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Lifelong Friends Open Recipe Box Diner

Lifelong Friends Open Recipe Box Diner

Lifelong Friends Open Recipe Box Diner By Jake Holmberg Mama always has the best breakfast, she knows just how you like your eggs, and she always remembers to add that special ingredient into every bite. But if you want a special breakfast the way Mama makes it, you don’t have to make the trip all [...]

State Fair Has “Super” Theme

State Fair Has “Super” Theme

The Florida State Fair will return with the theme “Super Fair” this year from Thursday, February 4- Monday, February 15, at the State Fairgrounds, located at 4800 U.S. Hwy. 301 N. in Tampa, on the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and U.S. Hwy. 301, near I-4.New to the fair this year are helicopter [...]

Jessica Rose Family Fun Day Creates Foundation For Families

Jessica Rose Family Fun Day Creates Foundation For Families By Carisa Biesecker “Every day is an uphill struggle for me just to get through the day and night without her. I have to find the strength just to keep asking myself, ‘What would Jessie want?’” states FishHawk resident Maureen Massari in regard to her daughter, Jessica [...]

Annual Boy Scout Drive Benefits ECHO

Annual Boy Scout Drive Benefits ECHO

Annual Boy Scout Drive Benefits ECHO By Tamas Mondovics Every year during the month of February, Boy Scouts across America conduct the Scouting for Food Good Turn drive benefitting local charities and organizations in the Tampa Bay area such as ECHO, America’s Second Harvest and Metropolitan Ministries, that in turn help the hungry.Thanks to the [...]

Bloomingdale Cheerleaders Aim To Win State Title After Western Conference Win

Bloomingdale Cheerleaders Aim To Win State Title After Western Conference Win

By Tamas Modovics That the Bloomingdale High School cheerleading squad would have certain success at this year’s Western Conference, there was very little doubt. But reclaiming the Hillsborough County crown was the icing on the cake.According to Bulls Head Coach Candice Teague, the girls pulled together, kept the bar high and performed a flawless routine, [...]

Couples Invited To Renew Vows

Couples Invited To Renew Vows

Couples Invited To Renew Vows By Carisa Biesecker, carisa@ospreyobserver.com With a new year comes a new beginning, one being that of recommitment in one’s marriage, which is why Lithia’s Sunset Bay Chapel is welcoming couples to renew their wedding vows on Valentine’s Day.Married couples are invited to walk down the aisle once again on Sunday, [...]

Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer

Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer

Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer By Kathy Dotson, kathy@ospreyobserver.com To many people, the world can be a confusing and stressful place. So when life starts crashing in around you, instead of giving up, why not turn to God’s divine mercy? At the Divine Mercy Conference in Tampa on Saturday, March 6, participants will [...]

Parenting In Faith“Embrace Our Children’s Differences ”

Parenting In Faith“Embrace Our Children’s Differences ” By Donna Rayburn It’s easiest to parent a child who is most like us. Let’s face it, with similar personalities, drive, logic and views, coaching and teaching comes naturally. So, where does that leave the child who has a different personality, drive, logic or view from us? Since [...]

Collections For Haiti – Local Ways to Contribute to Relief from the Recent Earthquake Disaster

Publix Collects Earthquake Relief Funds for Haiti Customers may donate any amount of money by adding it