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Eye on Business Valrico

Sprouts Open on Lithia Pinecrest Good news for parents and children throughout the Valrico area. Sprouts, a play, music and art facility, opened recently on Lithia Pinecrest Rd., just south of the intersection of Lumsden Rd. Sprouts, which opened in the area five years ago, encountered many obstacles while attempting to move into its [...]

Murman Takes Home Pioneering Award

Longtime area resident and former State Representative Sandra Murman was presented with the 6th annual Pioneering Woman Award at the recent ceremony presented by the Brandon Sunburst Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association. The award, recognizing women providing impact to the community and who have been pioneers, living in the area for 20 years [...]

East Bay Indians Predict a Strong Season

Trying to predict the success or failure of a certain athletic program at the start of the season can be done by anyone, but how much credit someone’s words actually merit or if those predictions can actually be trusted is a whole new ball game. However, when you have someone like East Bay Indians varsity [...]

Eye on Business Riverview October

Rita’s Water Ice Opens In Riverview Looking for a delicious, cool treat? Then head over to Rita’s Water Ice which opened recently in Riverview. With flavors of Italian ice, which are made with fresh fruit in the store ranging from green apple and raspberry lemonade to mango and lemon, old fashioned frozen custard and [...]

Eye On Business

Photographers Recognized Local photographers Edward Booth and Betty Huth, owners of Huth and Booth Portrait Gallery, recently received the Florida Service Award for service to the profession at the Florida Professional Photographers Annual Convention. “We both were honored to receive the Florida Service Award given for service to the profession,” says Booth. “Receiving this award [...]

Spartans Prove Too Much For Bulls in Game Two

There was no doubt that on the mind of anyone who follows high school football that the Bloomingdale football program will have its work cut out for the 08-09 season, but most did not expect to see the Bulls suffer a defeat by Spoto High. At the end, however the score board showed 26-12 in [...]

FishHawk Business Column September 2008

Arby’s coming to FishHawk Corridor

Arby’s has a new location under construction in front of the Tire’s Choice on FishHawk Blvd. The project is being built by Titan Development.

New Mailbox Store in FishHawk FishHawk area residents now have a new option for all their shipping needs. The Postal Shop opened last month at [...]

No Increase in CDD Fees for FH

When is zero a good number?  When it is the amount of dollars your Community Development District (CDD) fees are going up the next fiscal year, if you live in FishHawk Ranch. Originally, it was thought that the charge could go up as much as $67 per household with the proposed district’s combined multimillion dollar [...]

Around Town

Sweetbay Offers Cooking Classes Sweetbay is now offering the “Taste the Passion Cooking Class” every second Saturday of every month from 1-2 p.m. Call 643-5564 or see the store, located at 16751 FishHawk Blvd. in Lithia, for more details.

Companies Unite TRW and Associates, Inc. of Tampa is pleased to announce that it recently signed [...]

Eye On Business Valrico

Ms. Cyndi’s Corner Café Coming soon

Using the property next door to her husband’s BBQ place, Jaymer-Que, Cyndi Holcombe will offer two new services.

Ms. Cyndi’s Corner Café will be serving sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts, coffee, etc. The sandwich and deli meats will be smoked at [...]