Apr 21, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics What otherwise would have been just another nice day, turned out to be a whole lot sweeter for the foster children at A Kids Place, a unique, state-of-the-art 60-bed facility that cares for abused, neglected, or abandoned children in Valrico last month. Thanks to the generous spirit and volunteer efforts of Girl(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics What has not come as a surprise to many following a recent meeting is that the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners awarded new Solid Waste Franchise Collection Agreements to the original three companies; Republic Services of Florida, Waste Management Inc. of Florida, and Waste Services of Florida. The new $60 million(…)
Apr 17, 2013
With numbers reaching close to 200, Bloomingdale area residents showed up in force to attend a recent meeting in order to learn, voice their disapproval and to devise a strategy to fight a proposed mixed use development (MUD) project planned in the heart of their neighborhood on Bloomingdale Avenue near Lithia Pinecrest, adjacent to the(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics Bloomingdale and Valrico residents are building momentum in an effort to halt the approval of a proposed mixed-use development on Bloomingdale Ave. near Lithia Pinecrest, adjacent to the Bloomingdale Library. And, the next meeting about the project is now scheduled for next Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The parcel involves plans for a(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics As anticipated, the 33rd Annual Saladino Baseball Tournament held at Brandon High School was high school sport at its best, but the title game re-match of last year’s championship between Jefferson and Bloomingdale turned the excitement up a few notches. This year, however, was the Bulls turn to shine and walk away(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics Riverview High School teacher and Sharks softball head coach, Angela Slater, reached a landmark not too many can call their own. By defeating district rival East Bay 9-6, Slater earned her 500th win as program head coach; the only one since the school opened in 1998. With the Sharks victory, Slater’s anticipated(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics The message to residents in FishHawk, Ruskin and surrounding areas is strong, clear and straight forward: be alert. Fire conditions are ripe; there is little doubt following a week’s worth of alarms from one end of the county to the other, involving multiple brush fires, one of them resulting in a fatality(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics “For more than twenty years, volunteers have improved the Tampa Bay area during Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup,” said KTBB Community Education Liaison, Patricia A. DePlasco, as she talked about the upcoming clean up event, adding, “This year is no different.” Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful is currently recruiting volunteers, Site Captains,(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics With displays, giveaways and fun activities and the hopes of sparking some interest at an early age in fire rescue, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were out in force at the Winthrop Arts Festival last month, welcoming area children to the annual Junior Firefighter Challenge. HCFR set up its Junior Firefighter Challenge(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics In its second year serving the community at its Riverview campus, Valrico Advantage Academy, is showing no sign of slowing down, now ready to expand with a new school across its current location on Boyette Rd. Considered by many as one of the fastest growing charter schools in the greater Brandon area,(…)
