Mar 30, 2012
Faces of Courage is an organization that provides children with cancer a chance to attend camp for free. Going to camp is a fun event for kids. They get to experience the great outdoors, but for a child who has cancer, camping is something they may never experience. Peggie Sherry, chief operating officer of Faces(…)
Mar 29, 2012
Entries now accepted through April 11, 2012; five winners announced April 12 Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announces today the launch of its “What Does Real Food Mean to Me?” essay contest. Five winners will be selected to attend the April 19 “Real Food Real Joel” farm-to-table dinner event with farmer and award-winning sustainable foods activist, Joel(…)
Mar 29, 2012
Brandon artist and exhibit organizer, Scott King, in association with Tadpoles of Brandon, will present Scott King’s All New Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival of Brandon on Saturday, March 31 from noon until dark in the Tadpoles Shopping Center in Brandon. On Saturday, March 31, Tadpoles of Brandon will present Scott King’s All New Outdoor(…)
Mar 29, 2012
On Monday, March 5, the ribbon was cut celebrating the dedication of the Brandon Legacy Project at Hillsborough Community College Brandon Campus. It took six months to create the heavy aluminum sculpture which graces the courtyard outside of the Student Services Building. On Monday, March 5, a large scale sculpture created by sculptor and Plant(…)
Mar 29, 2012
High School students from many of the area’s schools entered amazing works of art in the annual High School Art Show hosted by Center Place. The GFWC Brandon Service League has been partnering with Center Place to provide the ribbons, monetary awards and refreshments for the past 15 years. Center Place of Brandon, in conjunction(…)
Mar 29, 2012
Autism teacher, Donna Hart, and some of her Best Buddies students gather proudly around the golden pin, which they won for most outstanding chapter at a Best Buddies event in October. Best Buddies chapters from all over Hillsborough County participated in this bowl-a-thon. The month of April is Autism Awareness Month. Best Buddies – a(…)
Mar 29, 2012
A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy issues a “Notice to Appear” to one of 31 store clerks and sold alcohol products to underage individuals. The recent operation was conducted to bring public awareness of the dangers of underage drinking. For too many young people spring break and drinking goes hand in hand, what is often left(…)
Mar 27, 2012
Brandon Family Y renovation project manager Mike Hurlburt explains the changes to members of the community to the now-complete expansion done to the facility that has been serving area residence for more than two decades. “This renovation is simply a response to our members’ needs,” said Brandon Y Executive Director George Sorensen during a grand(…)
Mar 23, 2012
Library services Stephen Duran hands Osprey Observer editor Marie Gilmore her first Library card at the Bloomingdale Library. There is absolutely no reason why, after 15 years of living in Hillsborough County, I have never taken the four minutes out of my day to get a Library Card. The library, a free service paid by(…)
Mar 22, 2012
Susan Jenkins of Valrico won Best In Show at the 2012 Florida Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show for her pastel titled, “Eggs in Water.” The Florida Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show is a perennial favorite. The show is presented by the Eastern Hillsborough Art Guild (EHAG) which has done so since 1992. Under the direction(…)
