Feb 29, 2012
GCS Driving Academy teaches teens the importance of safe driving techniques.
By Donna Rayburn
Obtaining a driver’s license is a milestone for any teenager. Yet, for parents, it can be a time of stress and concern about their child’s newly earned freedom. Most teenage drivers are short on driving experience and long on [...]
Feb 28, 2012
Photos by Kathy L. Collins The Tampa Prep novice/freshman girls 4x team slides into dock during the 2012 Novice Regatta.
Normally when we think about high school water sports, we really only think of swimming and diving and maybe water polo. Unlike other sports that are played in a gym, on a field or in [...]
Feb 28, 2012
It’s that time of year again! When the frost has thawed and the sweet red berries that call Plant City home are at their peak and celebrated with the annual Florida Strawberry Festival, taking place this year from Thursday, March 1- Sunday, March 11.
This year’s theme for the festival is “Growing Sweet Memories,” which [...]
Feb 28, 2012
Join hundreds of other local business professionals at the upcoming Chocolate Blues and Business Networking Festival set for Wednesday, March 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at The Palmetto Club in Lithia.
The Chocolate Blues and Business Network Festival (Chocolate Blues) is a unique networking opportunity that is coming to the FishHawk area on Wednesday, March [...]
Feb 28, 2012
Heather Ewing smiles with Vinny Lecavalier at the 10th annual Glitz & Sticks: A Celebrity Casino Evening held in February.
A night full of delicious gourmet food, great music, live auctions and more awaited those who attended the 10th annual Glitz & Sticks: A Celebrity Casino Evening event hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning [...]
Feb 28, 2012
Seasonal migrant workers are often the victims of human trafficking as they are being transported between farms throughout the state and the country.
A traffic stop in Brandon last month lead to the arrest of two Phenix, Alabama women.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office HCSO detective and spokesperson Larry McKinnon, besides charges of driving [...]
Feb 22, 2012
By Patricia Tracy
Blue Man Group has taken their indescribable live celebration of art, technology and music to a whole new level at Universal Orlando®Resort. Experience the wonder of Blue Man Group with incredible new performances, astounding new music, and an all-new stage. It’s science, it’s laughter, it’s that creative urge you feel [...]
Feb 22, 2012
The Tampa Bay HEAT, a nonprofit organization which provides the opportunity for home schooled kids to play on sports teams made up of only home schooled children, is holding a fundraiser at Alderman’s Ford Park on March 24.
The Tampa Bay Home Education Activities Team (HEAT), a nonprofit organization which is dedicated to minister to [...]
Feb 22, 2012
A New Pink You Boutique recently opened in Brandon offering garments for breast cancer survivors and patients as well as awareness items for anyone.
By Audra Mossor
Finding the right bra can be a challenge for any woman these days, but when you are suffering from cancer, more specifically, breast cancer, it [...]
Feb 22, 2012
It all started out innocently enough –we were looking at our dwindling bank account. Between Christmas spending and January birthdays, it was like someone was at an all-you-can-eat buffet and our checking account was the main course.
This wasn’t particularly unusual – the same thing happens every year. It’s the circle of life, really. But, [...]
