Remedi Spa hosted its eight annual Mistletoe Mixer Dec. 3. Guests were given tours of the facility, a rundown on the hottest new products and demonstrations of spa services. For more, call the owner Stacy Dunn, (813) 752-2433.
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Festival ticket sales start Dec. 5
Tickets for the Florida Strawberry Festival’s headline entertainment shows will be on sale beginning Dec. 5. Tickets for all 22 shows can be purchased online, flstrawberryfestival.com, by phone, (813) 754-1996, or at the Amscot Main Ticket Office, 2209 W. Oak Ave., Plant City. Headliners include Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Boyz II Men, Little Big […]
Continue ReadingWin two tickets to Christmas Town!
Youth pop singing group NRG and the Plant City Times & Observer are partnering to give our readers a chance to win two tickets to Busch Gardens’ Christmas Town! To enter, tell us your favorite Christmas carol — along with a reason why. Submit your entries to Editor Michael Eng via email, meng@plantcityobserver.com, or through […]
Continue ReadingUSF radio show to host breakfast
The University of South Florida radio talk show, “People, News & Fashion” will spend Thanksgiving serving food to those in need in Plant City. The show, along with several businesses in Plant City and Lakeland, will host a Thanksgiving Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 604 W. Ball St., Plant […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Photo Archives to present films
The Plant City Photo Archives and History Center recently was awarded a set of four films chronicling the history of the civil rights movement. The films together are titled, “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle,” and were selected for this program by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History with support from the National Endowment […]
Continue ReadingDustin Hill earns top Plant City Fire Rescue award
Plant City Fire Rescue announced firefighter paramedic Dustin Hill as its 2013 Firefighter of the Year. His selection was founded not on one single act but rather on several facets of his career. Most recently, Hill was selected as one of the department’s Emergency Response Team members. Hill also serves as a field training officer […]
Continue ReadingDurant FBLA hosts ‘Prematurity Week’
November is Prematurity Awareness month, and the Durant High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America let it be known last week. The FBLA hosted “Prematurity Week,” in conjunction with March of Dimes, donating all proceeds earned to the charity. Students and teachers participated to show their support for the cause. “Looking forward as […]
Continue ReadingFood bank hosts first Turkey Drive
The United Food Bank of Plant City is accepting frozen turkeys as part of its first Turkey Drive. The bank is accepting turkeys that weigh between 10 and 12 pounds, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, at the bank, 702 E. Alsobrook St. The drive will run through Nov. 25. The food […]
Continue ReadingSpringhead offers fall fest
Springhead Elementary School will feature plenty of fall family fun during its Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the school, 3208 Nesmith Road, Plant City. The festival will include a variety of carnival-style games, such as Plinko, a beanbag toss, fishing and more. Children also can have their faces […]
Continue ReadingDrawdy earns leadership honor
William Blaine Drawdy, of Plant City, recently was accepted into the University of South Florida’s Sigma Alpha Lambda. Drawdy, a 2012 graduate of Strawberry Crest High School, currently is studying physical therapy and sports medicine at USF. At Crest, he was varsity wrestling team captain. He is fluent in American Sign Language and a self-taught […]
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