The backlash against the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is growing as plummeting scores on the writing test for students in grades 4, 8 and 10 raise serious concerns about the newly enacted scoring standards.
Lawn looking brown? New sod placed? Homeowners association asking for a pressure washing? For this and more, a newly declared SWFWMD Modified Phase II Water Shortage for Hillsborough County brings tighter rules to follow through at least July 31.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce event kicks off 3:30 p.m. May 17 at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
The Tampa Bay Host Committee is looking for volunteers ages 18 and older to become "the face of Tampa Bay" and assist with various jobs outside the secured perimeter for the 2012 Republican National Convention. The convention is Aug. 27-30.
The official opening ceremonies for the Brandon Skate Park designed by Team Pain, at Providence Park East in Hillsborough County, draws three county commissioners, park officials and scores of skateboarders ready for the run.
The world is full of reality TV cooking competitions. But place the "Kitchen of Mom" against the "Top Chef" and "Iron Chef" competitions and you've got a real reason to roll the cameras.
This video was shot following the May 12 grand-opening ceremonies for the Brandon Skate Park at Providence Park East. Skateboardr
Patch editors will be green and visible at the Rotary Club of FishHawk/Riverview's Crawfish Festival at FishHawk Ranch on May 12. Some 3,000 pounds of freshly harvested Louisiana crawfish is expected to be consumed.
At 1 p.m. the official grand opening of the Brandon Skate Park at Providence Park East is set to begin. Skaters have been using the park in Riverview, which through the end of the summer will have free admission.
County commissioners attended a formal ribbon-cutting Saturday, May 12.
The Miles for Moffitt fundraiser to beat cancer will benefit from the "Ken-Ducky-Derby" fundraiser held at O'Brien's Irish Pub and restaurant in Brandon. The chair of the event writes a touching post in tribute to her mother, and her time at Moffitt.
For Marie Cain, the parade's importance as a display of patriotism and community and family togetherness cannot be overstated. Cain is the president of the Suncoast Chapter of the Gold Star Wives of America.
For Marie Cain, the parade's importance as a display of patriotism and community and family togetherness cannot be overstated. Cain is the president of the Suncoast Chapter of the Gold Star Wives of America.
Art Wood, chair of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, headquartered in Brandon, issues a strong reaction to President Obama's televised endorsement of same-sex marriages, calling it "a strategic endorsement."
The Leadership Brandon Class of 2012 celebrated the conclusion of its Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce program with a Hilton Garden Inn banquet in honor of the class's 39 members, many of whom represent a broad range of small businesses.
The 20th anniversary “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive is May 12, with letter carriers nationwide collecting food during their morning runs to deliver to local food banks, including ECHO in Brandon
The race for honorary mayor of Brandon begins with the announcement that this year’s candidates are long-time Brandon attorney B. Lee Elam and GayLynn Love, of Love’s Tire and Service Center of Brandon.
Hillsborough Community College officials have announced Martyn Clay will replace outgoing and retiring Plant City campus president Felix Haynes.
The race for honorary mayor of Brandon gets under way in June.
Brandon Patch reported April 25 that construction documents were posted online for a Bahama Breeze at Westfield Brandon. We asked, “How psyched are you?” About 175 new jobs reportedly will come with the eatery’s anticipated fall opening.
