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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Gus Muench was nothing if not persistent in his quest to save Tampa Bay from pollution and preserve its history as a water road for the native Uzita tribe. Born August Muench, the commercial blue crabber and tour guide died Aug.…
Read More Gus Muench, guardian of Tampa Bay, remembered for persistence, generosity
Staff Report Apollo Beach received some international exposure recently after the owner of the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub went public with a protest of Irish fighter Conor McGregor’s “cowardly and appalling behavior.” Sean Rice, a Northern Ireland native and owner of the Salty Shamrock, 6186…
Read More Irish eyes on Salty Shamrock after pub pours McGregor’s whiskey in toilet
By GEOFF FOX APOLLO BEACH – Nathan Hangen has a passion for beer and a vision for Apollo Beach. The owner of Four Stacks Brewing Co., Hangen left of the software industry to pursue professional beer-making in 2015, when he opened the first Four Stacks…
Read More Four Stacks Brewing Co. looks to put South Shore on craft beer map
By JOEY JOHNSTON Sometimes called the “South Shore Super Bowl,’’ it’s an ideal clash to begin the high school football regular season with passion and neighborhood pride. Friday night at 7:30, it’s the East Bay Indians at the Lennard Longhorns, matching the schools separated by…
Read More East Bay, Lennard to open season in ‘South Shore Super Bowl’
By Geoff Fox APOLLO BEACH – I’ll be the first to admit that my sense of direction is as bad as my sense of fashion. I could get lost going up a flight of stairs; it’s an issue, possibly genetic, but who knows? But it…
Read More The search for Frandorson Circle is not lost on businesses in this Apollo Beach commerce center
Staff report RUSKIN – Hillsborough County officials are inviting property owners in Ruskin to an open house Aug. 27 to discuss a potential stormwater fee increase to help reduce flooding. The assessment on property owners in unincorporated areas of the county would help pay for…
Read More County to discuss stormwater fee increase during open house in Ruskin
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 engine before racing to douse out a disaster. But since 2013, the building that once housed crews ready to…
Read More Firehouse Cultural Center brings visual, performing arts to south Hillsborough
By Tiffani Sherman An unexpected event thrust Janice Bayruns into a role she never thought she would have: full-time caregiver for a parent. “My father had a massive stroke at the age of 62 that left him disabled, and I was his caregiver for 19…
Read More Family caregiver experience inspires South Shore woman to start in-home care resourceBy Geoff Fox RIVERVIEW – Joshua Holmes walked into Riverview High School and hugged a woman working at the desk in the Student Affairs building. He walked down a hallway and burst into a grin. Waiting outside a classroom was Dan Hamilton, his former agriculture…
Read More Joshua Holmes persevered to become pioneer in Riverview High’s agriculture program
By Geoff Fox APOLLO BEACH – There’s no need to drive from the South Shore area to Tampa if you’re hungry for genuine Cuban food. The options in Tampa are undeniably mouthwatering, but Mi Viejo Latin Cafe, which opened at 6002 U.S. 41 in April,…
Read More Mi Viejo serves up authentic Cuban cuisine in Apollo Beach