May 23, 2013
BY Kayla Hayes Family Firearms is a local business owned and operated by Marco and Jessica Caporale in Valrico, offering firearm inventory and courses, gun range membership, and a friendly atmosphere for customers to buy, sell and learn. It has been operating since March 2009 and are located on St. Cloud Ave. “What we teach(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Kayla Hayes In 2012, LifeCare of Brandon conducted 457 positive pregnancy tests. Of those 457 tests, 228 were abortion-minded or vulnerable. LifeCare’s mission is to “…lead those we serve to the unconditional love of Christ as we protect and preserve the sanctity of human life.” This year, the Brandon center is on a mission(…)
Dec 10, 2012
By Kayla Hayes Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon has planted a second campus in Apollo Beach, lead by Campus Pastor Dr. George Thomasson. Since its establishment on November 4, 2011, attendance has increased from 12 to nearly 300 people. Bell Shoals Apollo Beach offers ministries for adult men and women, youth, and children (including(…)
Dec 2, 2012
By Kayla Hayes Inheritances are continually passed down from one generation to the next, but according to Brandon resident, Amber Karlins, there is something of a legacy gap between the generations. More than an inheritance, a legacy is about preserving memories, stories and life lessons. Karlins has teamed up with a year-old company called Legacy(…)
Dec 2, 2012
By Kayla Hayes It’s hard for some of us to imagine a church so great that even our children jump out of bed on Sunday mornings to attend, but that’s just the kind of response that Access Church of Lakeland gets. Lead Pastor Jason Burns says “We want you to love church. We created the(…)
Nov 18, 2012
By Kayla Hayes It’s hard for some of us to imagine a church so great that even our children jump out of bed to attend, but that’s just the response that Access Church of Lakeland gets. Lead Pastor Jason Burns said “We want you to love church. We created the kind of church I wanted(…)
Nov 18, 2012
By Kayla Hayes New life Village, an intergenerational community in Tampa dedicated to helping children out of foster care, understands that it truly does take a village to raise a child. According to Fostering Court Improvement there are more than 2,000 children in foster care in Hillsborough County alone. Imagine a community where neighbors and(…)
Nov 18, 2012
By Kayla Hayes Why does good theatre matter? According to Max McLean, founder of Fellowship for the Performing Arts (FPA), and Screwtape in the hit production The Screwtape Letters, “The power in theatre and storytelling is that it hits us in our imagination.” The Screwtape Letters, a theatrical adaptation of the novel by C.S. Lewis,(…)
Nov 9, 2012
By Kayla Hayes Based in Valrico, Now Hear This (established in 2004) is a business which promotes talented vocal artists in our local area and beyond. With a Media Communications degree from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York, Now Hear This (NHT) president, Bruce Wawrzyniak, has a large diversity of marketing and communications experience. Wawrzyniak(…)
Nov 9, 2012
By Kayla Hayes The Motto of the High Rollers Car Club of Riverview (established in 1984) is “Classic Cars Are Our Dreams.” They are known for holding local “cruise-in’s” for owners of classic cars, monthly meetings to share in the planning of car shows, and other social events such as dinner fellowships and picnics. This(…)
