Jul 21, 2011
If the summer heat is getting you down, you can “stay cool” by attending the Brandon League of Fine Arts First Indoor Summer Artfest on Saturday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Center Place located at 619 Vonderburg Dr. in Brandon. The event is co-sponsored by Center Place.
This one day event [...]
Jul 5, 2011
As the first athlete in Hillsborough County to compete in the Special Olympics World Summer Games, Mark Zak, of Riverview, has been training vigorously for months, cycling 100 miles a week to prepare for these event to contend with 7,000 other athletes in Athens, Greece. He was chosen in 2010 through Florida’s Special Olympics program, [...]
Jun 28, 2011
This year’s ninth annual FishHawk Area Networking Group (FANG) Back to School Festival will benefit local needy children with back to school supplies. With more than 100 local business booths, samples from 10 restaurants, music, exhibits from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, free giveaways and door prizes, there is lots to [...]
May 23, 2011
Many in the area have spent months driving past the plaza where Route 60 Liquor sits on Brandon Blvd. and have read the signage ‘Qdoba Coming Soon.’ Soon, it finally arrived as Qdoba kicked off its presence within the community by raising $1,400 for the Brandon Area Youth Soccer League (BASYL) and finally opening its [...]
May 18, 2011
Ever since the movie came out in 2007, bucket lists have become more mainstream with nearly everyone you talk to having one. Most of those include travel to exotic lands like Africa, Europe, Asia and more; others include dare devil activities like skydiving, climbing a mountain or riding an animal- whether it is a horse, [...]
