Feb 26, 2013
By Marie Gilmore Chick-fil-A Lake Brandon Village owners, Paul & Tammy Holmberg, announced the addition of a second Chick-fil-A location to its popular family restaurant business. It is a year of celebrations for the Holmberg family. As owners Paul and Tammy prepare to cut the ribbon on their second Chick-fil-A location, they are also celebrating(…)
Feb 26, 2013
By Marie Gilmore Rotary International President, Sakuji Tanaka, took an afternoon tour of Brandon’s Rotary Camp Florida before heading to Innisbrook Golf Resort to attend a fundraising dinner aimed at raising funds for the local camp. More than 40 local Rotary presidents were invited guests at a special luncheon at the 18-acre camp located right(…)
Feb 26, 2013
By Marie Gilmore It was a happy afternoon at Brandon Ford as local resident, Elizabeth Maroney, accepted the keys to her brand new 2013 Ford Escape that she won in a national contest that also benefitted Feeding America with more than 1.2 million meals. Last summer, while working her hospitality position at Yuengling Brewery, Ford(…)
Feb 26, 2013
By Marie Gilmore The Tampa Bay Lightning honored WWII Veteran and Honor Flight of West Central Florida co-founder, Leonard Black, as the 22nd Lightning Community Hero of the year during the first period of its game against the Montreal Canadiens in February. Black, who received a $50,000 donation from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning(…)
Feb 26, 2013
By Marie Gilmore Construction has started, ground breaking commenced, signs are going up, zoning hearings are scheduled, several new brand names are now open and/or entering the Brandon market in the coming months and while some are highly anticipated, others are drawing concern. Two large gas station/convenience store chains are entering the market including the(…)
Feb 7, 2013
Tampa Bay-area favorite First Watch has announced plans to open a restaurant in Brandon at 11305 Causeway Blvd. The Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch restaurant is expected to open in the summer of 2013 and will employ approximately 25 people. The new 3,400 sq. ft. restaurant will be located in the Lake Brandon Village shopping center(…)
Jan 30, 2013
Guests Eat, Drink and Get Rockin’ With 100+ Beers to Sample, Big-Name Barbecue and Live Music Bands, Brew & BBQ is back for its sixth straight year, and it’s bigger than ever! Busch Gardens Tampa’s® smokin’ hot festival is filling every Sunday, Feb. 10 – March 3, with an unlimited sampling of more than 100(…)
Jan 6, 2013
By Marie Gilmore There is power in numbers. When it comes to giving, the Brandon community has the numbers to make things happen. When Chick-fil-A Lake Brandon Village owners, Paul and Tammy Holmberg, and Dynamic Painting USA owner, Rob Silver, signed up a year ago to be escorts for World War II veterans to make(…)
Jan 6, 2013
By Marie Gilmore The Valencia Lakes Little Manatee Fishing Club, based out of the Valencia Lakes home community, will hold the Fourth Annual Valencia Lakes Little Manatee Home and Outdoor Exposition on Saturday, January 19, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The proceeds of the expo will go towards various environmental efforts, charitable causes, children’s fishing clubs(…)
Jan 6, 2013
By Marie Gilmore For more than 10 years, members of FishHawk Area Networking Group have met twice per month to network their small businesses. But, in that time, with an average of between 35-50 members in attendance at the twice monthly meetings, something more came of the group, friendships. “In addition to having a great(…)
