You, you, you “otter” know! Robert Lavery found last month that even though people aren’t able to use Walden Lake’s clubhouse, local wildlife are.
Continue ReadingYMCA adapting after COVID-19 closure
As of this week, the Plant City Family YMCA and the rest of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA network planned to close until May 8 as a safety precaution. But don’t look at the empty parking lot and pool areas and think nothing’s happening. In the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the staff of […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s on Kline’s Mind? Shout-out to the seniors
I can’t imagine what high school senior athletes must be going through right now. This isn’t like a hurricane where we know we’re likely to only miss a handful of weeks if something hits, then get right back to action in the fall. We have no idea when we’re getting everything back to normal. For […]
Continue ReadingUnited Food Bank weathering new storm
The most popular running joke about the COVID-19 coronavirus is that you’d have better luck finding the Holy Grail than finding toilet paper in a store right now. Mary Heysek, executive director of the United Food Bank of Plant City, knows it’s true because she’s not only seen the empty shelves in local stores, she’s […]
Continue ReadingPlant City shuts down parks
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department announced Monday it’s taken further steps to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, this time by closing all city parks. “To follow CDC COVID-19 guidelines recommending cancelation of activities with 10 or more participants, Plant City is following the lead of Hillsborough County, Polk County and […]
Continue ReadingFocus on Fitness: Stay home and stay fit
“Remember that time in 2020 when we all ran out of toilet paper,” joked the man who stood behind me in line at Walmart. We were lucky to arrive in time to buy our rationed package of toilet paper. They were already out of disinfectant wipes, but he had enough in his cart to spare […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 3.26.20
HCPS ‘Grab and go’ program starts this week Hillsborough County Public Schools delivered food to area schools March 18 to prepare for the start of its “Grab and go” program for students 18 and under. The program, which started Monday and runs through April 15, offers free food pickup for students from 9 a.m. to […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 3.26.20
We asked Facebook: How have social distancing, the recent 10-person gathering limit and other effects of the effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus affected your daily lives? “We are hanging in there ! I cook all the time but now we have made an effort to buy take out to support those […]
Continue ReadingHCPS ‘Grab and go’ program starts next week
Hillsborough County Public Schools delivered food to area schools Thursday morning to prepare for the start of its “Grab and go” program for students 18 and under. The program, which starts Monday, March 23 and runs through April 15, offers free food pickup for students from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at select elementary, middle […]
Continue ReadingFFA programs present jackets to PC Culver’s
The restaurant now has FFA jackets from four area high schools on display in the lobby.
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