Feb 29, 2012
GCS Driving Academy teaches teens the importance of safe driving techniques.
By Donna Rayburn
Obtaining a driver’s license is a milestone for any teenager. Yet, for parents, it can be a time of stress and concern about their child’s newly earned freedom. Most teenage drivers are short on driving experience and long on [...]
Feb 28, 2012
It’s that time of year again! When the frost has thawed and the sweet red berries that call Plant City home are at their peak and celebrated with the annual Florida Strawberry Festival, taking place this year from Thursday, March 1- Sunday, March 11.
This year’s theme for the festival is “Growing Sweet Memories,” which [...]
Feb 28, 2012
L-R, Sarah Harris, Matthew Allred, Henry Harris and Jacob Harris sell their homemade jar and spice products. Part of the proceeds from their sales also goes to charity.
Valrico mom Jessica Harris, who home schools her three children, wanted to teach them at a young age about managing money. She also wanted them to learn [...]
Feb 28, 2012
Join hundreds of other local business professionals at the upcoming Chocolate Blues and Business Networking Festival set for Wednesday, March 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at The Palmetto Club in Lithia.
The Chocolate Blues and Business Network Festival (Chocolate Blues) is a unique networking opportunity that is coming to the FishHawk area on Wednesday, March [...]
Feb 28, 2012
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 [...]
Feb 28, 2012
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 [...]
Feb 28, 2012
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 [...]
Feb 28, 2012
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 [...]
Feb 28, 2012
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 [...]
Feb 22, 2012
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 [...]
