Chili’s will be partnering with Relay for Life Plant City for a fundraiser Thursday, July 18. If diners tell their waiters they are participating, 10% of the check will benefit Plant City’s Relay. Five area Chili’s will be participating. The fundraiser will help Relay reach their goal of $245,000. They are: Plant City 3001 James […]
Continue ReadingPlant City choir founder arrested for having sex with a minor
The founder and director of the non-profit Plant City Community Choir was arrested July 16, on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery. According to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reports, Joseph Mendolia, 25, of Plant City, posed as a woman named “Amanda” in an online chat and subsequently drove in March, to St. Petersburg to […]
Continue ReadingDaybreak Rotary presents check for train platform
Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club President George Banning presented a check for the construction of the downtown train platform, July 15. David Miller, part of the platform planning committee, accepted the $2,500 check on behalf of the committee. “I would like to thank the club for this,” Miller said. Miller recounted a time when the […]
Continue ReadingStudents eligible for backpacks from YMCA
Hillsborough County students from kindergarten through 12 may be eligible to receive a backpack filled with school supplies. The Tampa YMCA is teaming up with the Emergency Care Help Organization to provide 1,800 students with the school essentials. All qualified families have to be registered to participate this year.Families can register by contacting Sandy Acevedo […]
Continue ReadingRotary recognizes members at installation meeting
At the Rotary Club of Plant City’s installation meeting June 27, the club’s incoming President, Aaron Davis, presented the outgoing President, Billy Keel, with a plaque commemorating his year of service. “With Billy’s leadership the club had an outstanding year,” Rotarian Jim Scott said. The club had two very successful fundraisers, the Wild Game Cookout and Dancing […]
Continue ReadingAre We the Target Market?
Nestled between Lakeland and Tampa, some may think Plant City residents have all their shopping needs met. But with a 20-minute drive each way, many residents are clamoring for more hometown retailers. This summer, three new shops will help satisfy shoppers. PetSmart, Michael’s and Ross Dress for Less all will open this month at the […]
Continue ReadingFind Your Inner Peace
TheRoom will be offering special yoga sessions during July. Sophia Hyde will be teaching a stretching and guided meditation class from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. July 17 and 31, at TheRoom,110 W. Reynolds St., in the Young & Moody building. Enter through the back door, because all other doors will be locked. Bring a yoga […]
Continue ReadingPlant City theater serves up fundraiser for 2013 ‘Les Mis’ production
Plant City Entertainment will serve up a night full of food and fun in preparation for its summer production of “Les Miserables.” The community theater will host its Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. July 13, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s activity hall, 302 Carey St., Plant City. The price per dinner is […]
Continue ReadingPlant City composer Charleene Closshey debuts production at New York festival
The colors are vibrant — turquoise, red and yellow — all smattered on a canvas. Papua New Guinea artist Jeffry Feeger attacks the slate, massaging the tints in a circular motion with his bare hands, palming the pigments to cover the space. Feeger looks like he is throwing caution to the wind. But what appears […]
Continue ReadingBipolar teen to take stage at National America Miss Pageant
Nicole Bristol was surrounded by a voice. It screamed at her during class. It stalked her at night. The incessant sound was unrecognizable, plaguing her for months. Neither male or female, the Plant City High School student couldn’t make out what the voice was saying to her at first. Then it got worse. It began […]
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