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Celebrate the nation’s birthday and honor those currently serving and the sacrifices made for our freedoms. Plant City will mark America’s 250th birthday with a community celebration on Armed Forces Day, May 16, called Berry Nifty at Two-Fifty. The event, organized by Plant City Parks and Recreation in...

A new chapter is brewing in downtown Plant City, as an exciting dual-concept destination prepares to take shape in the former Linda’s Crab Shack building at 202 E. Reynolds Street. The upcoming pairing of Leaven Brewing Co. and Dingers Roadside Cafe promises to bring together craft beer, family-friendly dining, and a strong sense of community in one thoughtfully designed space.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says an illegal house party near Davenport led to a teenage shooting and three arrests over the weekend, including a 19-year-old Orlando man accused of possessing a handgun and prepackaged marijuana inside a backpack. Deputies were called to a residence...

Tathan Holt Fields (PCSO) LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland man is back in custody after...

EAGLE LAKE, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of the driver in Eagle Lake. According to investigators, evidence and eyewitnesses indicated that a gray Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Winter Lake Road/North Cameron Road at a high speed when the driver approached the intersection of US-17.

Jose Antonio Rosa Negron POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Lakeland man is behind bars today...

Ebisu Life Store, a wildly popular Japanese lifestyle shop filled with viral snacks, blind boxes and obscure collectibles, will soon open its largest location in Tampa Bay. The post Mother’s Day brunch, Ebisu and more Tampa Bay food news appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is behind bars after Florida Highway Patrol investigators determined he fled the scene of a fatal Seffner collision by calling a rideshare. Christopher Gage Everson, 27, was arrested at 11:00 AM on May 7, following a weeks-long investigation into the three-vehicle wreck.

A different kind of learning opportunity is coming to Philip O’Brien Elementary, and Polk County families can now apply for this unique microschool experience. WonderHere is partnering with Philip O’Brien to launch a new blended kindergarten/first grade program, designed to offer families an additional educational option rooted in hands-on learning, creativity and connection.

For decades, maintenance and engineering departments seemed to operate on their own — how times have changed. For decades, maintenance and engineering departments seemed to operate on their own. Their offices often were in the basement of facilities or in separate buildings altogether. Managers — whose departments were considered a “necessary evil” in many organizations — often were excluded from organizations’ strategic planning activities.