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By Tiffani Sherman An unexpected event thrust Janice Bayruns into a role she never thought she would have: full-time caregiver for a parent. “My father had a massive stroke at the age of 62 that left him disabled, and I was his caregiver for 19…
Read More Family caregiver experience inspires South Shore woman to start in-home care resourceBy Geoff Fox RIVERVIEW – Joshua Holmes walked into Riverview High School and hugged a woman working at the desk in the Student Affairs building. He walked down a hallway and burst into a grin. Waiting outside a classroom was Dan Hamilton, his former agriculture…
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By Geoff Fox APOLLO BEACH – There’s no need to drive from the South Shore area to Tampa if you’re hungry for genuine Cuban food. The options in Tampa are undeniably mouthwatering, but Mi Viejo Latin Cafe, which opened at 6002 U.S. 41 in April,…
Read More Mi Viejo serves up authentic Cuban cuisine in Apollo Beach
By Geoff Fox RUSKIN – The water could be smooth as butter or rougher than a bad hangover. Either way, Clyde Petty will splash through it at up to 95 mph. At that speed, his 28-foot powerboat can catch major air. It’s not the safest…
Read More Ruskin resident Clyde Petty making a splash in offshore powerboat racing
By Paul Catala Throughout most of each week and especially Sundays, Stan Wilkerson’s focus is helping turn up the sanctity of services through song. But outside the church and office doors of Apollo Beach’s Calvary Lutheran Church, Wilkerson is known for his ability to slide…
Read More Apollo Beach’s Stan Wilkerson plays trombone with music’s biggest names while leading church in songBy Geoff Fox APOLLO BEACH – Jamie Connell placed a light-blue T-shirt on a metal plate, carefully smoothed out the wrinkles and placed it onto a digital direct-to-garment printer. Connell, general manager at Red Bug Tees, centered the shirt and pressed a button. Seven minutes…
Read More At Red Bug Tees, custom shirts a product of ‘strength and perseverance’By Geoff Fox RUSKIN – Hillsborough Community College’s South Shore campus was crowded with hundreds of job-seekers during the annual South County Job Fair on Wednesday. The event, sponsored by Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman, Career Source Tampa Bay and HCC, started at 8:30 a.m.…
Read More Job fair at HCC South Shore draws hundreds of job- seekersBy: Paul Catala Rick Gullett shuffles back and forth from one side of the stand to the other, knife in one hand, plate in another. As he chats with his wife with a southern lilt distinctively central Floridian, Rick banters with two Saturday customers in…
Read More Net profit, net fun Parrish couple markets noted smoked mullet along US 301(Family Features) Eating healthy isn’t always easy, and when your family is rushing around in the evenings it can seem like a daunting task to put a well-balanced, nutritious meal on the table. However, cooking at home with a lean protein you can feel good…
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