More than 1.5 million lights will be twinkling at the Tampa Bay Festival of Lights and Santa’s Village, where a sold-out line-up of gift-oriented vendors and competing youth-decorated Christmas trees ...

The C.A.R.E. Gift and Wine Fair—one of our area’s most highly anticipated holiday shopping events—returns Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Del Webb Southshore Falls, 122 Falls Blvd., Apollo Beach.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is expanding its services in South Shore with the addition of Fire Station No. 47—a modern, two-bay facility built to support the area’s burgeoning communities, where ...

Albert Joseph Laforet II, 96, formerly of Sun City Center, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025, in Midland, Michigan. Albert “Al”/“Buzz” was an exceptional man. He was born January 19 ...

Sumner traveled South on I-75 as underdogs to take on the Riverview-Sarasota Rams and left with a 31-21 win that continues their playoff season. The Rays will travel further South on Friday, Nov. 28, ...

Organizers of the 35th Ruskin Seafood Festival called the Nov. 15–16 celebration a perfect blend of sunshine, seafood and community spirit. “We had at least 20,000 people turn out, the weather was ...

Joan S. Maxwell, born May 19, 1939, in Stratford, New Jersey, passed away on November 8, 2025. Joan lived a life of teaching, travel, friendship and the sea. A graduate of Haddonfield Memorial High ...

The Bulls traveled into Birmingham, Alabama, and left with the 48-18 win over the Blazers. USF closes out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 29, vs Rice on Senior Night inside Raymond James Stadium ...

The South Shore high school hoops season is off and running for the 2025-26 season. The Morgan Mustangs, from Wimauma’s newest school, led the way on Monday, Nov. 17, tipping off at Winthrop College ...

Vendor markets are booming these days and for good reason. They’re much more than simply places to shop. These “mini-malls of commerce” support small, local businesses; offer unique, high-quality ...

The Stingrays (59th in Florida) won convincingly in the Tank, defeating the Ocoee Knights, 44-13, making the trip to Riverview from NE of Orlando, and achieving head coach George Selvie’s first ...

Grab your kids and step into the magic of the Christmas season at Santa’s Wonderland Festival, Dec. 12-14, on the grounds of the Lake Wimauma Convention Center, 5408 State Road 674, Wimauma. This ...