campo Family YMCA, located at For more information, contact Jeri Fontana, Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator, at 684-3415 or email at JeriFontana2001@yahoo.com. Shop for [...]
Oct 29, 2009
By Kathy L. Collins “Behind every great woman are other women,” said Dr. Kathryn L. Kepes in her acceptance speech after being named the 2009 Pioneering Woman of the Year by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) in October. The other nominees were Tammy Bracewell, with the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, and Arlene Waldron, with [...]
Oct 29, 2009
By Carisa Biesecker “This will give the residents of the community an opportunity to show how it is to truly have the ‘heart of a servant’ with empathy, humility and compassion in serving the less fortunate,” asserts Cynthia Pinckney, of Cynthia Pinckney Ministries, in regard to her charity’s upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.Unveiling on Thanksgiving [...]
Oct 29, 2009
By Kathy Dotson Bloomingdale Senior High School Parent Teacher Student Association is hosting its Second Annual Get Up And Go! Make A Difference! 5K Family Run/Walk on Saturday, November 7. Last year’s event attracted more than a hundred runners and walkers of all ages to participate in the race. The fundraiser’s success enabled the PTSA [...]
Oct 28, 2009
By Jennifer Silverstein Hhgregg recently held six grand openings in the Tampa area for its new stores, including one in the Brandon area at 10277 E. Adamo Dr. in the old Circuit City spot. The Indianapolis, Indiana-based appliance and electronics company hired 32 new employees for the Brandon store, according to Jeff Pearson, vice president [...]
Oct 20, 2009
By Tamas Mondovics Recent Durant High School graduate and former Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center (BSAC) athlete Kara Cecil, has moved on, taking her tennis talent and lessons learned on and off the court to the college of her choice: Ohio State University (OSU).Cecil’s decision to commit to OSU to play Division I tennis was [...]
Oct 20, 2009
Valrico Press Releases MEETINGS Garage Sale Announced The Buckingham Community Yard/Garage Sale, located south of Lumsden Rd., at the intersection of St. Cloud Ave. and Cliffdale Dr. in Valrico, will take place on Saturday, October 17, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call Charlotte Sims at 655-6266. Shop for the Holidays While Benefiting Organization [...]
Oct 20, 2009
By Tamas Mondovics Members of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, joined by students from nearby Nelson and Pinecrest elementary schools, along with teachers and local residents, attended two consecutive ribbon cuttings for the recently completed Durant Rd. Bridge over Turkey Creek and C.R. 39 Bridge over the Alafia River this month. The county [...]
Oct 20, 2009
By Tamas Mondovics “This year marks the third annual ‘Operation: Mulrennan Salutes’ and we are planning a bigger and better event that will be designed to allow all members of our community to show their support and gratitude to our nation’s veterans,” said Mulrennan Middle School seventh grade U.S. history teacher James W. Pope, who [...]
