Motocross Racer Headed To Regional Championship

Motocross Racer Headed To Regional Championship By Tamas Mondovics While the other kids chase the soccer ball around or show off their talent on the basketball court, 10-year-old Apollo Beach Elementary School student Darby Harrison, turns spectator’s heads as he rides his almost 100-lb. Yamaha PW50 dirt bike. Encouraged and fully supported by his parents [...]

Press Releases

Press Releases Serenity Meadows Announces Memorial Day Service Serenity Meadows will be having its annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, at 9 a.m. at the Memorial Gardens, 6919 Providence Rd., Riverview. Music will be provided by Burns Middle School’s chamber orchestra, and the guest speaker is Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller. For more [...]

Rep. Bilirakis Opens New Plant City Office

Rep. Bilirakis Opens New Plant City Office By Tamas Mondovics U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL.), representing Florida’s 9th Congressional District, welcomed Plant City officials and county government representatives earlier this month to celebrate the grand opening of his new congressional district office in Plant City.During a brief speech to the close to 50 in [...]

Sample Tastes From More Than 20 Restaurants At Annual Expo

Sample Tastes From More Than 20 Restaurants At Annual Expo By Jennifer Silverstein For residents wanting to taste the best that Brandon has to offer while browsing booths of local businesses, the Brandon Business Expo is the place to be on Thursday, May 20. The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) will host the expo [...]

An Adventure For Your Family

An Adventure For Your Family By Amy Woodard Grab your tennis shoes and sunscreen and get ready to experience an afternoon in the great outdoors. YMCA Camp Cristina invites the community to a free family adventure day on Sunday, May 23, from 1–5 p.m. Located in the heart of Riverview, Camp Cristina offers 55 acres [...]

Tea Room Featured In New Book

Tea Room Featured In New Book By Jennifer Silverstein Camellia Rose Tea Room & Gifts has been featured in the new book Mini Teatimes by Susan Rios. Owner of Camellia Rose Tea Room, Ellen Garrett, first met Rios at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas last year. Rios then painted an oil canvas of the [...]

Ravens Repeat Champions Of 30th Saladino Baseball Tourney

Ravens Repeat Champions Of 30th Saladino Baseball Tourney By Tamas Mondovics At the end of the week-long event and in front of a full house, the 30th Annual Hillsborough County Schools’ Tony Saladino High School Baseball Tournament championship game welcomed the Alonso Ravens and the Plant Panthers to Brandon’s Don Powell Field.For the Panthers, reaching [...]

press releases

press releases Libraries Celebrate The Big Read, USDA Begins Pilot Programs For SNAP & More EHEAP and LIHEAP Assistance Program Funds Available The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners announces the availability of the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Funds through March 31, 2011. The EHEAP [...]

Residents Discuss Bloomingdale Ave. And Culbreath Rd.

Residents Discuss Bloomingdale Ave. And Culbreath Rd. Alternatives By Tamas Mondovics The Bloomingdale Ave. and Culbreath Rd. intersection is possibly one of the busiest in the area and is now under consideration for improvements, a process that reached its third hearing last month at the Bloomingdale Recreation Center located at 3940 Canoga Park Dr. in [...]

Mosaic Dedicates New Florida Headquarters In Circa FishHawk

Mosaic Dedicates New Florida Headquarters In Circa FishHawk By Tamas Mondovics Hundreds gathered last month to join local officials and special guests  Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Congressman Adam Putnam, Hillsborough County Commission Chair Ken Hagan and Mosaic CEO Jim Prokopanko, for the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of Mosaic’s  Florida headquarters recently opened in Circa [...]