LEGOLAND Opens In October And Offers Active Florida Teachers Free Annual Passes

  Building block enthusiasts have been gifted with a 150-acre playground; 50 million LEGO bricks to satisfy the wonder of the building system that has captivated children for more than 50 years. On Saturday, October 15, LEGOLAND will open its gates to anticipating Floridians. The interactive theme park has more than 50 rides, shows and [...]

Brandon Regional Hospital Celebrates Opening Of New Women’s Center

  Earlier this month, Brandon Regional Hospital (BRH) registered its first patient in the newly reorganized, renovated and expanded Women’s Center. In an effort to facilitate women and expectant mother services, the hospital has centralized its perinatal, ante-partum and gynecological services into one location at the C Tower. A developing dream since 2007, the hospital [...]

Cellar Hosts Sixth Free Wine Fest

  “[Wine is] poetry in a bottle.” – Clifton Fadiman Park Square Cellar, the area’s only full scale wine cellar, is hosting its Sixth Annual Fall Wine Fest on Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11. Park Square started the wine fests in the spring of 2006, and they have continued every year since – [...]

Indoor Farmer’s Market Offers Local Produce, Friendly Service

Mike Cairo may have thought of the best use of indoor space in the plaza he owns with his father. He created an indoor farmer’s market, The Fresh Farm, on the corner of Providence Rd. and Bloomingdale Ave. Cairo explained, “I just thought that at a roadside stand in the Florida heart, the produce would [...]

Children’s Boutique Gumballs And Overalls Opens In Stein Mart Plaza

Gumballs and Overalls, longstanding symbols of laidback childhood innocence will now breathe new life with the association to quality style at a discounted price. Open in Cork & Olive’s old 2,000 sq.-ft. location in the Stein Mart plaza on Lithia Pinecrest Rd, the new children’s boutique is gaining fast popularity with local moms for its [...]

IloveKickboxing.com Brings Free Gloves And New Classes To Sidekicks

Since 2003, Sidekicks Family Martial Arts Centers has been bringing self-protection, character development and fitness instruction to families. Now, the FishHawk school is adding the ilovekickboxing.com program and curriculum to its line-up of class offerings. Joining its martial arts instruction for all ages, along with its after-school program and its summer camp, Sidekicks is now offering [...]

Sip Signature Dentistry Educating Patients Toward Better Dental Care

  A dentist prepares to define the philosophy of his practice with this opening sentence, “A tooth doesn’t walk into the office.”  Since 2002, Michael Sip of Sip Signature Dentistry in Brandon has focused on educating his patients and practicing comprehensive dentistry, treating the individual by looking at everything as a whole, not just their [...]

School Bus Catches on Fire During Dry Run

  At around 4:39 p.m, on Monday, August 22, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue received a call to respond to a school bus fire at the intersection of FishHawk Boulevard and Bell Shoals Road in Riverview. According to a school spokesman the driver of the Hillsborough County school bus #4115 was conducting a “dry run” day [...]

24-Hour Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market To Open In Valrico August 31

With construction complete on the new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store, located at 901 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., the countdown has begun for its debut on Wednesday, August 31, culminating in an evening grand opening celebration, which includes a ribbon cutting ceremony at 7:30 p.m. According to Store Manager Aaron Powell, the next couple of weeks will [...]

Walk for Chiari, Walk to Change Lives

  Imagine having a headache so excruciating it requires surgery. Chiari is a neurological disorder where the brain descends out of the skull and puts pressure on the spine. It affects people of all ages, races, causes many symptoms including severe headaches, neck pain, and weaknesses in the arms, legs, balance and respiratory problems. Plant [...]