Jun 20, 2013
By Adam Musgrave On Tuesday, June 11, an aide to Rep. Ross Spano of District 59 announced that the Congressman will be hosting a series of town hall meetings and community forums over the next three months. The events, which are scheduled to begin on Friday, June 28 and end on Thursday, August 8, will(…)
Jun 19, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics Hillsborough County Public Schools and the Hillsborough County Family and Aging Services will once again join forces to take on the responsibility of feeding children while out of school this summer. According to Hillsborough County officials, by participating in the Summer Food Service Program, going on June 12-August 9, Hillsborough County will(…)
Jun 19, 2013
By Adam Musgrave Rep. Jake Raburn’s new congressional district office in Valrico recently held a ribbon cutting with the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce. The office, located at 3618 Erindale Dr., in Valrico, will serve to help the constituents of District 57 to keep in touch with their representative. Raburn was active in the Florida(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Suzy Wiesenhart The YMCA Youth in Government is a statewide youth program that brings approximately 700 students together to experience the law-making process first-hand through a unique “youth-run, youth-led” process. Local YMCAs and Youth in Government Chapters have students that work together on debate practices, service-learning projects, fundraising, and State Assembly preparation. For the(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics FishHawk Ranch and Channing Park residents, not afraid of a little drive, will have a chance to get their voices heard in connection with TECO’s plans to install transmission lines through their neighborhood during an upcoming meeting hosted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The agency reportedly scheduled a meeting at(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Marie Gilmore How is it possible that Tampa Bay doesn’t already have a water ferry service? It seems to make sense that transporting people and families across the Bay to either the Channelside area in Downtown Tampa and/or the St. Petersburg area makes sense both as a commuter service and also as a complement(…)
May 23, 2013
Staff Report The BP oil spill on April 20, 2010 was nothing short of disastrous. Economically speaking, the financial impact still resonates across many industries in Florida and beyond, but now, with the Deepwater Horizon Settlement Program in place, businesses in counties along the Gulf Coast are finding the help they need for recovery.(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics News that keeps residents up-to-date as well as alert to crime and safety comes by turning the pages of their local newspapers or by a click of a button on their TVs, home computers and mobile devices. Recent news such as a very dangerous situation in Brandon that threatened the lives of(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics A pair of bills in the Florida House and Senate that targeted the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) and its 800 member schools aiming to overhaul and eventually replace it with something else, have come to their end, after the Florida Legislature adjourned its 2013 session without passing legislation. Pleased with(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics It was sinkhole crash-course 101 for about two dozen members of the Greater Seffner Area Chamber of Commerce during a presentation as part of its monthly luncheon meeting earlier this month. Location-wise, the event held at the First Baptist Church of Mango was as appropriate as any as sinkholes are a risk(…)
