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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT A no-kill animal shelter in Ruskin needs help with volunteers and funding. CARE Animal Shelter, which takes in orphaned animals, those surrendered by their elderly owners and others found in deplorable conditions, immediately needs 15 to 20 volunteers to commit to…
Read More CARE Animal Shelter in Ruskin seeks volunteers, funds for new facility
By RICK MAYER APOLLO BEACH − Playing has been deemed a right for every child by the United Nations. It’s that important. However, finding the time and right environment to get the little ones moving can be a chore for some caregivers. The Florida heat…
Read More Playtime provides a cool indoor playground − and more − for the tiniest tots
By BOB D’ANGELO If you’re looking for a snowball’s chance of relief from the summer heat blasting through south Hillsborough County, there is a cool alternative. Snowball Station opened 2½ years ago at 7415 U.S. 301 S. in a trailer near the front entrance of…
Read More Here’s a snowball’s chance for icy refreshment in Riverview
By RICK MAYER RUSKIN − A wandering eye can be excused after stepping into Heart to Home, a home decor business featuring refinished work by the owner, Sarah Sheppard. The front room is a tight fit, though, so step cautiously as your head gimbals amid…
Read More At Heart to Home decor shop, turn furniture you have into furniture you love
By YVETTE C. HAMMETT The personal finance website WalletHub recently released its list of top pet-friendly cities in the United States, and Tampa ranked No. 3. But South Shore is not to be left out. There are numerous pet-friendly restaurants throughout Riverview, Ruskin, Apollo Beach…
Read More South Shore businesses put out welcome mats for pets
By BOB D’ANGELO RIVERVIEW − The Silver Ring Cafe opened early during the first week of September, but not for customers, who would have jumped at the chance to get an early start gorging on Cuban sandwiches, deviled crab cakes or stuffed potatoes. The longtime…
Read More Silver Ring Cafe’s ingredients for success include helping others
By GEOFF FOX APOLLO BEACH – Enter Amy Abdnour’s office and Nina, her assistant, will calmly show you where to sit. Nina will command your attention until she decides to saunter across the rug and find a comfortable spot to lie down. Abdnour is a…
Read More Meet Nina, a ‘super chill’ therapy dog for young and old
By BOB D’ANGELO RIVERVIEW − It is not a stretch to call Jean Cummins and Pat Burriss the golden girls of booksellers in south Hillsborough County. The sisters, now in their 70s and Riverview residents for more than 60 years, have operated Bookworm Used Books…
Read More Riverview sisters living a ‘dream’ running Bookworm bookstore
By PAUL CATALA RUSKIN − For 24 years, John Lawson worked for a Sarasota-based beer distribution company, five days a week. But 13 years ago, Lawson and his wife, Terrie, decided to go green thumbs up, and he went from area supervisor to seeds, sun…
Read More Ruskin couple’s fresh idea grows into successful hydroponic farm
By TIFFANI SHERMAN Shannon Dudley is only 22 years old and living her dream. “I’ve always had a passion for baking. Ever since I was a child and could be in the kitchen, I was making stuff,” she says. “As a teenager, I would go…
Read More Apollo Beach baker’s decorative cakes are sweet works of art