The old Firestone shop at the corner of Baker and Palmer streets soon will go from servicing vehicles with four wheels to those with two, three, four — and even none at all. Plant City Motorsports, a full-service shop specializing in servicing all makes of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, side-by-sides and watercraft, is set to open March […]
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Lifted Fitness combines athletic wear, evangelism
Since becoming an avid runner, Rebecca Rothman wanted to find a way to stand out from the crowd. The perfect idea came to her while working out at the Plant City Family YMCA. “God graced me with the idea of designing athletic apparel to witness to others — whether it be at the gym, a marathon […]
Continue ReadingWin two tickets to annual cookout!
The Plant City Observer and Plant City Elks Lodge #1727 have partnered to give away two tickets to the 25th annual Wild Game Cookout. This men’s night out will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9, at the Hillsborough County Cattlemen’s Association Building, 6404 S. C.R. 39, one mile south of State Road […]
Continue ReadingHorse whisperer trots into Plant City
Paul Daily was no stranger to horses, but one day, in 1997, as he watched a wild horse buck and run in a fit of unruliness, he felt the call of God. “It became clear that I had been running from God,” Daily said. “I wanted to make this horse something of value, just like […]
Continue ReadingChurches unite to create community ministry
The mantra of the new Plant City Community Ministries is “Helping Families Stand,” and the ministry intends to do just that by utilizing an educational approach in its work. The new Plant City ministry will open Feb. 4. “It’s not just a band-aid approach,” Benny Keck, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dover, said. […]
Continue ReadingWLCA drafts formal policy on enforcements
Walden Lake Community Association board members hope an official copy of the association’s policies will help stymie any confusion regarding the community’s rules and regulations. Last month, the board directed its enforcement committee to draft a formal policy on code enforcements. Chairman Jim Chancey presented the draft at the WCLA’s Jan. 21 meeting for board […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: BayCare, United reach agreement
BayCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a new, five-year agreement. Patients with UnitedHealthcare’s commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage plans once again have in-network access to BayCare’s hospitals, facilities, services and physicians. In addition, UnitedHealthcare members who received care at BayCare on or after Nov. 26, 2012, will be considered in-network. UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans […]
Continue ReadingTree planted in honor of Felton Williams
A tree was planted Jan. 18, at Eastside Baptist Church, in honor of the late Felton Williams, owner and founder of Felton’s Meat and Produce. Representatives from Felton’s contacted Darcy Stottlemyer, at All-A-Bloom Florist, wanting to do something to honor him. Stottlemyer’s husband, Patrick, suggested plant a holly tree in his honor. Williams was a […]
Continue ReadingNew crops take root at Keel and Curley
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class received last week a sneak peek at the beginnings of what may be a plentiful blackberry harvest at Keel and Curley Winery. The self-pollinating ouachita blackberries were planted in October on about 4 acres of the winery’s property. Ryan Keel, director of farming operations, designed a […]
Continue ReadingCar show attracts German TV show
It wasn’t the Florida Strawberry Festival that caught the eye of German television producer Andreas Vollbach while he was doing research online for an upcoming show. Instead, it was Plant City’s Strawberry Classic Car Show that sparked interest. Vollbach works for “Auto Mobil,” Germany’s most successful and longest running TV magazine on automobiles. It airs […]
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