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Plant City Fazoli’s Employee Recognized by Dare to Excel Program
Sixteen-year-old and Nigeria native Onifevu Ebanehita Oboro is an example of hard work, determination and honor. Many people may have heard the expression “Good help is hard to find,” but for Keys Restaurants Inc. operations chief Brady Keys, III, it’s not an issue. One of his employees,...
HOW PLANT CITY COMES TOGETHER TO SERVE
UNITED FOOD BANK OF PLANT CITY PROVIDED FOOD FOR 152,000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR. The Mission of the United Food Bank of Plant City is to provide assistance for the needy in moving them from a “state of hunger” and “impoverishment” to self-sufficiency, empowerment and self-reliance. The...
Hillsborough County high school student raises donations for Humane Society of Tampa Bay NICU
TAMPA, Fla. — This story originally ran back in May of 2024. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay saw over 1,000 kittens from March to June who were younger than 8-weeks old, and those kittens require specialized, round-the-clock care. Now, the shelter is able to offer that care easier, thanks to a brand new neonatal intensive care unit, gifted to them by a Hillsborough County high school student.
Badcock furniture, rooted in Mulberry, will close all stores. Conn's files for bankruptcy
The mood in Mulberry was melancholy as news spread across the small city that Badcock Home Furniture was closing all its stores across the southeastern United States. At age 8, Mayor George Hatch recalled ringing the doorbell at the large family home of the Badcocks in Mulberry for generous amounts of candies on...
'Making an impact': Here's how you can help Tampa Bay area teachers and students this school year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At Perkins Elementary, desks may still be stacked up, but excitement for the new school year is already starting to build up. “I get really excited, ‘cuz I want to see all of my kids and who’s coming into my classroom, and what we’re going to do,” says 5th-grade teacher Lee Lee Lapointe.
Cybersecurity expert: ‘How would a real hacker do it?’
Jacob Wattam started his cybersecurity career by traveling the country for large companies seeking nationwide clients; he will now focus his ethical hacking expertise in Tampa Bay. Wattam founded CoAction Security to provide the “high touch” customer service he believes is often missing from the industry. The Pinellas County native...
National Chicken Wing Day is Monday, Tampa Bay. We found deals.
National Chicken Wing Day is July 29. Here are 18 ways we’ve found to celebrate, while saving some cash, in the Tampa Bay area. Mastry’s Brewing Co.: Mastry’s kicks off the celebration a day early with a Wing Day Extravaganza featuring $1 wings all day. Starting at noon Sunday (July 28).
The Scoop: Fri. July 26th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Fan favorite Rays player, Randy Arozarena was traded to the Seattle Mariners last night. Pinellas County Commission discusses Rays stadium before vote. A deal for a new stadium for the Rays stadium as part of a development in St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District could be inching closer to approval.
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