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Why It Pays To Stay Local, Center Place 'Brings It Home'

The 29th annual Center Place Patron Party is taking place at Center Place, where, once again, the silent auction baskets are above and beyond anything your likely to see anywhere else.

Why It Pays To Stay Local, Center Place 'Brings It Home'
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Cancer Fighters Ready for Brandon Relay For Life Tonight

The overnight 2013 Brandon Relay For Life fundraiser is set to start 6 p.m. April 12 at Brandon High School. Relays at Bloomingdale, Riverview and FishHawk collectively have raised more than $365,000 to date.

Cancer Fighters Ready for Brandon Relay For Life Tonight
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Kiwanis Speaker Promotes YMCA's Cancer Survivor Program

Steve Morrow of Brandon spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon about his battle with cancer, and the strength and friendship he found at the Cancer Survivor Program at the Campo Family YMCA.

Kiwanis Speaker Promotes  YMCA's Cancer Survivor Program
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Safety Alert! Blocked Stop Signs, Proceed With Caution

Drive about town and a common sight are stop signs, street signs, "Do Not Enter" signs visually blocked by overgrown tree branches, leaves and shrubbery. We've spotted a few, we're sure you can add to this photo collection. Motorists

Safety Alert! Blocked Stop Signs, Proceed With Caution
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RaceTrac Zoning Passes as Wetlands Issue Looms

Hillsborough County Commissioners approved zoning for a RaceTrac gas station at Kings Avenue and Lumsden Road. The development go-ahead, though, depends on the board's wetlands impact decision, which won't be voted on before the summer.

RaceTrac Zoning Passes as Wetlands Issue Looms
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Has Brandon Become a 'Gas Pan Alley?'

A group fighting a proposed gas station at Kings and Lumsden points out that the Greater Brandon area is ripe with gas stations, and especially so on Bloomingdale Avenue. Is that your opinion, too? Or, do you like the choices, and the convenience?

Has Brandon Become a 'Gas Pan Alley?'
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Commissioners To Consider RaceTrac Proposal Today (April 9)

Hillsborough County Commissioners, at a land-use meeting today, April 9, are set to vote on a RaceTrac Petroleum development at the southeast corner of Kings Avenue and West Lumsden Road.

Commissioners To Consider RaceTrac Proposal Today (April 9)
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Activists Rally Against Gas Station in Wetlands

Protestors have been in view at the corner of South Kings Avenue and Lumsden Road, where Hillsborough County Commissioners are considering construction of a RacTrac gas station.

Activists Rally Against Gas Station in Wetlands
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How Many Gas Stations Are Enough?

A group fighting a proposed gas station at Kings and Lumsden points out that Bloomingdale Avenue has become a "gas pan alley" of its own. Is that your opinion, too? Or do you like the choices, and the convenience?

How Many Gas Stations Are Enough?
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Psyched for Taco Bus in Brandon?

Taco Bus is readying for a spring opening in the Greater Brandon area of Tampa, on Falkenburg Road.

Psyched for Taco Bus in Brandon?
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Video: Principal Practices What He Preaches

Riverview High School Principal Robert "Bob" Heilmann talks about the "culture of giving" as he celebrates with students and staff their national School Blood Drive Award.

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'Les Miserables' Cast Announced

The first day of rehearsals is April 10 for the 2013 Plant City Entertainment production of "Les Miserables."

'Les Miserables' Cast Announced