WALDEN LAKE MALIGNED BY AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE Just hours following the worst Hurricane in decades, I picked up the PLANT CITY OBSERVER and read – “OLD WALDEN LAKE GOLF COURSE STILL FALLING APART – NO CURRENT PATH FORWARD TO SOLVE PROBLEM”. Your paper had the temerity to publish this “story” knowing full well a hurricane […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 10.10.24
We asked Plant City: What’s your favorite hurricane snack? air conditioning. Lol DeeDee Hawthorne Mathes Chicken on the grill, pico de gallo, rice, beans & tortillas. I know it’s a whole meal but we always grill out during hurricanes. Jess Torres Sam’s club cookies Robby Serena Montgomery Tuna and peanut butter and jelly. Lossie Kitchen Brownies […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere 10.10.24
SICILY: Bob and Angie Smith took the Plant City Observer with them to Sicily
Continue ReadingCutest Critter 10.10.24
SHAUNA: Laura Schmidt submitted this photo of her neighbor Mary’s dog Shauna. Surprise Mary!
Continue ReadingMCINTOSH PRESERVE IS A HAPPENING PLACE
McIntosh Preserve is north of I-4, near North Alexander Street and Knights Griffin Road. The Florida Communities Trust and the Hillsborough County Environmental Land Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) purchased the 360-acre preserve for Plant City in 1998 for $1.1 million. The preserve’s intended use is as an educational and environmentally protected park. In 2005, […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.10.24
September 27 You Can’t Stay Here – Trespassing 800 block of W. Madison St An officer made contact with the subject who was trespassed from the residence listed above. The subject was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail. Don’t Do Drugs – Drug Possession 2200 block of James L Redman Pkwy An officer responded […]
Continue ReadingReal Estate 10.10.24
September 2024 Real Estate Transactions Data pulled from GTAR MLS as of 10/3/24 for the Plant City market area. Mortgage Data from Freddiemac.com Be Safe out there … as I pen this article for circulation our central Florida coast is preparing for Hurricane Milton’s landfall. At the moment, the cone of landfall ranges from Ft […]
Continue Reading360-UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY TO COME TO PLANT CITY
Alliance Residential Company, one of the largest and most active rental residential real estate developers in the U.S., just bought 15 acres of land at 3110 James L. Redman Parkway in Plant City. At the location, Alliance plans to construct 360 apartments, a resort-style pool, a playground, a clubroom, a fitness center, a business center […]
Continue ReadingOLD WALDEN LAKE GOLF COURSE STILL FALLING APART
The Walden Lake development began with two privately-owned, thriving golf courses in the midst of 2200 houses. However, the golf courses’ 320 acres became run down, lost business, and eventually, the owner filed for bankruptcy. The course has been closed for 12 years. As the clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, and other structures continued to degrade, […]
Continue ReadingPROPANE NINJA RELOCATES HEADQUARTERS TO PLANT CITY
How many companies have been renamed by their customers? Propane Ninja may be the only one. Mike Dodd attended Durant High School, where he played soccer, but then was reassigned to the new Newsome High School when it opened. He graduated from there in 2003. Peter Samuelson grew up in Kenya as the child of […]
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