BUSINESS COLUMN – FEB Valrico – By Suzy Wiesenhart
Shrimp Boat Opens in Plaza Bella
La Viva Plaza’s loss is Plaza Bella’s gain as the Shrimp Boat moves from Brandon to Valrico, in the...
Trash Talk, Possible Speed Bumps & More
By Nicole Schoen
Trash Talk
Copper Ridge would like to remind its residents about the community-wide rule of storing new trash cans out of sight. Although...
Florida Strawberry Festival Crowns New Queen With Royal Heritage
By Lauren Der
A new Florida Strawberry Festival Queen was recently crowned at the Grimes Family Agricultural Center in Plant City.
Jessi Rae Varnum, an 18-year-old...
F.I.S.H. HAWK Football Team Needs New Helmets
By Kelly Wise Legg
The F.I.S.H. HAWK football team in Brandon is just a little bit different than your average high school football team. What...
Eggheads Welcome At Pinch-A-Penny 4th Annual Big Green Egg Fest
FishHawk Pinch-A-Penny has issued a call to all area "Eggheads" (those who love to cook on a grill) to come out to the 4th...
New Business Bestows Confidence, Character Development Through Martial Arts
By Rachel Ann Johnson
PRO Martial Arts, a North American franchise, boasts its third karate studio in Hillsborough County with the newest location at 119...
Girl Scouts Program Is Teaching The Message of Empowerment
By Nicole Heubusch
There is a new program available to the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. The ESCAPE Series is geared towards young girls...
Hillsborough County Mentoring Programs Looks To Area For Mentors
The Brandon community is forever growing and thriving. We have some of the best local businesses and schools and because of this distinction, many...
Young Baseball Players Get Their Chance to Play With The Big...
By Nicole Heubusch
Young sportsmen gathered at North Brandon Youth Baseball for the fourth annual Sweet Swingin’ Baseball Camp, hosted by Tampa Bay Rays’ outfielder,...
County Hosts Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate Opening Of Lower Green Swamp...
With a well-attended ribbon cutting celebration held late last month, Hillsborough County’s Lower Green Swamp Nature Preserve and its newest hiking and horse trails...










