You've watched friends, co-workers and family members battle the flu. You wonder: Is it too late to get a flu vaccine? Is it safe? Where do I go to get a flu shot? What are my options? Is the vaccine still available?
The Aroma Bath & Body Boutique will continue to serve customers with online and telephone orders.
The first of a series of financial aid information nights is set for tonight, Jan. 15, at Brandon High School. Can't make the date? Additional workshops are scheduled for Jefferson, Gaither, Riverview and Hillsborough high schools.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce has scheduled ribbon-cuttings this week at the Title Boxing Club and Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. Also, at Concierge Care of Tampa Bay and Chick-fil-A at Westfield Brandon.
Discounted overstocked clothes and small household items will be on sale at the Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) on Parsons Avenue in Brandon. Proceeds benefit the food bank and clothes closet.
New attractions at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo draw a large crowd Jan. 12, where visitors feasted their eyes on Zsa Zsa’s hippo offspring, Zola, and Mbali’s pygmy calf, yet to be named.
Bike owners can register online or at one of four Bay area events on Jan 19.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is offering bicycle registration events on Jan. 19 in hopes of stemming the rise of bike thefts.
Former Superintendent of Schools Earl Lennard, who just retired as Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, is set to discuss the history of the area at the Jan. 16 Riverview Woman’s Club meeting.
On Friday, Jan. 18, the finalists for Hillsborough County’s 2013 Teacher of the Year are scheduled to be announced with “surprise patrol” visits at their schools. Here’s the list of contenders from Hillsborough’s public schools.
The Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City has been ranked one of the top events in the southeast and it returns for a 78th year. Opening day is Feb. 28, 2013.
Dealing with a loved one’s deployment? The American Red Cross for years has offered “Coping With Deployments,” a course to help family members of Reserve, National Guard and active-duty service members. The course now is offered online for free as well.
Support was strong and swift from the Facebook and Greater Brandon area small-business communities for The Simple Life Outfitters of Valrico, in its logo battle with Bass Pro Shops. That legal challenge reportedly has come to an end.
A Seawind 3000 crashes behind the R.V. Heiser Natural Sciences Complex at New College Honors College of Florida shortly after takeoff from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The report comes a day after a single-engine aircraft crash in Brandon.
Temperatures in our area and around Tampa Bay continue to hang in the mid-80s through the after NOAA announced that 2012 was the warmest in more than 100 years.
Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation has joined forces with the Orlando Magic basketball team.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office note local charities it has helped over the years.
We compile the odd, unusual and "Oh, my gosh!" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Photos for the free 2013 calendar published by the Environmental Lands Aquisition and Protection Program features shots by local photographers portraying the natural beauty of Hillsborough County's 60 ELAPP sites.
Twenty-two tips for consumers, covering such topics as online security, dating, Smartphone protection, credit reports, budgeting, weight loss, identity theft, fake checks, bad businesses, medical fraud, computer firewalls and document shredding.
