By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Despite a late-afternoon thunderstorm, Plant City’s faithful car enthusiasts rumbled into downtown for the monthly Strawberry Classic Car Show July 21. The show featured all makes and models and attracted a variety of clubs, including the Nature Coast English Car Club, Tampa Bay British Car Club, Tampa Racing, the […]
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Plant City Entertainment stages Broadway magic
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor The first time Plant City Entertainment Director Domin Pazo put together a Broadway revue in 2001, it topped out at three hours long. A year later, he tried it again, promising himself he wouldn’t make it a long show. But it, too, nearly crested the three-hour mark.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Kickball
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor For a kid, there’s nothing quite like seeing an adult get a pummeled in the face with a whipped-cream pie. And when the children in Plant City’s summer program at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Planteen rec centers met for a kickball challenge July 13, they knew […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Beauty for Ashes
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Plant City teens and families packed Trinity United Methodist Church for Frontline Youth’s third annual youth rally, Beauty for Ashes, July 14.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Vacation Bible Schools 07.19.12
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer It was a week full of messy crafts, lively games, comedic skits and animated dancing at three Plant City churches during their vacation Bible schools. Shiloh Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Midway and Church on the Rock all held their respective events last week. The vacation Bible schools […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: VBS First United Methodist Church
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer VBS at the First United Methodist Church was filled with exciting activities for kids. Movies and crafts were just some of the things, VBS-ers did. One silly game required the kids to pick up cotton balls with their noses which were covered in vaseline.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: VBS at First Presbyterian Church of Plant City
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Vacation bible schoolers at the First United Methodist Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Plant City were busy with activities last week. They played silly games, made aviation inspired crafts, chased each other in a game of tag and watched a movie that taught Christian values.
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: Focus 4 Beauty Career Center
Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer The buzzing of a nail gun, the crisp cut of scissors to hair and the constant murmur of salon gossip are all sounds you hear when walking into the Focus 4 Beauty Career Center. Focus 4 Beauty is the first and only cosmetology career center located in Plant City. Owners […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Bike Fest
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Dozens of motorcycles rumbled into town for the monthly Bike Fest July 7, in Historic Downtown Plant City. The event attracted hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout the area.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Fourth of July Celebration
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Thousands of residents braved the spotty rain for a family friendly night of fun and fireworks July 4, at Plant City Stadium.
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