The national Keller Williams Realty effort to "give where you live" is demonstrated on "Red Day" in May, which marks as well the birthday of CEO Mo Anderson. The 2012 Brandon effort benefits A Kid’s Place on Lithia Pinecrest Road.
The Trey Curry Foundation's pledge to raise $400,000 for a fifth home at A Kid's Place in Brandon will benefit again from the annual "Vine To Wine" fundraiser held at The Regent in Riverview.
Longtime television anchor and newsman Bill Ratliff is dead at age 63. He reportedly died from complications following surgery. Video clip is of a 50th anniversary tribute to WFLA.
The annual “Math at the Mall” event presented by Hillsborough County educators and Westfield Brandon and Citrus Park representatives is scheduled for May 12. Kids in kindergarten through grade 5 use their math skills in a real-world setting.
All Persons Playground at Clayton Park gets a cleanup by members of Greater Brandon area Rotary clubs. The park is a public/private venture involving Rotarians and the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department.
The season opener and debut of the VSI Tampa Flames, against the Orlando Stampede, played out May 6 at J.C. Handley Park in Brandon. The next home game, against Fort Lauderdale, is May 10.
Roselle Cronan, of the Hillsborough Education Foundation, talks about her favorite teachers on the eve of National Teacher Day. The foundation each year runs the Teacher of the Year recognition program for the Hillsborough County School District.
Sarah Smith, an upcoming graduate of Foundation Christian Academy in Valrico, aims to become a singing veterinarian after her planned studies at Florida College. She sang recently for the Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association and Brandon High alumni.
The May 6 death of George Lindsey brings to mind the mythical town of Mayberry and the character of Goober, as community journalist Linda Chion Kenney recounts her coverage of the 30th reunion of "The Andy Griffith Show."
Free Comic Book Day at Read More Comics in Brandon featured more than fans bargained for. A free comic book, yes, but all comic books in the store sold for $1 and artist Barry Mazzoni drew sketches for free all day.
More than 300 people turned out for the fundraiser May 5 at Rotary's Camp Florida.
The 5th of May Shopping Day yard sale presented by the GFWC Brandon Junior Woman's Club is to help pay for renovations to the group's historic clubhouse on Moon Avenue, built in 1928.
The first annual Pig-a-Palooza, presented by the newly formed Rotary Club of Valrico, drew about 300 attendees to Rotary’s Camp Florida on May 5. Greater Brandon’s newest Rotary club was formed by formed Brandon ’86 Rotarians.
The May 5 fundraiser with a Kentucky Derby theme is at the Winthrop Barn Theatre to benefit the Brandon Outreach Clinic, a clinic that provides medical care to those who aren't eligible for public assitance yet don't make enough to pay for health-care nee
With its May 5 duck races for kids and adults, O'Brien's Irish Pub hopes to rasie a good chunk of change for its particiaption in the Miles for Moffitt fundraiser, May 12, at the University of South Florida.
Free Comic Book day is a national event May 5 and Read More Comics in Brandon is again participating with a free comic book, deals and discounts, and local artist sketches.
The May 5 deadline to purchase tickets for the May 12 Crawfish Festival at FishHawk Ranch is to ensure Rotary Club of FishHawk/Riverview members purchase enough freshly harvested crawfish in Louisiana next week.
The May 2 grand opening for Hillsborough County's second Obama for America office drew volunteers eager to join neighborhood teams for Brandon and Valrico, Plant City, Riverview and SouthShore communities.
The May 2 grand opening for the Obama for America office drew volunteers eager to join neighborhood teams.
The Valrico Rotary Club at Rotary's Camp Florida on May 5 hosts its inaugural Pig-A-Palooza to benefit local charities, including ECHO, the Bill Carey Unit Boys & Girls Club, Faces of Courage, LifeCare of Brandon and the LLT Academy Learning Fund.
