Every first and second Monday of the month, a small, faithful group of Ruskin Methodist Church volunteers gathers at Commongood Park with one purpose: to offer sustenance to the community’s homeless ...

As we near the start of the oval track season, opening here in Florida with the Speedweeks culminating in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, Sun City Center has its very own ties to racing royalty. Sun City ...

Ronald Milton Brown, son of Nell Agnes Dougherty Brown and Milton Allen Brown, was born December 25, 1934, in Atlanta Georgia, and died January 22, 2026, in Macon, Georgia. The memorial service will ...

In 1975, as Jaws terrified movie audiences and companies like Famous Amos and Microsoft were launched, Joe Gaskill started his own long-lasting business, Aquarius Water Refining. Yes, his Feb. 2 ...

The week for the South Shore Six (SS6) kicked off with Spoto losing a tightly contested 72-70 game to Strawberry Crest on Monday, Jan. 26, in front of its home crowd. The difference was a 19-18 second ...

On Feb. 3, 1943, the USAT Dorchester—a coastal steamer refitted for wartime duty—was hit below the waterline by a German torpedo shortly after midnight in the treacherous North Atlantic corridor known ...

Join the Apollo Beach Garden Club from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 14 for its traditional Spring Plant Sale, showcasing for the first time youth marketeers from the Children’s Entrepreneur Market of South ...

Major League Baseball is about to open camp throughout the Tampa area and High School Baseball is prepping to get back out on the diamond with the regular season about to get underway. The chill may ...

When audiologist Alaina Becker first met Sun City Center resident Sue Spicer in early 2024, she was moved by the quiet presence of Spicer’s guide dog, Mason, settled faithfully at her feet. “I saw how ...

Deadlines are fast approaching for the many shows, contests and acts featured at the Florida Strawberry Festival, set to begin its 91st year next month. The 2026 theme, “Still Growing,” is a fitting ...

TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center recently welcomed back The Florida Aquarium’s popular stingrays to Cownose Cove, much to the delight of seasonal visitors who have missed their absence of more than a ...

Sumner lost a tough game on the road, 69-66, vs the Chamberlain Storm on Jan. 20; it needed an extra period for the game to be decided. Down a number of players to injury or illness, the Rays faced a ...