At a time when many business owners are taking pains to scale back and cut costs, brothers Costa and Sam Waez went to great expense to open their third restaurant, Acropolis Greek Taverna in Winthrop Town Centre. ...more

February 18, 2009

There's a reason they're called "the good old days." That's what Brandon lawyer John Sullivan, the 2009-10 chairman of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, told fellow chamber members at the 50th anniversary celebration and annual dinner Jan. 23 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. ...more

February 4, 2009

Tammy Bracewell juggled phone calls and e-mail messages at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce last week, where preparations were under way for the organization's annual dinner Friday night. The chamber – established in 1959 – will celebrate its 50th year at the dinner with a video tribute to the past and its annual citizen and leadership awards ceremony before rallying the troops to launch headlong into 2009. ...more

January 22, 2009

Tammy Bracewell juggled phone calls and e-mail messages one busy day last week at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, where preparations were under way for the organization's annual dinner Friday night. ...more

January 21, 2009

County commissioners gave tentative endorsement of giving $2.5 million to the Brandon Community Advantage Center. ...more

June 17, 2008

It's a matter of pride. "It hurts when a community the size of Brandon has to go to other places to hold its major events," said Miller Dowdy, a local businessman and civic leader. ...more

February 21, 2008

Center Goes To Winthrop ...more

February 18, 2008

The creator of Winthrop Village will kick off several new "green" initiatives Thursday night with an art exhibit created from recycled products. ...more

November 14, 2007