Keel and Curley Winery hosted a pet-friendly event called Winery to the Rescue, Saturday, May 2. Animal lovers and their dogs visited vendors and representatives of pet-related businesses. There were silent auctions and raffles to benefit Mastiff Rescue of Florida, Southwest Great Dane Rescue and Florida English Bulldog Rescue. The bulldog rescue was on site […]
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Cutest Critter: Snicker-Doodle-Jonas-Beiber and FatCat
Kristi Stewart says this about her pet babies: “Snicker-Doodle-Jonas-Beiber (mixed colors) and FatCat (black and white) love to (lie) by the window when the weather outside is cool. Usually the blinds are down. But when they want warmth they scratch at the blinds for us to pull them up. We love our babies!” Turkey Creek […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Jim Church
Jim Church calls his photo “Taking the slow road.” Plant City has many beautiful places for Jim and Maria Church to drive their beautiful Morgan horse, Polly. The Plant City Times & Observer and Grimes Hardware have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Paree Fashion Show
The Women’s Club of Plant City hosted a Fashion Show Friday, April 24, at First Baptist Church. Attendees got to see the latest styles from brands like Cato. In addition to the Parisian-themed catwalk, lunch and dessert was served, and there were prizes. The luncheon benefited this year’s Women’s Club project, Canine Companion for Independence, with a […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2015 Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival
Thanks to the Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival, Plant City is the place to be this weekend. People from all over the Tampa Bay area have flocked to Keel and Curley Winery this weekend to celebrate the farm’s signature fruit, as well as the workers who make the local agricultural businesses thrive, with its signature all-day […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2015 Earth Day celebration
Where better to host an Earth Day celebration than the Plant City Community Garden? The Saturday festivities saw dozens of vendors on site to sell their plants, foods and other sustainable wares, and the City of Plant City – with their friend, Officer Snook – educated people about water conservation. Every hour, workshops on sustainable […]
Continue ReadingBASEBALL: Durant tops Brandon, 3-1, for 7A-7 crown
Facing a 1-0 deficit in the fifth inning, Durant’s Zach Barfield stepped up to the plate with no outs and Steven Witchoskey on base. The very first thing he did was screw up a bunt attempt. He’ll look back on it as the best mistake he ever made in high school baseball. Why? Because Barfield […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: ‘Worst Talent Show’ at DHS
The Durant High School Drama Department presented “The Worst Talent Show Ever”April 23 and April 24. The premise of the play was an on-air variety show full of strange and talentless acts. The play was a collaboration between Durant seniors and faculty members. “Both sides get to see sides of each other that they usually […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Fancy Flea
One of the Fancy Flea’s spring shows was held April 24 and April 25 in Plant City. The Fancy Flea has been voted one of the best outdoor vintage markets in the nation, and Plant City had the opportunity to browse its hundreds of booths offering furniture, clothing, art and more at the Strawberry Festival Grounds. […]
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