We asked Facebook: What is your favorite thing to do at the Florida Strawberry Festival every year? “Amish donuts, and there is a vendor I always go to that has bourbon chicken on a stick and it’s amazing” — Richie Long “Get a Strawberry Shortcake from Transforming Life Church and a corndog from Smitty’s Hand-Dipped […]
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Around Town 2.11.21
We asked Facebook: What was your favorite moment of the Bucs’ big Super Bowl win? “When a Plant City boy tackled the streaker. Deputy Stearns” — Sarah Tickel VanCamp “It was in Tampa and they won! That’s the best part!” — Art Marcus “HCSO tackling the streaker!” — Ashley Gerace “When we knew they had […]
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We asked Facebook: What’s the best gift to get for Valentine’s Day? “Time.” — Amanda Beveard “Chocolate covered strawberries.” — Donna Keeler Elliott “Whiskey, scotch, bourbon or beer.” — Bret Walley
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We asked Facebook: What new programs would you like the Parks and Recreation Department to bring to the new community center and Plant City at large? “A walking/bike path that’s kid-friendly — parents can walk and kids can ride scooters, etc. Brewer is great but Sansone goes too much into the woods.” — Jamie Elizabeth […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 1.21.21
We asked Facebook: The City of Plant City has several projects ongoing in 2021, from parking lot overhauls to park additions and improvements. What’s the next thing you’d like to see the city work on? “I would like to see the city keep Griffin Road cleaned up, it is an eyesore” — Barbara Skaggs Ward […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 1.14.21
We asked Facebook: If you’ve gone through the county’s COVID-19 vaccine application process for yourself or someone else, what was your experience like? “Unfortunately, it has not been user-friendly. My father has tried for the second week now and he has had a very hard time with it. He got one during his age group’s […]
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We asked Facebook: What would you like to see come to Plant City in 2021? “More events and more local restaurants, especially ones open Sunday/late night. Splash pad for the kids would be nice. What we don’t need: Box stores, chain restaurants, more subdivisions” — Caitlyn Sharits “Definitely more restaurants with outdoor seating. Have pretty […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 12.23.20
We asked Facebook: What is your new year’s resolution for 2021? “To appreciate the little things more and to spend more time with my parents.” — Karen Young “To continue to question why It takes years to build a fire station.” — Bruce C. Hildreth “To be a better person” — Barbara Skaggs Ward “To […]
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We asked Facebook: What is your favorite Christmas movie? “A Christmas Story” — Suzanne Torres “Die Hard” — Tiffany Jones “Back to the Future” — Edwin Alexander Mejia “Annabelle’s Wish” — Dana Polk Deliguori “Toss up between Christmas Vacation — me now — and A Christmas Story — me as a kid.” — John Parker […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 12.10.20
We asked Facebook: What is your favorite family Christmas tradition? “Making Christmas cookies with my kids. Every year for the past 15.” — Jessica LeMire “We – the husband, my mom, myself and 2 or 3 grand daughters goes to Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell for the last 9 yrs. Taking pictures of soldiers, that […]
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