The 2011 Taste of Brandon raised money for the Nativity Outreach Food Bank and food pantry. Volunteers at Nativity Catholic Church talked about their aid and the local state of affairs in today’s recessionary economy.
Master Deputy John Jones earns the third-quarter Detention Deputy of the Quarter award from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The recognition comes with a watch from Bill Currie Ford.
Rita and Allen Friedman have been volunterring with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
Detective Alfredo Penalvert earns the third-quarter Law Enforcement Deputy of the Quarter award from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, with a watch of appreciation from Bill Currie Ford. The string of charges stemmed from bicycle thefts in Brandon
A look at life in Brandon through the lens of the camera, in these shots taken by photojournalist and Brandon Patch Editor Linda Chion Kenney.
The Greater Brandon Foundation, American Cancer Society, Tampa Bay HEAT, St. Stephen Catholic Church and RVP Horse Rescue make our list of things to do this weekend in Greater Brandon and beyond.
At the The Clubhouse Sports Cafe in Brandon, members of the Class of '76 present a check to the Brandon High School Alumni Association for its scholarship program. The numbers add up to an interesting tidbit of Brandon history.
The Rotary Club of Brandon South, at the Winthrop Pole Barn in Riverview, presented its First Annual Lobstah' Festival. It's a continuation of a fundraiser launched by Rob Silver in his 2010 bid for honorary mayor of Brandon.
Today’s recessionary times can’t kill the spirit for claiming a piece of the entrepreneurial American Dream for the Sanz clan. Jorge Sanz, a former Brandon Lions football coach, is a partner of the The Clubhouse Cafe in Brandon.
Consuelo Mikel hails from Ecuador, South Amercia, from where she gets the alpaca textile material that she finishes in Brandon and sells at open markets, such as the Sept. 17 Lobstah' Festival presented by the Rotary Club of Brandon South.
The Brandon League of Fine Arts has invivted Brandon Sculptor Candace Knapp to speak at the group's Sept. 19 meeting at Center Place. Knapp's upcoming exhibit, "Voices in the Forest," is set for Florida Craftsmen in St. Petersburg.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office awarded this quarter's Citizen Award to Michael and Ruth Fauskee of Riverview. Their son, Deputy Christopher M. Fauskee, and his 11 co-workers in Operation 3D received Outstanding Squad recognition.
Homicide detectives are on the case after the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at about 2:16 a.m. Sept. 17 that a "suspicious man" had been wandering about.
Completing this month's run of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" is the Village Players community theater troupe, under the direction of Brandon graduate Greg Summerall. Show dates are Sept. 16 and 17 at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office awarded this quarter's Citizen Award to Michael and Ruth Fauskee. Their son, Deputy Christopher M. Fauskee, and his 11 co-workers, as "Operation 3D," won Outstanding Squad recognition.
Toddler twins Rishaw and Richie Edwards, who lived in Tampa, died from injuries sustained in the single-story residential fire of their great aunt's home in Brandon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The home’s owner reportedly did not know her 2-year-old nephews, Rishaw and Richie Edwards, had been asleep in the back bedroom. Reports are that the boys’ mother, 19-year-old Jaimey Sims, had put them to sleep there before leaving the house.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office holds a quarterly recognition ceremony for deputies, detectives, civilians and retirees that, among other things, recognizes longevity of service. The latest ceremony was Sept. 14, for the third quarter of 2011.
This latest photo quiz is of a location in the 33511 ZIP code of Brandon. Post your answers and check back for a story that answers the question, "Guess where in Brandon?"
The Fourth Annual Gallery Hop presented by the Greater Brandon Arts Council, the Brandon League of Fine Arts and Center Place coincided with the league’s annual Artworks awards celebration.
