My eyesight is pretty bad without my glasses. They’re not quite Coke bottles — but they’re close. Most days, I lament my near-sightedness, and all those ads for LASIK catch my attention.
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SHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Tentative alignments bolster rivalries
A few weeks ago, the Florida High School Athletic Association released the tentative football classification realignment for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. Appeals can be sent to the FHSAA Executive Director Justin Harrison until Jan. 18, but if the proposed realignment holds up, all three area football teams will compete in the same class […]
Continue ReadingNewtown Bee keeps town at heart in Sandy Hook coverage
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor The sun had almost completely set by the time my wife and I arrived at our children’s preschool to pick them up Dec. 14. As we entered their classroom, I stood in the doorway for just a second, taking in our 2-year-old daughter, Aria, and 4-year-old son, Lyric, before […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Holiday hoopla and hoop dreams
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor As other students are out enjoying winter break, players on our high school basketball ball teams will be putting themselves to the test in holiday tournaments. The Strawberry Crest boys basketball team will lead the way, when the Chargers compete two notable tournaments. First, they’ll bring their game to […]
Continue ReadingCOMMISSIONER’S UPDATE: Gift of giving key for holiday season
By Al Higginbotham | Hillsborough County Commissioner The late journalist Eric Sevareid once said, “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
Continue ReadingPAJAMA MAMA: Six going on 16
By Emilie Plants | Contributing Writer At exactly 5:53 p.m. Dec. 13, 2006, I witnessed a miracle — the birth of my daughter, Scarlett Joy Plants. I remember holding her for the first time, wrapped like a burrito, and gazing at the sweetest face I had ever seen. Little by little, I’ve been loosening my […]
Continue ReadingPAST & PRESENCE: Wilbur Fisk Burts’ impact remains (Part 2)
By Gil Gott | Plant City Photo Archives & History Center Editor’s note: This is the second part of our series chronicling the life of early settler Wilbur Fisk Burts. Click here to read Part One. In Part One, we wrote about Wilbur Fisk Burts and his various activities, closing with some of his business […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Small town attracts big sports events
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor When I first got this job at the end of May and learned I would be moving to Plant City and covering the sports scene there, I started scouring the web to find out what exactly that scene entailed. From descriptions in my interview and with a little research, […]
Continue ReadingTHOUGHT FOR FOOD: New seafood restaurant offers flavorful fare
By Susan Kazenas | Contributing Writer There’s something fishy going on in Plant City, and in this case, it’s a good thing. When my friend told me about Shrimp & Co. Express, a new seafood restaurant near Parkesdale Farm Market, I placed it the top of my list, because my husband and I are always […]
Continue ReadingJOSHING AROUND: … On lessons learned outside Starbucks
By Joshua Loudermilk | Contributing Writer I sit a bit miffed by the fact I just paid $4 for a single bottle of orange juice. It is not like there is anything special about it. Maybe I am paying for their marketing. That must be it. Here is what I paid for: “We use only the freshest, […]
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