May 23, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins May is National Pet Month. In an effort to celebrate the impact that pets have on our lives, Bryant Martinez, the Winthrop Town Artist, has gathered artists together who will create art that demonstrates the impact that their adopted pet or pets has had on their lives. The art will be(…)
May 23, 2013
By Michelle Caceres Palm Harbor Dermatology is expanding its practice across the bay by opening an office in Brandon, says skin cancer surgeon, Dr. Amy Ross. Located at 621 Medical Care Dr., the practice diagnoses and treats conditions relating to the skin, including acne, hyperpigmentation, psoriasis, eczema, rosacea, and carcinomas and melanomas. Ross says her(…)
May 23, 2013
By Libby Hopkins Do you remember when you were a kid waiting for the school bus on the first day of school? You had butterflies in your stomach while you were waiting for that big orange and black school bus to finally arrive and take you to your first day of school. Well, a lot(…)
May 23, 2013
By Libby Hopkins In today’s economy, everyone could use a little help, even nonprofit organizations. Gene King of Brandon started Computer Acquisition and Placement Program, Inc. (CAPP) back in 1996 when he was a police officer with the Tampa Police Department. He is currently retired from the force but is still the president of CAPP.(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics In their continued fight against a proposed big box store and apartment complex development within their neighborhood, Bloomingdale area residents had a clear and unwavering message to motorists, county representatives and land development officials earlier this month. Armed with signs and placards, most of which read “No Big Box,” residents showed no(…)
May 23, 2013
BY Kayla Hayes Family Firearms is a local business owned and operated by Marco and Jessica Caporale in Valrico, offering firearm inventory and courses, gun range membership, and a friendly atmosphere for customers to buy, sell and learn. It has been operating since March 2009 and are located on St. Cloud Ave. “What we teach(…)
May 20, 2013
After what he said took weeks of searching for a suitable venue, Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham (District 4) told the Osprey Observer, that he has secured a location to meet with residents over the controversial proposed mixed use development on Bloomingdale Avenue near Lithia Pinecrest Road, adjacent to the Bloomingdale Library. The meeting is(…)
