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U-Pick Fields Lure Strawberry Lovers to Riverview
Longtime residents Jerry and Becky Hoffman have opened Fern Hills Family Farms, which also will include a 6,000-square-foot farmer's market.

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Longtime residents Jerry and Becky Hoffman have opened Fern Hills Family Farms, which also will include a 6,000-square-foot farmer's market.

Adriana Torres-Juan, a fifth-grader at FishHawk Creek Elementary School, won first place in the Reflections contest photography category.
Come on. We know you're snapping photos for your Facebook page anyway. Why not upload them to New Tampa Patch and share them with the community?
Congratulations to our February Facebook cover contest winner, Beth Nobles.
Blogger Capt. Black Eagle suggests residents look in their own back yards to find beauty.
Each week we feature a photo from a reader. Upload you photos to Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch and you could be featured next week.
Marianne Bridges will be among those participating
Load up on fresh veggies, fruits and more at the Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market.
Dog owners are invited to get a little exercise with their dogs.
Tampa's premier African dance and percussion ensemble will entertain as part of Black History Month.
Twelve girls who either have cancer or have battled cancer, along with their mothers, will be chauffered to Neiman Marcus at International Plaza Sunday.
Jenny Hodges pens a blog about dieting and keeping fit.
Make your reservations at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar now for this sumptuous feast.
Lisa Timmer, neighborhood affairs liaison for the Tampa Police Department, shares some ideas to increase safety around Tampa's roadways.
Lisa Timmer, neighborhood affairs liaison for the Tampa Police Department, shares some ideas to increase safety around Tampa's roadways.
Lisa Timmer, neighborhood affairs liaison for the Tampa Police Department, shares some ideas to increase safety around Tampa's roadways.
Bayshore Solutions is among five Florida businesses selected for the honor by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Creative Sign Designs is among five Florida businesses selected for the honor by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Adock Financial Group and Hunter Warfield were honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Riverview business joined forces with the Florida chapter of Rolling Thunder to raise $2,000 for the Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc.