South Florida Baptist Hospital will be hosting Ladies Night Out: Autoimmune Disorders from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the administrative conference room. An expert will identify classic myths about autoimmune disorders and differentiate fact from fiction. Registration is required, and the class is free. Call (813) 644-6720 for more information.
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One dead in wrong way crash
A 24-year-old Lakeland man died after being ejected from his car during a wrong-way crash on State Road 60 at Bugg Road May 8. At about 11 p.m., Jonathan Molina was driving a 2004 Mazda RX8 in the westbound, inside lane of State Road 60 when he was struck head on by a wrong-way driver, Avimael […]
Continue ReadingBarking Orders
On a hot afternoon in May, three deputies and two Plant City Police Department officers are stiffly aligned in a field near Tampa Executive Airport. At each man’s side is a dog, panting to keep cool, and alert to the sights, scents and sounds of the other members of this outdoor classroom. “Break,” a facilitator […]
Continue ReadingWalden elected festival president
Dan Walden has lived in Plant City his whole life, and his earliest memories of the Florida Strawberry Festival conjure a mental image that is much simpler than the event that now draws more than 100,000 people annually. “I remember coming to it with my dad when I was 8, 9, 10 years old,” Walden […]
Continue ReadingDHS graduates the scientists of tomorrow
Students in the Durant High School class of 2015 will soon be all together one last time, as they get ready to take their next steps out into the real world. And at the graduation ceremony in June, they shouldn’t expect to hear a typical closing speech from their valedictorian, Ashley Womer. “Mine’s a little […]
Continue ReadingCrest High chosen as SpringBoard demo school
Though many high schools in Hillsborough County have been using SpringBoard, an advanced curriculum created by the College Board, Strawberry Crest High School has excelled among them and is now used as an example for schools around the country that are interested in the program. SpringBoard is used throughout the United States in certain math […]
Continue ReadingFamily Roots: Wish Farms pioneering robotic picker
It’s game-changing technology that could revolutionize an industry and cut costs by hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet it’s not being developed in Silicon Valley — more like Hidden Valley. Gary Wishnatzki, third generation owner of Wish Farms in Plant City, is about to test a prototype robotic strawberry harvester that will automate the picking […]
Continue ReadingThe Last Song: NRG founding members saying goodbye in talent show
The loud pitch of a Miley Cyrus pop song blasts through the closed door of a performance studio in the historic Lee building downtown. Piano notes accompany the lyrics, leading five aspiring songstresses to their musical destiny. The middle-school girls are in the midst of one of Next Radical Generation’s weekly rehearsals. For the past […]
Continue ReadingP.C. could host World Youth Hall of Fame
It’s true that young people from America, Canada and the rest of the world have done some incredible things while they were babyfaced. Just ask Max Stevens, a man who wants these people to be remembered forever. And, he wants these accomplishments to be forever celebrated in Plant City. Along with co-founder Joyce Punt, Stevens […]
Continue ReadingRotary day for bookish
Rotary, including two clubs from Plant City, will celebrate Rotary Day with the unveiling of the world’s largest traveling children’s book Saturday, May 16, at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Not only is the book a Guiness-world record breaking feat, there will also be a 10,000-book giveaway. The celebration is meant to teach children to dream […]
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