Feb 7, 2013
Tampa Bay-area favorite First Watch has announced plans to open a restaurant in Brandon at 11305 Causeway Blvd. The Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch restaurant is expected to open in the summer of 2013 and will employ approximately 25 people. The new 3,400 sq. ft. restaurant will be located in the Lake Brandon Village shopping center(…)
Jan 30, 2013
Guests Eat, Drink and Get Rockin’ With 100+ Beers to Sample, Big-Name Barbecue and Live Music Bands, Brew & BBQ is back for its sixth straight year, and it’s bigger than ever! Busch Gardens Tampa’s® smokin’ hot festival is filling every Sunday, Feb. 10 – March 3, with an unlimited sampling of more than 100(…)
Jan 15, 2013
“The recent shootings in our country have turned the topic of guns into a national conversation, but here at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, we have never stopped focusing on one thing when it comes to this issue: taking guns out of the hands of violent felons,” said Sheriff David Gee as he announced(…)
Jan 10, 2013
Hills borough County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for two bank robberies that accounted in the Brandon area this week. The suspect described as a Black Male, 5’11″ – 6’0″, 180-200 lbs., between 30-35yrs of age, with facial hair goatee, wore a vertical stripped dress shirt; teal green,(…)
Jan 4, 2013
As three generations of the family-owned Fred’s Southern Kitchen celebrate the opening of its fifth buffet restaurant with its new location on U.S. Hwy. 301 in Riverview, it is also bringing much-needed fresh flavor to the community. The 162-seat family-style buffet filled with contemporary, welcome decor in a bright and colorful, welcoming atmosphere, is not(…)
Jan 4, 2013
Air Force Staff Sgt. and father of three, Kevin Rocha, never knew that 2013 was going to get off to such a great start. But, when Brandon Honda owner, John Marazzi, called him on the phone on New Year’s Eve and told him he had just won a brand new Honda Accord, he realized this(…)
Jan 3, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Bloomingdale High School student Zachary McCarthy died yesterday following a traffic accident in the area of Natures Way and Golf Meadow boulevards. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, McCarthy of Valrico was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am at around 9:25 PM when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to spin out.(…)
Jan 2, 2013
A high speed car chase prompted by theft at a local hardware store and led Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies through the streets of Bloomingdale and FishHawk communities ended with the suspect crashing his vehicle off the road bringing the pursuit to a halt. According to deputies on January 2, 2013 at approximately 9:10 a.m., Plant(…)
Dec 21, 2012
The Fresh Market continues to grow its chain of specialty grocery stores with new locations in Naples, Fla. and Brandon, Fla.The new Naples store will be located in the Eagle Creek shopping center at the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 951. The new Brandon store will be located in the Lithia Crossing shopping center(…)
Dec 3, 2012
START A NEW FAMILY TRADITION WITH CHRISTMAS TOWN, ONLY AT BUSCH GARDENS Tampa’s Premiere Family Destination Kicks off the Bay Area’s Biggest Christmas Celebration Ever This Weekend Tampa, Fla. (November 29, 2012) – `Tis the season for a new family tradition! This weekend, Busch Gardens Tampa is launching the biggest Christmas celebration ever. Christmas Town(…)
