South Shore News

Fertilizer company helps feed the hungry

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Mosaic Fertilizer celebrated its first five years on the New York Stock Exchange recently by contributing $45,000 and 6,000 pounds of food to benefit America's Second Harvest.

Auction is the cat's meow

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Feline Folks sponsored the second annual Cat's Meow auction Oct. 28 in the Kings Point Clubhouse.

Seminar to teach seniors safety

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Seniors can learn how to stay safe against fraud, identity theft and other crimes during a free senior seminar set for Nov. 19 at the Riverview Civic Center.

Honoring our veterans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Veterans Day festivities will last well into the weekend in South Shore.

Flower farm hosts a tour

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

About 100 people attended the inaugural Dirt Bag tour Oct. 31 at the Riverview Flower Farm.

Concert a tribute to veteran

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A South Shore resident will use his music to honor a fallen soldier. Robert Moffa of Ruskin - an award-winning composer and pianist whose work is often military-inspired - will perform during a concert Friday in memory of Michael D. Thomas of Seffner, a staff sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007.

Improvising saves time and money

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I inherited the whip-up-something-out-of-nothing gene from my mother, a talent for creating ingenious meals out of necessity. We grew up in a woodsy, secluded neighborhood in Minnesota, and my father drove our only car to work. That meant Mom had no way to get to the supermarket during the week and had to improvise.

Owners get keys to water-conserving homes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Veronica Mendez had been trying to become a first-time homeowner for two years.

Workouts pay big dividends for runner

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

For Riverview distance runner Michael Babinec, it seems the best is yet to come.

Riverview Marines honor fallen soldiers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

At the October Operation Field of Honor ceremony conducted by the Veterans Council of Hillsborough County at the Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Museum and Park, the Riverview Detachment of the Marine Corps League remembered soldiers who died during the previous 90 days.

Teens must click to win belt contest

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

It didn't take long for motorists to mind the message and strap themselves in.

Need a friend?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Each pet on this page once belonged to someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for it.

Calvary churchgoer a Good Samaritan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

An area resident was recently recognized for three decades of contributions to the South Shore community.

Senior ready to kick off soccer season

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Preparing for a new soccer season is nothing new for David Castillo. "I've been playing soccer since I was 5," Castillo said. "So I started doing this as soon as I could run."

Students learn outside classroom

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A group of Cypress Creek Elementary students recently put down their textbooks in favor of a slightly different approach to learning about science.

Alafia blaze under control, but phosphate pits challenge firefighters

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:18:00 EST

Firefighters have contained a brush fire in the Alafia River area, even though they were stymied by the unreclaimed phosphate mine landscape of steep hills and deep gullies.

Fire crews working large fire in Alafia River State Park

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:21:00 EST

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and the state Division of Forestry are working an uncontrolled brush fire of about 500 acres tonight at Alafia River State Park in eastern Hillsborough County.

Dirt bloggers' Dirty Tour was one hot happenin'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:56:00 EST

Almost 200 gardeners gather for The Dirt bloggers' field trip to Riverview Flower Farm.

Acropolis Greek Taverna speaks to the Greek in all of us

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:03:00 EST

My friend Phyllis recently brought me back a small pouch of Greek spices from a friend's restaurant in Colorado. One whiff of the piquant stuff whetted my appetite for Greek food.

Deputies: Kids, driver injured in school bus wreck

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:06:00 EST

Ten children have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a school bus and a truck collided this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say.