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Try A Bowl At Genghis Grill

Try A Bowl At Genghis Grill

Looking for a new dining option? Give the newly opened Genghis Grill – The Mongolian Stir Fry a whirl and experience a fresh culture of dining.

Mongolian Stir Fry is a fast casual dining, Asian stir-fry concept that allows guests to create their own meal by picking from a menu or buffet of options. It [...]

Leading Kids To Healthier Life With Rec2Six  After School Programs

Leading Kids To Healthier Life With Rec2Six After School Programs

Photo provided by Hillsborough County. Children play at one the county’s 19 recreation centers now offering PRC’s newest after-school program. Beginning in January, Rec2Six expanded by offering its program at 19 Hillsborough County recreation centers.

“What started as a pilot program initially is now expanding into the 19 centers,” said Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and [...]

Sheriff Gee Receives Congressional Commendation for Fallen Hero Escorts

Sheriff Gee Receives Congressional Commendation for Fallen Hero Escorts

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee is joined by Jen Lechowich, the widow of Ivan Lechowich, who was killed in Afghanistan in September of 2010, and her daughter, Natalie, along with Ivan’s parents, Rick and Gina Lechowich during a recently held Congregational Commendation ceremony honoring the sheriff for his support of the nation’s fallen heroes and [...]

Top Chef Contestant To Cook At Rolling Pin In Brandon

Top Chef Contestant To Cook At Rolling Pin In Brandon

Top Chef Texas Season Nine contestant Richie Farina, whose family still resides in Riverview, will be conducting a cooking class on Thursday and Friday, February 9 and 10, at Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium in Brandon. 

From his humble beginnings working rking at the Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium in Brandon during his high school years [...]

Animal Care Becomes Part of the Guest Experience at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Animal Care Becomes Part of the Guest Experience at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens senior veterinarian technician Mary Port works with senior veterinarian Dr. Pete Black to prepare a greater anteater for a cardiology exam at the Animal Care Center.  The Center’s treatment room offers park guests views of the park’s veterinary staff conducting preventative checkups, treatments and surgeries through floor-to ceiling glass walls.

New State-of-the-Art [...]

2012 Kick Off Meeting of Bay Area’s Chapter of Bridal and Events Network Happening on January 24

The 2012 Kick-Off meeting of the Tampa Bay Area’s chapter of the Bridal and Events Network (BEN) at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4328 Garden Vista Drive, Riverview, FL 33578 on January 24th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM.

BEN is a business and professional organization that is unlike any other with which you may have been [...]

The Second Annual Festival Of Chocolate At MOSI

The Second Annual Festival Of Chocolate At MOSI

Plenty of chocolate treats and fun awaits you at the Second annual Festival of Chocolate, which will be held from Saturday-Monday, January 14-16 at MOSI, located at 4801 E. Fowler Ave. in Tampa.

Chocoholics – here is your chance to be like a kid in a chocolate store.

MOSI will host their second annual Festival [...]

Academy Award® Nominated Director Roland Joffé Unveils the Path to Sanctity in the Shocking True Story

 

One man’s quest for sainthood is another man’s deep, dark past when the critically-acclaimed historical epic THERE BE DRAGONS arrives on Blu-ray and DVD January 10 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

 

London-based investigative journalist Robert Torres (Dougray Scott, Hitman) travels to Spain to research a book about Josemaría Escrivá (Charlie Cox, The [...]

Seffner Christian Girls Basketball Continuing Program Excellence

Seffner Christian Girls Basketball Continuing Program Excellence

So far this season the Crusaders have an 8-0 record, including a win over Tampa Catholic, who won the Class 3A state championship last year.

For over 17 years the Seffner Christian Academy basketball team, under head coach Greg Fawbush, has built up an outstanding program, despite being one of the smaller Christian private schools [...]

See The World Through The Eyes of A Photographer

See The World Through The Eyes of A Photographer

Cheryl Sackett (shown here on a trip to Tanzania) photographs beautiful images of African landscapes and animals.

Photographs open up the world to the viewer. Valrico resident, Cheryl Sackett’s  beautiful, vibrant and worldly photographs are the subject of Center Place’s January exhibit in the Mook Gallery. Sackett’s work will be on display through January [...]