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Arts Alive at Center Place for GBAC 'Arty Party' Drive
The Greater Brandon Arts Council's annual membership party was held at Center Place in Brandon on Feb. 25.

The Greater Brandon Arts Council's annual membership party was held at Center Place in Brandon on Feb. 25.

Out and about is how we like it but in case you miss us, we’re holding weekly “office hours” in locations throughout town. Here’s where we’ll be March 1 and 2.
Julie Coggins cooks her chilis with peppers she grows herself.
The Way 2 Dance in Brandon teaches with passion the art and skill of ballroom and salsa dancing, among other things.
Featuring home-cooked, family recipes, this chili-showdown featured vendors as members of Aliquity, a networking group that links businesses to each other for the common purpose of supporting local charities.
Julie Coggins of Junk’s On Us takes top prize at the Aliquity Chili Fest 2012, held at the Bell Shoals Animal Hospital in Brandon. Proceeds benefit the chef’s chosen charity, LifePath Hospice.
Consolidated purchase between the governments of Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa brings to the area the largest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in the nation.
The Aliquity Chili Fest 2012 is set for 1-3 p.m. today, Feb. 25, at the Bell Shoals Animal Hospital at 1401 Bell Shoals Road. Take a taste and help a charity, with tasting cups costing $3 for one, $5 for two.
Write a review for this small business that sells lighting out of "the old movie theatre" in Brandon, on Robertson Drive.
Peter B. Sanders plays the role of Robbie Hart in the Florida Academy of Performing Arts production of “The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy,” on stage at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico.
The Greater Brandon Arts Council hosts its annual membership celebration and drive Feb. 25 at Center Place. Learn more about the arts community, at an event with food, wine, performances and prizes.
Proceeds from the Fifth Annual Casino Night Fundraiser will help support programming and scholarship opportunities at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. The event is Feb. 25 at the Barn Theatre at Winthrop.
It's a Top 24 call for Jeremy Rosado of Valrico, a graduate of Durant High and a student at Hillsborough Community College.
Hillsborough High's long-time defensive coordinator, Dean Eychner, has been hired to replace John Lima as the head football coach at Brandon High.
Write a review for this local antiques and collectibles store, which offers merchandise changes daily.
Ash Wednesday brought a reminder from the Vatican that Pope Benedict XVI is active on social media networks. Priests are encouraged to engage with their communities through blogging platforms.
Moving to Brandon to learn wrestling from coach Russ Cozart put the Norstrem brothers on track to win their state titles in Lakeland on Feb. 18. For Brandon junior Kevin Norstrem, it was his fourth state-title win.
Tammy Holmberg received the Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award at the Community Roundtable Public Affairs Dinner Feb. 21.
A Kid's Place in Brandon was recognized as this year's Non-Profit of the Year by the Community Roundtable at its Community Affairs Dinner at Center Place.
For probably the first time in Brandon history, one citizen in one month has received both the Key Citizen and Alice B. Tompkins Community Service awards. In all, 24 citizens have received both honors — four in the same year.