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Economic Development Recommendations: Brandon Residents, Have Your Say
The Hillsborough County Commission wants to hear from residents about a plan to bolster the local economy. The deadline to comment is Thursday, Feb. 28.

The Hillsborough County Commission wants to hear from residents about a plan to bolster the local economy. The deadline to comment is Thursday, Feb. 28.

The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and her court were in full regalia at the Madonia Agricultural Center for a media party in advance of this year's festival, which runs from Feb. 28 to March 10.
Ready for some southern-style barbecue? The second annual, 2013 Pig-A-Palooza Southern Style BBQ, presented by the Valrico Rotary Club at Rotary's Camp Florida in Brandon, is set for March 9.
We compile the odd, unusual ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
A sign in the food court at the Westfield Brandon shopping mall announces that Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open there "soon."
A sign in the food court at the Westfield Brandon shopping mall announces that Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open there "soon."
Rabies shots, microchips, new collars, county tags and more will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at the 2013 Neighborhood Pit Bull Day in Town 'N Country, run by Hillsborough County Animal Services, based in the Greater Brandon area
Jessica Jacobs of Brandon, a student at the magnet school arts program at Blake High School in Tampa, is set to dance around the maypole at the 2013 Bay Area Renaissance Festival at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
Ready for some southern-style barbecue? Clear March 9 on your calendar then, for the second annual Pig-A-Palooza Southern Style BBQ, presented by the Valrico Rotary Club at Rotary's Camp Florida in Brandon.
The Brandon Skate Park in Riverview seeks a part-time employee to work with visitors to the Hillsborough County facility at 5720 Providence Road. Also needed, a part-time worker for the skate park in Apollo Beach.
The wildly popular Brandon Skate Park in Riverview seeks a part-time employee to work with visitors to the Hillsborough County facility at 5720 Providence Road.
Jessica Jacobs of Brandon, a student at the magnet school arts program at Blake High School in Tampa, is set to dance around the maypole at the 2013 Bay Area Renaissance Festival at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
Hillsborough County Commissioners approved a measure that paves the way for a Bass Pro Shops in Brandon. Should tax dollars be used to support a private development project? That's the issue raised in passionate, and sometimes heated, debate.
Hillsborough County Commissioners approved the local ordinance 7-0 during their Feb. 20 meeting.
The Community Roundtable's Community Affairs Dinner was held Feb. 20 at the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon.
Named at the Community Roundtable's 2013 Community Affairs Dinner were this year's Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award, Non-Profit of the Year and Maureen Krzanowski Scholarship honorees.
"Long overdue" was the sentiment expressed by past recipients of the Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award, who heralded this year's selection of honoree Betty Jo Tompkins. The award is given annually by the Community Roundtable.
The Community Roundtable at its 2013 Community Affairs Dinner named this year's Non-Profit Organization of the Year recipient. The honor goes to one of Brandon's oldest groups, founded in 1959.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to address today, Feb. 20, a deal that would bring Bass Pro Shops to Brandon.
"It takes a village" to rid store shelves of synthetic marijuana, says a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office major, in discussing last year's crackdown on K2 and Spice. County Commissioners today, Feb. 20, were to discuss a new law