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Retired Veteran Goes All in for the Apollo Beach Community
By Yvette C.
Hammett
APOLLO BEACH
– As an active Navy man, Michael Ball had little time to connect with his
community, get to know the people that [...]
Age is just a number to community volunteer Dee Williams
By Geoff Fox
SUN CITY
CENTER – The lobby at the Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce was bustling with
activity.
One local
businessman was speak [...]
Check out The Vibe and Kozmic Pearl (Gallery)
Saturday night, Oct 5th, at Latitudes in Apollo Beach, Kozmic Pearl took the stage and infused energy into the crowd! See the photo gallery below, an [...]
Riverview Artist Had an Eye for Art Since Childhood
By Yvette C. Hammett
Anne Via
Myers’ mother framed her first piece of art – a bowl of fruit Myers had
colored, complete with highlighted shading o [...]
Gibsonton’s Segrest Farms has provided an array of fish species for homeowners, public aquariums
By PAUL CATALA
Since 1961,
something fishy has been going on at this Gibsonton business.
On about five
acres off Big Bend Road, tens of tho [...]
South Shore Community Chorus begins another season of singing open to all
By YVETTE C.
HAMMETT
SUN CITY
CENTER − Tim and Kris Neldner met in the band at the University of
Tampa about 40 years ago.
These days, they spe [...]
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 [...]
Commentary: None of us should ever forget what happened on 9/11
By GEOFF
FOX
Dec. 7,
1941: There are still Americans who remember where they were when the Japanese
attacked Pearl Harbor, forcing the U.S. to def [...]
Donations for Bahamas hurricane relief accepted at Salty Shamrock
By RICK MAYER
Donations for Bahamas relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Dorian are being accepted at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub in Apollo Be [...]
Apollo Beach baker’s decorative cakes are sweet works of art
By TIFFANI SHERMAN
Shannon Dudley is only 22 years old and living her dream.
“I’ve always had a passion for baking. Ever since I was a
child a [...]