Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics With displays, giveaways and fun activities and the hopes of sparking some interest at an early age in fire rescue, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were out in force at the Winthrop Arts Festival last month, welcoming area children to the annual Junior Firefighter Challenge. HCFR set up its Junior Firefighter Challenge(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Donna Fore As part of its mission to support the community and improve education for students, the Riverview Woman’s Club will host a Country Shindig fundraiser to raise money for college scholarships for high school seniors who are residents of Riverview. The Country Western-themed dinner, dance and games will take place on Friday, April(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics In its second year serving the community at its Riverview campus, Valrico Advantage Academy, is showing no sign of slowing down, now ready to expand with a new school across its current location on Boyette Rd. Considered by many as one of the fastest growing charter schools in the greater Brandon area,(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics In an ongoing effort to make improvements to the water distribution system infrastructure in the Riverglen subdivision in Riverview, the Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department held a public meeting at the Riverview Civic Center located at 11020 Park Dr. to discuss a project earlier this month. According to Public Utilities Department Utility(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Marie Gilmore A local golfer may have earned his shot at a national championship with a 369-yard long drive at a recent qualifying event hosted by Summerfield Crossing Golf Club. Out of the 53 registered golfers for the first stage of the 2013 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, the premier event in power golf,(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Staff Report In a continued effort to give back to the South Shore area, the Keller Williams Realty’s South Shore Market Center Team is sponsoring its 6th Annual Walk-A-Thon to benefit The Lord’s Lighthouse Ministry, a non-profit organization that assists over 1,200 local families living on the edge of poverty. “We believe in supporting(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins Women who are looking to pursue post-secondary (college or vocational training) educational goals can apply for educational grants and scholarships from the American Business Women’s Association’s (ABWA) Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund. The ABWA’s educational fund has four different scholarship programs to support women in their pursuit of knowledge. There are(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Sandy Meyer Riverview resident, Lisa Tomkins, recently published Why Are You Looking At Me? I Just Have Down Syndrome. The book is a very personal pursuit for Tomkins. Her-22-year old daughter, Lynnie, has Down Syndrome and the family has struggled for years with people’s reactions out in public. “For a while it seemed that(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Sandy Meyer If you’re tired of the same old chain restaurants or takeout food, Pita Kebob has a fresh new option in Apollo Beach. Pita Kebob opened in January and serves a Mediterranean menu with recipes from all cultures around the Mediterranean Sea including Greece, Egypt Lebanon, Morocco Syria and Italy. Owner Khalid Abouelhouda(…)
Apr 14, 2013
By Michelle Caceres The spacious meeting room at the Sun City Chamber of Commerce was festively decorated with balloons, plenty of cake and punch to go around and birthday celebrants donned party hats and tiaras to get in the spirit of the celebration; but this was no ordinary birthday party. In attendance were men and(…)
