HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is inviting all Hillsborough County residents to celebrate Halloween with their district deputies in a fun and safe way. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s Halloween trick-or-treating event will be held in the form of…
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The Thru→Line, Polk County Professional Theatre Debuts in Pandemic
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – When composer Oscar Levant stated, “there’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line,” he never knew his words would succinctly describe a creative quintet in Polk County 2020. While Broadway and local theatres alike are dark…
Read More The Thru→Line, Polk County Professional Theatre Debuts in Pandemic2020 Two Good Soles Shoes & Socks Drive Steps Up Challenge
PASCO COUNTY, Fla.- Unwavering generosity, even during unprecedented times, helps Pasco students in need put their best foot forward! The fifth annual Two Good Soles Shoes and Socks Drive stepped up to the challenge, with Pasco County Government and Constitutional Offices collecting more than 7,500…
Read More 2020 Two Good Soles Shoes & Socks Drive Steps Up ChallengeTRIBE Seminole Heights is Safe, Socially-Distanced Haven of Activities for Kids of All Ages
TAMPA, Fla. – This week, the day begins between 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM. Students trek to the bathroom before starting class and wash their hands. When the CDC protocols went into effect when the pandemic hit, TRIBE Seminole Heights, located in Seminole Heights United…
Read More TRIBE Seminole Heights is Safe, Socially-Distanced Haven of Activities for Kids of All AgesThe Amazing Arts Challenge Has Contestants Searching For Clues Across Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. – Taking inspiration from The Amazing Race television competition, New Tampa Players president Nora Paine wants to create something fun and special to reconnect the community to the arts. While so many theatre’ stages remain dark, she hopes to shed a little light…
Read More The Amazing Arts Challenge Has Contestants Searching For Clues Across TampaTobyMac To Play Two Dates in Tampa Amalie Arena
TAMPA, Fla. – Awakening Events announced today the return of the annual TOBYMAC Hits Deep Tour. The 2021 lineup features TOBYMAC & the DiverseCity Band along with special guests Tauren Wells, We Are Messengers, Unspoken, Cochren & Co., and Terrian. The tour will stop in…
Read More TobyMac To Play Two Dates in Tampa Amalie ArenaCan You Step Up to The Monster Burger Challenge?
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Can you wolf down a burger and all its trimmings nearly the height of a human head in just 20 minutes? Dozens of confident entries coming from across Tampa Bay attest that many people think that they can. On October 30th…
Read More Can You Step Up to The Monster Burger Challenge?Pretty in Pink-O-Ween at Edge City BBQ and Tap, True Cancer Stories as Fundraiser for Faces of Courage
TAMPA, Fla.- Coming to the newly opened Edge City BBQ and Tap on Wednesday, October 28th at 7 pm, is Pretty in Pink-O-Ween, a theatrical dinner show fundraiser for Faces of Courage. Founded by breast cancer survivor Peggie Sherry in 2004, Faces of Courage is…
Read More Pretty in Pink-O-Ween at Edge City BBQ and Tap, True Cancer Stories as Fundraiser for Faces of CourageZooTampa Announces a New Baby Gronk in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay has a second Gronk. ZooTampa announced that their baby Indian rhino will be sharing his name with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ tight end Rob Gronkowski also known as Gronk! The announcement came from Gronk himself via video chat helping welcome baby Gronk…
Read More ZooTampa Announces a New Baby Gronk in TampaPowerstories Theatre Launches 2021 The Voices of Truth Theatre Festival with Outcast Theatre Collective
Powerstories, a landmark independent professional theatre since 2000 seeks community support TAMPA, Fla.- Powerstories Theatre, in collaboration with Outcast Theatre Collective, is seeking submissions from playwrights, storytellers, spoken word artists, and directors for its 2021 Voices of Truth Theatre Festival through November 15, 2020. Submission…
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