Category: Around Town

Find fun things to do in the Tampa Bay area, Pasco, Hillsborough, and Polk Counties. Kids activities, adult activities, and what's happening locally and around town.

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Riverview holiday dinner for seniors needs a new chair

Riverview holiday dinner for seniors needs a new chair

By YVETTE C. HAMMETT For 21 years, the Riverview community has come together to host hundreds of lonely seniors who might otherwise go through the [...]
Playtime provides a cool indoor playground − and more  − for the tiniest tots

Playtime provides a cool indoor playground − and more − for the tiniest tots

By RICK MAYER APOLLO BEACH − Playing has been deemed a right for every child by the United Nations. It’s that important. However, finding the time [...]
South Shore businesses put out welcome mats for pets

South Shore businesses put out welcome mats for pets

By YVETTE C. HAMMETT The personal finance website WalletHub recently released its list of top pet-friendly cities in the United States, and Tampa [...]
Florida Birding & Nature Festival scheduled

Florida Birding & Nature Festival scheduled

A Staff Report Best-selling author and world-renowned birder Kenn Kauffman will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Florida Birding & [...]
The road has been mighty fine for local singing couple The Crabgrass Cowboys

The road has been mighty fine for local singing couple The Crabgrass Cowboys

By BOB D’ANGELO RIVERVIEW — The Hapi Place at the Riverview Flea Market on U.S. 301 oozes nostalgia. The three booths boast records, concert poste [...]
Firehouse Cultural Center brings visual, performing arts to south Hillsborough

Firehouse Cultural Center brings visual, performing arts to south Hillsborough

By PAUL CATALA RUSKIN − Until the late 1950s, firefighters would spring into action from the firehouse dorm, don their gear and leap into a fire e [...]
Job fair at HCC South Shore draws hundreds of job- seekers

Job fair at HCC South Shore draws hundreds of job- seekers

By Geoff Fox RUSKIN – Hillsborough Community College’s South Shore campus was crowded with hundreds of job-seekers during the annual South County [...]
Ruskin Family Drive-In: Ruskin’s Wonderful Old-Fashioned Drive-In Movie Experience!

Ruskin Family Drive-In: Ruskin’s Wonderful Old-Fashioned Drive-In Movie Experience!

By: Christine Cassen These days, movie tickets are expensive. With typical ticket prices around the $12-15 range, as well as popcorn coming in [...]
The Inn at Little Harbor: Ruskin’s Perfect Tropical Getaway Spot

The Inn at Little Harbor: Ruskin’s Perfect Tropical Getaway Spot

By: Christine Casson Looking for the perfect place to stay around Ruskin? Perhaps you are looking for the perfect tropical getaway that’s right in [...]
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