Kathie Aaron, a candidate for honorary mayor of Apollo Beach, is having a family barbecue and dog pageant from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 24 at Dr. Ott's Off-Leash Dog Park, 21st Street Southeast and Third Avenue Southeast. ...more

May 10, 2008

Sarasota resident Linda Thompson will present a free acrylic demonstration sponsored by the Art Club of Sun City Center, at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Art Room, 954 Cherry Hills Drive. ...more

February 2, 2008

Groovin' to the sounds of Kenny K, more than 200 members of the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce wined, dined and honored their own Jan. 25. ...more

February 2, 2008

Johnny Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, has died. He was 84. ...more

January 13, 2008

For some residents, it's the image of Stowers Funeral Home on Brandon Boulevard, built in 1876 by James Brandon, the son of the community's founder, John Brandon. ...more

January 2, 2008

When it comes to community planning, some Brandon residents want to think big. ...more

November 29, 2007

Students in the Project Butterfly Wings/Junior Master Gardeners class at the Seeds of Hope Learning Center at Gibsonton United Methodist Church, 6104 Marilla Ave., participated in a "plantable" pumpkins project Oct. 20. ...more

November 19, 2007

Developers of The Grove at Wesley Chapel plana weekend-long celebration to mark the formal opening of their plaza just north of County Road 54 on Oakley Boulevard. ...more

November 8, 2007

Three local businesses have stepped up to save the flowering crape myrtle trees that line the median on a 2.5-mile stretch of U.S. 301 between Bloomingdale Avenue and Gibsonton Drive. ...more

October 27, 2007

Three local businesses have stepped up to save the flowering crape myrtle trees that line the median on a 2.5-mile stretch of U.S. 301 between Bloomingdale Avenue and Gibsonton Drive. ...more

October 18, 2007