Lila Grace Ruiz struggles with an extremely rare disease. She will be forefront in the minds of her Greater Brandon neighbors at a fundraiser April 28 at the Winthrop Pole Barn, featuring a monster truck, car show, bounce houses, raffles, food and more.
Brandon Regional Hospital offers classes and seminars throughout the month, including a Heart Healthy Nutrition class and a seminar for people considering more intensive weight-loss reduction through surgery.
This April 27 report of business briefs includes Networking 4 A Cause, a chance to win a free oil change, mobile detailing for vehicles and a "Hall of Fame" meeting space, vodka tasting and upcoming fundraiser for autism.
Built with almost $500,000 in taxpayer dollars, the 11,000-square-foot Brandon Skate Park is open for business in Providence Park East in Riverview. The park was built by Team Pain, a company owned and operated by skaters.
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life movement has become the world's largest fundraiser, playing out locally with scenes that capture a shared experience of hope and commemoration.
It's big, it's green, it's an RV set to be filled with food drive collections for Feeding America Tampa Bay. Donate locally at Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, Center Place, HCC at The Regent, Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium, Uncle Mike's Smokehouse Grill.
Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) representatives will be at Barnacles for a Trunk Show fundraiser featuring a “yard sale” for upscale items and a raffle for a woman’s Gucci watch, tickets to a One Direction concert and more.
New Tampa residents can get rid of old, unwanted prescriptions during the annual event.
It's a good time to clean out medicine cabinets and stem the abuse of prescription drugs, with four collection sites, at Sweetbay Supermarkets in Valrico and Tampa, the Temple Terrace Police Department and MOSI.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is circulating a video that shows the 77-year-old victim meeting her thieves while loading groceries at a Walmart in Brandon.
It's a good time to clean out medicine cabinets and stem the abuse of prescription drugs, with four collection sites, at Sweetbay Supermarkets in Valrico and Tampa, the Temple Terrace Police Department and MOSI.
Construction plans have been posted for Bahama Breeze at Westfield Brandon. The address has it in the Restaurant Courtyard, with Panera, The Cheesecake Factory, Ryuu Japanese Steakhouse, California Pizza Kitchen and the upcoming Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.
This week’s voter registration drives in Hillsborough County focus on colleges and universities in the Tampa Bay area. Also, online voter registration application and the latest numbers for registered Democratic, Republican and “other” voters.
Parent Larry Sullivan reports on the Odyssey of the Mind team from Progress Village Middle Magnet School of the Arts, set to compete in the world finals in Iowa in May.
This week’s voter registration drives in Hillsborough County focus on colleges and universities in the Tampa Bay area. Also, online voter registration application and the latest numbers for registered Democratic, Republican and “other” voters.
The celebration at the Falkenburg Road Jail Assembly Room was for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office employees advancing to the ranks of colonel, captain, lieutenant, sergeant and corporal.
The 2012 Relay For LIfe season in Southeastern Hillsborough County ended at Plant City High School, where more than 80 teams committed to fight the fight to rid the world of cancer.
Facing an unexpected diagnosis and then the fight for her life, Kim Mitchell said she learned a lot from the colon cancer that threatened to end her days in less than a year's time. She walked the survivor's lap at the Relay For Life at Plant City High.
Happy 42nd birthday to Earth Day, a movement established to advance the cause of environmental awareness. On tap today, Nature Conservancy's park push, Disney's "Chimpanzee," a trip to the park, Rachel Caron's "Silent Spring." Local links for all.
The Relay For Life at Plant City High School, with its 83 teams and some 1,000 participants, provided a fitting climax to the 2012 season of American Cancer Society overnight fundraisers in Southeastern Hillsborough County.
