Feb 10, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins Artists and art lovers will gather for the 21st Annual Apollo Beach Manatee Festival of the Arts. This year’s festival is set to run on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the TECO SouthShore Community Event Center located at 302 Noonan Beach Rd. in Apollo(…)
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 31, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins The Annual Florida Strawberry Festival is a family-friendly, fun event that has something for everyone. In addition to the rides, livestock shows, eating contests and Headline Entertainment, the Festival offers a wide variety of free entertainment that runs the gamut from singing, comedy, karaoke contest to magic shows and more. Some(…)
Jan 31, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins Put on your best denim and western attire and get set for a fun and fabulous evening at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center’s (BSAC) 6th Annual Saddles N’ Spurs Casino Night. The annual event is set for Saturday, March 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Winthrop Theatre Building(…)
Jan 31, 2013
PLANT CITY, FL – JANUARY 28, 2013 – From daddy’s little princess to Plant City’s Royalty. Saturday, January 26, Kelsey Fry was crowned the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival® Queen. Kelsey, her first maid Ericka Lott, and court members Madison Astin, Maddy Keene & Jamee Townsend will represent the Florida Strawberry Festival throughout the Plant City(…)
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 6, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins For 25 years, Rick and Terry D’Onofrio, the Artistic Directors of Stages Productions, have been producing live theatre for arts centers such as Brandon’s own Center Place. Stages Productions is a professional theatre ensemble that performs for young audiences and families. “Since 1988 we have performed for over two million young(…)
Jan 6, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins You do not have to travel to New York City, Las Vegas or even downtown Tampa to experience fabulous live theatre and entertainment. Center Place of Brandon offers a plethora of live entertainment for adults and children throughout the year. This includes Center Place’s Adult Theatre Series. Next up in the(…)
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.(…)
