South County

Annual High School Art Show On Exhibit At SouthShore Regional Library

By Kathy L. Collins On Thursday, January 10, the SouthShore Regional Library and the SouthShore Arts Council hosted a reception for the Annual High School Art Show at the library. Students from six area high schools including Bloomingdale, East Bay, Newsome, Lennard Riverview and Spoto entered beautiful works of art. 125 pieces were entered and(…)

The Firehouse Cultural Center In Ruskin Presents The Creole Choir Of Cuba

By Kathy L. Collins The Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin is offering a unique, once in a lifetime experience. On Monday, March 4 the ten members of the Creole Choir of Cuba will be at the Firehouse Cultural Center to hold an “Arts-Up Close” performance/workshop at 11 a.m. The Choir will be in Tampa for(…)

Local Artist’s Students’ Artwork Is Featured At SouthShore Regional Library

By Kathy L. Collins Johanna Pol of Apollo Beach is a fantastic painter who loves to share her knowledge and creativity with others. Pol teaches classes in the SouthShore area at Del Webb SouthShore Falls located at 5831 Cascade Falls Lane in Apollo Beach. Pol recently held an exhibition of some of her students’ artwork(…)

Local Author Writes Ebook Benefitting Police Dogs

By Andria Barrios Writing a book is a great feat, but even more so when 70 percent of the proceeds are donated to a serviceable charity. This is exactly what local author Robin Watt has done with her latest eBook, Right Under my Nose and Other Short Stories. Seventy percent of book sales are donated(…)

The Village Early Learning Center Hosts A Multi-Culture Fair For The Community

By Libby Hopkins Have you ever traveled to 27 countries in one week? Would you like to travel to 27 countries in one week? If so, you’re in luck because The Village Early Learning Center in Brandon will be hosting a free Multi-Culture Fair on Saturday, March 2 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Susan Miller is(…)

Riverview Host 5A-7 Tourney, Plant & Newsome Advance To Round

By Ryan Butler Though they didn’t advance themselves, the Riverview High School team hosted a successful 5A-7 district soccer tournament that saw Plant and Newsome progress to represent the area in the region tournament. By advancing to the district championship game, the Panthers and Wolves both move onto the next round after a 3-1 Plant(…)

AAU Hurricanes Basketball Sees Success On And Off The Court

By Ryan Butler Riverview Hurricanes director and coach, Fred Spencer, has traveled the world. He once made the highlight reels on ESPN for shattering a backboard during a college basketball game. He has learned from Shaquille O’Neal and NBA hall-of-famer Charles Barkley.  He has helped hundreds of children with lessons in sports and life. He(…)

Boyette Springs Welcomes New Trustees

By Celia Howe The Boyette Springs Special Dependent District Board of Trustees (BSSDD) has recently welcomed Julie Francavilla and Diane Herren as trustees to the board.  Both appointees were elected unanimously to this board, whose mission is to beautify and maintain the common areas, primarily the entrances and walls of Boyette Springs. Julie and her(…)

Homes By WestBay Receives Awards

By Staff Report WestBay builds its trademark elegantly distinctive homes throughout the area with more communities coming soon. Homes range in size from 1,674 sq. ft. to over 5,000 sq. ft. and are priced from the mid-$100’s to over $700,000. Homes by WestBay racked up seven awards in the marketing, design and model merchandising categories.(…)

Lennard High Dominates 2012-2013 Battle Of Belts Contest

By Tamas Mondovics This year’s Battle of the Belts Awards Ceremony was held at Lennard High School, located at 2342 Shell Point Rd. E. in Ruskin, thanks to the event host dominating the contest by reaching first place as the best overall campaign winner. The Battle of the Belts initiative consists of the Hillsborough County(…)