WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: ART AND OTHER ENTERTAINING EVENTS

Compiled by Kathy L. Collins, Arts and Entertainment Editor Happy New Year to one and all! If you are looking for something fun to do over the New Year’s weekend, check out these fun events from around the area. Here’s to a healthy, prosperous and happy 2011! This is the last weekend for some old [...]

Brandon Lake Village Chick-fil-A Gets Mobbed – Click Here to See the Video

A customer, Kerrie Hoening, came through the doors to the busy location at 1 p.m. Saturday and started belting out ‘Joy To The World’, before long dozens of customers, some planned and some spontaneous, starting singing along. Customers finished the song with a round of applause and no one left without a smile on their [...]

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: ART AND OTHER ENTERTAINING EVENTS

  Compiled by Kathy L. Collins, Arts and Entertainment Editor Are you looking for something fun to do to celebrate holiday season? The Greater Brandon area and Tampa have tons of activities going on over the next few weeks to allow everyone to enjoy the holidays. Let this be your guide to locate fun events [...]

Authorities Worry as Sinkhole Appears at County Landfill

“Although too early to tell, if the landfill liner is breached, contaminates from the dump could leak into the Florida Aquifer where some people get their drinking water,” said Patricia Berry with Solid Waste Management during a media briefing in connection with a possible sinkhole at the Southeast Hillsborough County Landfill on C.R. 672 in [...]

County Park Passes Prove Perfect Gift For Outdoor Activities

Anyone looking for that last minute holiday gift idea may very well consider the gift of the great outdoors, more specifically annual passes to visit Hillsborough County’s Regional Parks to picnic, play or to launch a watercraft at its boat ramps. “The great thing about this gift is that it truly keeps on giving as [...]

New Light At Lynx Paw Trail For Lithia Springs School Safety

For residents planning on driving down Lithia Pinecrest Rd., be prepared to make another stop at the intersection of Lynx Paw Trl. And Lithia Pinecrest Rd., as Hillsborough County has recently installed a traffic signal. The reason for the traffic signal, according to Hillsborough County Public Works Department Community Relations Coordinator Patrick Murray, was for [...]

County Opens Cold Weather Shelters, In Need Of Donations

Sunday, December 5, marked the first day of Hillsborough County opening its cold weather shelters welcoming dozens of residents, both homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat. According to county spokesperson Willie Puz, last year, cold weather shelters opened 31 days, thanks to temperatures dipping into 32 or below degrees, including wind [...]

County To Host Public Meeting To Discuss Improvements At Valrico Rd. And Front St.

When talking about intersection improvements, Valrico Rd. and Front Street, needs no special introduction.  The treacherous and arguably one of the most heavily used intersections in the Brandon area is scheduled to take center stage during an upcoming public meeting on Wednesday, December 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Valrico Recreation Center, located at 707 [...]

Viva Las Vegas: Dining-American Fish, Table 10, Top of the World

Dining Out in Style Las Vegas offers the best destination for world class dining flavors. With every top chef owning a restaurant…or two… and concepts from floating wine angels and ice bars to unique mixed flavors, there is something for everyone. My top picks: Michael Mina’s American Fish at the Aria, Emeril’s Table 10 at [...]

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: ART AND OTHER ENTERTAINING EVENTS

Compiled by Kathy L. Collins, Arts and Entertainment Editor Are you looking for something fun to do to celebrate holiday season? The Greater Brandon area and Tampa have tons of activities going on over the next few weeks to allow everyone to enjoy the holidays. Let this be your guide to locate fun events in [...]