Brandon News
Longtime Hillsborough educator Lyle Flagg dies
Lyle R. Flagg, a former principal and administrator who helped desegregate schools and encouraged the advancement of minority educators in his 40 years with the Hillsborough County School District died Tuesday. He was 85.
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Gardening: You're never too old to garden
Earlier this year, when my sister took me to the Strawberry Festival, our last and best stop was the Horticultural Display. I'm so in awe of plants so nearly perfect that people enter them in competition.
05/17/13
Yes, that anniversary
There are anniversaries - births, triumphs, marriages - and there are anniversaries - deaths, defeats, tragedies. And then there is the Kennedy assassination.
05/17/13
South Tampa chamber honors military members
Senior Airman Tyler Treadaway of MacDill Air Force Base was happy about the macaroni and cheese.
05/17/13
Table Scraps: I can't get enough of The Lee Bros. recipes
When I heard recently that The Lee Bros. would be in Tampa at the Publix Apron's Cooking School to do a cooking demo, there was no way I was going to pass up the opportunity to meet them.
05/20/13
Are tarpon on your bucket list?
So many anglers think of tarpon as an exotic species in exotic lands. But they're not.
05/20/13
Riverview's Big Red Barn is open at Fern Hill Farms
Folks interested in freshly grown produce, specialty products and old-fashioned customer service will be glad to hear the Big Red Barn at Fern Hill Family Farms is finally open.
05/17/13
Sharing inside jokes with grandkids creates meaningful memories
It's amazing how little kids notice things. Just the other day my 4-year-old granddaughter Jayden walked through our kitchen and suddenly asked, "Memaw, where's your calendar?"
05/17/13
T.J. Heidel hones his game while teaching at Rogers Park
Most club professionals can accept the fact that they will never be teeing it up on the PGA Tour.
05/17/13
FishHawk's newest child-care facility relieves 'mommy guilt'
Candie Emery of FishHawk said she loves spending quality time with her children, but likes the fact that The Learning Experience can ease her "mommy guilt" when she needs alone time.
05/20/13
Center Place invites budding artists to participate in first children's art show
Budding artists will get the chance to step into the spotlight with the first Little Monsters Create Children's Art Show at the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon.
05/20/13
Village Players add performances, free popcorn and new website
The Village Players will present “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” the first play in Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy that tells of his growing up in the 1930s in Brooklyn, New York, in May and June.
05/17/13
Higginbotham to discuss Bloomingdale development
Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham wants to hear from residents regarding the proposed mixed-use development on Bloomingdale Avenue near Lithia-Pinecrest Road.
05/22/13
Art show on exhibit through June at Center Place
BRANDON There were 52 entries in this year’s Brandon League of Fine Arts’ juried Members’ Show, said Bonnie Phillips, league president. They will be on exhibit between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays through June at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic...
05/14/13