Chuy's to bring 'Big As Yo Face' buritos to Cypress Creek
LUTZ - Chuy's, the Austin, Texas, based Tex-Mex restaurant, is joining the ever expanding Cypress Creek Town Center.The first Tampa Bay area location is slated to open this spring across the street...
View ArticleAldi brings no-frills shopping to Citrus Park
CITRUS PARK - Aldi continued the three-day celebration of its new Citrus Park store on Saturday (March 10) with all shoppers receiving eco-friendly shopping bags.The store started on Thursday, excited...
View ArticleHillsborough High Rowing Club wants its own boathouse, not new Julian Lane...
TAMPA - The state-of-the art River Center and Boathouse stands as the centerpiece of the new $35.6 million Julian B. Lane Waterfront Park, but officials with one high school rowing club are pursuing a...
View ArticleInspiring advocate shifted careers so she could help find jobs for deaf people
TAMPA - Patti Sánchez has worked as an auditor and an accountant for banks and other companies, but her goal always was to help other people like her find a place in the business world.Sanchez was 7...
View ArticleOnline campaign brightens the life of girl battling Guillain Barre
PALM RIVER - In many ways, 7-year-old Dior West appears to be a perfectly normal little girl.She's all about the current slime craze and loves to whip up batches of the colorful goo to sell to her...
View ArticleFoster families revel during annual day at Plant City's Boggy Bottom Ranch
PLANT CITY - The wooden picnic benches inside the dimmed pavilion had an array of bright colored balloons that could be seen throughout the area.Individuals happily and anxiously made their way to...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Vulgar gadfly highlights decline of public-comment period
Let's face it, when it comes to enlightened discourse, no one has ever confused the Tampa City Council with the Algonquin Round Table. Groucho Marx presiding over a cabinet meeting of the Republic of...
View ArticleGuest column: Remember when air pollution plagued Hillsborough? Not any more
In the early 1980s, I was a young engineer with a diploma looking for a meaningful job. I landed an interview with an agency in a growing, central Florida community that faced numerous environmental...
View ArticleRiver Bend neighborhood paying stormwater tab for hot new Heights market
TAMPA -River Bend, a modest residential neighborhood on the west bank of the Hillsborough River, has a beef with a trendy 43-acre Heights redevelopment project on the opposite bank a few miles...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Sports Club showcases bond between Tampa and its teams
If you are a relative newcomer to Tampa and Hillsborough County, you may not be fully acquainted with the rich sports history here.I mean, sure, you know we like to talk a lot about stadiums. You...
View ArticleAdvocate wants quicker action to make dolphin cruises wheelchair accessible
TAMPA - As one of downtown Tampa's premiere tourist destinations, the Florida Aquarium takes pride in its accessibility to people with disabilities.But there's one feature of the aquarium that has no...
View ArticleHillsborough land managers torching the wilderness for a good cause
PLANT CITY - One recent morning, Stephen Raymond huddled with his colleagues before going out and setting the wilderness on fire.These aren't arsonists. They are specially trained employees of...
View ArticleNational Weather Service in Ruskin needs extra eyes, ears
RUSKIN - Scott Irwin describes his volunteer role in warning the public about potentially life-threatening weather dangers as an invaluable, feel-good endeavor."Just being involved in helping others -...
View ArticleRetiring crossing guard leaves impression on Westchase community
WESTCHASE - Nearly every day for eight years, he was a fixture in the community, helping children safely cross the street to reach Westchase Elementary or Davidsen Middle School. Without fail, he waved...
View ArticleProst Kitchen + Bar adds to USF area restaurant scene
TAMPA - In German, 'prost' means 'cheers,' but at Prost Kitchen + Bar, diners have plenty of options beyond just German food and beer."It's a European gastropub," said owner Cody Jay. "It does have a...
View ArticleNew Ulta draws a crowd in Oldsmar
OLDSMAR - A long line wrapped around the building as shoppers eagerly awaited the grand opening of Ulta Beauty in Oldsmar on March 2.Located in the renovated and remodeled Woodlands Square Shopping...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Aquamelon founder Dez Williams finds entrepreneurial...
Desmond "Dez" Williams is behind on accepting his LinkedIn invitations. ¶Well, all of his social media platforms for that matter. But that's to be expected when you're running a fast-growing beverage...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Girl Scouts Women of DistinctionWhat perfect timing for the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida to celebrate five exemplary bay area women on International Women's Day, March 8. The 850 guests at the...
View ArticleHooper: 'Pause for Peace' at the Strawberry Festival? Believe it.
The Florida Strawberry Festival conjures up all kinds of images and sounds.It's a super sensory smorgasbord of marvelous music, bright lights, aromatic thrills, big cheers, piercing screams, and...
View ArticleMoffitt Healthy Kidz seeks high school seniors for scholarship program
Times staff The Moffitt Healthy Kidz program at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center is currently accepting submissions for their annual Role Model Scholarship. The scholarship, sponsored by Pinchers seafood...
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