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Local Lawn Care Company Streamlines Operations To Deal With Increasing Gas Prices

Local Lawn Care Company Streamlines Operations To Deal With Increasing Gas Prices

Chris McGuire, owner of Lawn Guru in Valrico, has made adjustments to his lawn care business to combat the rising fuel prices. He has also started installing hydroponic food production systems into his client’s landscapes as a way to supplement his income. Gas prices have taken its toll on everyone. With the average gas price(…)

Join Center Place At The 28th Annual Arts Gala Celebration “Art Rocks!”

Join Center Place At The 28th Annual Arts Gala Celebration “Art Rocks!”

Come out and be a part of the fun and help raise funds for Center Place at the same time at their 28th Annual Arts Gala set for Saturday, April 28 at the T Pepin Hospitality Ballroom in Tampa. On Saturday, April 28, Center Place will hold its 28th Annual Arts Gala Celebration. This year’s(…)

Local Girl Scout Troop’s Project To Benefit A Kid’s Place

Local Girl Scout Troop’s Project To Benefit A Kid’s Place

Back row:  Co-leader Katie Whitehurst, Abbie Whitehurst, Megan Goldberg, Elizabeth Pelk, Co-leader Sandee Pelk. Front row:  Kelley Sinning, Chelsea Perry, Lexi DeBoer.  Not pictured:  Ainsley Basham. By Katie Whitehurst Junior Girl Scout Troop 721 members are working on their Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior can earn. For their project, the seven fifth graders(…)

FishHawk U15 Girls Team Competing All Over Florida

FishHawk U15 Girls Team Competing All Over Florida

The FishHawk U15 Girls Soccer team spent the month of March competing in competitions such at the Gators Soccer Showcase at the University of Florida. Last month the FishHawk Soccer Club U15 Girls participated in the Gators Soccer Showcase in Gainesville at the University of Florida.  The Showcase is one of the most popular girls’(…)

Bloomingdale Little League Kicks Off Spring Season And Charitable Causes

Bloomingdale Little League kicked off the start of their spring league with an opening ceremony that the general public was welcome to attend. Representatives from Spirit Pen Promotions, LLC were  in attendance at the ceremony. Spirit Pen Promotions, LLC was founded in 2010 and produces professional liquid make up roller pens, which are the perfect(…)

Valrico Couple Help Brighten The Lives Of Children Living At A Kid’s Place

Valrico Couple Help Brighten The Lives Of Children Living At A Kid’s Place

Steve and Emily Kundrat (middle), shown with Virginia Johnson, Executive Director of A Kid’s Place and Mary Dozier and Mary Berg, are affectionately known as the “Angels of the Pantry” for generous monthly donations of food and goodies they personally give to A Kid’s Place. Emily and Steve Kundrat of Valrico are truly the epitome(…)

Volunteers Wanted For Annual Great American Cleanup

Volunteers Wanted For Annual Great American Cleanup

Volunteers  pick up trash during last year’s Great American Cleanup. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in the annual event scheduled for April. With more than 60 sites to choose from during March, April and May, local volunteers should have no problem finding a way to contribute to the cleanliness and beautification of their communities by(…)

Bloomingdale High School’s Class Of 2013 Held A Successful Beauty And The Bull

Bloomingdale High School’s Class Of 2013 Held A Successful Beauty And The Bull

Photos by Taya Fagan Photography Bloomingdale High School’s Class of 2013 held its annual Beauty and the Bull on Tuesday, March 6. 58 students participated as competitors including Cover Girl, Annie Irish and her escort, Jeremy George and People’s Choice winner, Emma Collard and her escort, Cory Payton. The community came together to support the(…)

Play Golf, Give Hope

Play Golf, Give Hope

Maverick Steiner and Faith Bell – two cancer survivors By Sherry Tucker Children are our hope for the future.  So when a child is diagnosed with cancer, it is imperative we all come together to provide love, encouragement and support to the entire family as they navigate the unimaginable journey with pediatric cancer.  That is(…)

Camp Bow Wow Helps Residents Find Love On A Leash

Camp Bow Wow Helps Residents Find Love On A Leash

Camp Bow Wow will be hosting a Find Love On A Leash event on April 28 to help rescue and abandoned dogs find new homes For the very first time, Camp Bow Wow Tampa South Shore will sponsor the Find Love On A Leash fundraising event, which will help find homes for abandoned and stray(…)