Bloomingdale

10th Annual Glitz & Sticks Benefits Tampa General Children’s Center

10th Annual Glitz & Sticks Benefits Tampa General Children’s Center

Heather Ewing smiles with Vinny Lecavalier at the 10th annual Glitz & Sticks: A Celebrity Casino Evening held in February. A night full of delicious gourmet food, great music, live auctions and more awaited those who attended the 10th annual Glitz & Sticks: A Celebrity Casino Evening event hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in(…)

HCSO Traffic Stop Leads To Human Trafficking Case

HCSO Traffic Stop Leads To Human Trafficking Case

Seasonal migrant workers are often the victims of human trafficking as they are being transported between farms throughout the state and the country. A traffic stop in Brandon last month lead to the arrest of two Phenix, Alabama women. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office HCSO detective and spokesperson Larry McKinnon, besides charges of driving(…)

Don’t Miss 100 Free Samples At Park Square Cellar’s Seventh Annual Spring Wine Fest

Don’t Miss 100 Free Samples At Park Square Cellar’s Seventh Annual Spring Wine Fest

Park Square Cellar invites residents to its Seventh Annual Spring Wine Fest to be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. Park Square Cellar (Bistro, Bar & Wine Boutique), which recently won Greater Brandon Chamber’s 2011 Best Small Business of the Year Award, will host its Seventh Annual Spring Wine Fest on Saturday,(…)

Parade Of Homes Tours Take Flight

Parade Of Homes Tours Take Flight

Homes by WestBay in Starling will be the Showcase Home during this year’s Spring Parade of Homes. Visit a participating builder in FishHawk Ranch during the Spring Parade of Homes to vote for your favorite birdhouse. The 2012 Spring Parade of Homes in FishHawk Ranch is going to the birds….literally. Newland Communities is teaming up(…)

Arrests Made In Series Of Car Burglary Cases, Sheriff Puts Residents On Alert

Arrests Made In Series Of Car Burglary Cases, Sheriff Puts Residents On Alert

Items left in an unlocked car gives thieves the opportunity to steal and to return for more later. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office District IV Detective James Howell and HCSO Bloomingdale Community Substation Master Deputy Curtis A. Warren have arrested several individuals in Bloomingdale and  FishHawk Ranch in connection with vehicle burglaries.  Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office(…)

Now More Wow with Blue Man Group

Now More Wow with Blue Man Group

By Patricia Tracy Blue Man Group has taken their indescribable live celebration of art, technology and music to a whole new level at Universal Orlando®Resort. Experience the wonder of Blue Man Group with incredible new performances, astounding new music, and an all-new stage. It’s science, it’s laughter, it’s that creative urge you feel inside and(…)

Alderman Ford 5k To Benefit Tampa Bay HEAT

Alderman Ford 5k To Benefit Tampa Bay HEAT

The Tampa Bay HEAT, a nonprofit organization which provides the opportunity for home schooled kids to play on sports teams made up of only home schooled children, is holding a fundraiser at Alderman’s Ford Park on March 24. The Tampa Bay Home Education Activities Team (HEAT), a nonprofit organization which is dedicated to minister to(…)

Breast Cancer Patients Find Serenity at “A New You, Pink Boutique”

Breast Cancer Patients Find Serenity at “A New You, Pink Boutique”

A New Pink You Boutique recently opened in Brandon offering garments for breast cancer survivors and patients as well as awareness items for anyone. By Audra Mossor Finding the right bra can be a challenge for any woman these days, but when you are suffering from cancer, more specifically, breast cancer, it can be a(…)

Family Anti-Spend Committment Gets Creative

Family Anti-Spend Committment Gets Creative

It all started out innocently enough –we were looking at our dwindling bank account. Between Christmas spending and January birthdays, it was like someone was at an all-you-can-eat buffet and our checking account was the main course. This wasn’t particularly unusual – the same thing happens every year. It’s the circle of life, really.  But,(…)

HCSO Dedicates DUI Checkpoint To Families Of Victims, Gears Up For MADD Walk

HCSO Dedicates DUI Checkpoint To Families Of Victims, Gears Up For MADD Walk

In  memory of her sister, Hillsborough County Chapter President for Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers Linda Unfried, (center) receives a plaque during DUI checkpoint set up last month by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Keeping motorists and pedestrians safe on the road by pulling unsafe ones off is on the top of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s(…)