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Cockroach Bay Seeks Sanctuary Status

Although the name Cockroach Bay might not immediately seem like a place that you’d want to visit, it’s a haven for Florida sea life and serenity. Captain Gus Muench is passionate about persuading support in the community to protect this area by establishing an official “Cockroach Bay Sanctuary Authority.” “I lived in the Cockroach Bay [...]

MiraBay’s Recipe for Community

Several MiraBay residents started with an idea for a cookbook, and by the end of their hard work, they had raised $6,000 for the Apollo Beach Elementary PTA with the help of MiraBay Village’s Sweetbay supermarket. Susan Schleif came up with the idea for a cookbook several years ago, but last September, she contacted several [...]

Ruskin Plans Party For 100 Years

Plenty of ideas were thrown around at a recent meeting at the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce about Ruskin’s Centennial Celebration, but overall one idea was agreed upon: The people of Ruskin need something to come together around. The Ruskin Community Development Foundation (RCDF) is hoping the Centennial Celebration will be the event to accomplish such [...]

HCC Readies Eco-Ready Campus

Making way for a July 2008 unveiling, SouthShore Hillsborough Community College is not only becoming eco-friendly in the fact that it has shortened students commutes but also through