From Teenage Pizza Maker To Formaggio’s Pizzeria Entrepreneur
By Vicki Moses
In 2011, when a 16-year-old boy went with his dad to pick up pizzas for dinner at the original Formaggio’s Italian Restaurant...
Holiday Concerts, Craft Sale, Holiday Pot Luck Lunch & More…
Compiled by Michelle Colesanti, michelle@ospreyobserver.com
Plant City Community Chorale Presents Holiday Concert
The Plant City Community Chorale will present its annual Believe! A Christmas Concert on...
Scout Troop 79 Hosts Terrifying Trail
Are you looking for a fun Halloween activity for a good cause? The Scouts from Troop 79 in Brandon are hosting their second annual...
Local Brandon Retiree Releases New Fictional Novel
Local resident Dr. Jim Beaird is not letting retirement slow him down. In fact, Beaird is busier than ever committing himself to writing three...
Your Monthly Catch: Local Happenings In Our Community
Brandon Lions Club Sold Luminaries To Raise Funds For Eye And Hearing Organizations
How to build 750 luminaries kits? You get muscular men and boys...
Looking Through The Eyes Of A 100 Year Survivor
By Tatiana Ortiz
Wanda Shirley from Rosecastle at Delaney Creek in Brandon, is celebrating her 100th birthday. She has experienced quite a bit during her...
Newsome FFA Student Gets First Jr. Grand Champion Win
Through hard work and dedication, Newsome High School sophomore and FFA (Future Farmers of America) student Kaitlin Zelatis’ efforts paid off. Zelatis won...
Annual Community Affairs Dinner Honors Community Individuals, Organizations
By Kathy L. Collins
For more than 50 years, the Community Roundtable has been serving the greater Brandon community. Each year, the community comes together...
Newsome Student Collects More Than 1,000 Cans Of Green Beans
FishHawk resident Ben Phelps saw a need and filled it last month with help from his generous community. Ben, a freshman at Newsome High...
Local Teen Runs Mo’ Munchies Vending Machine Business
By Ariana Pedraza
At age 17, most kids are seniors in high school worrying about grades, exams and the next Friday night football game. De’Undre...
