Linda Walden was in her 30s the first time she worked the runway at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s inaugural Fashion Show & Luncheon, held in the basement of First Presbyterian Church. She walked the runway in a yellow polyester dress from Hooker’s Department Store in downtown Plant City. She became an annual presence at the […]
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FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY TAKES UPCOMING GRADS ON TOURS
Students regularly graduate from high schools with no plan for a career and their future. So, it is easy for them to get stuck in a job that isn’t a good fit, or doesn’t provide much in the way of an upward path financially, or doesn’t offer ways to develop skills. On the other side […]
Continue ReadingPhotos From Florida Strawberry Festival’s 47th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
GENESIS LAVISHES LUXURY, SAFETY ON REVAMPED 2025 GV80
There’s just no stopping Genesis. Ever since Hyundai launched the offshoot in 2015, enthusiastic reviews have followed. The G70, G80 and G90 sedans in the Genesis stable were joined by the hot-selling luxury label’s first SUV in 2020. It provided more proof that quality, styling, design and ease of use have been trademarks of Korean […]
Continue ReadingThe Greenes Love the Daily Grind
In the world of entrepreneurship, timing is everything. For seasoned entrepreneur Tim Greene, the licensing of his newest endeavor, Greene Acres Stump Grinding, couldn’t have come at a better time. Two weeks before Hurricane Milton made landfall on Oct. 9 as a Category-3 storm, Greene applied for and was granted a business license for his […]
Continue ReadingMEALS ON WHEELS OF PLANT CITY, INC.
Meals on Wheels of Plant City delivered its first meal to a homebound resident on January 1, 1990. Today 65 volunteers deliver one hot meal each day to 43 recipients on six routes. The area they serve is bounded on the north by Knight’s Griffin Road; Route 60 on the south; Branch Forbes Road to […]
Continue ReadingESPOSITO PIZZA CHANGES HANDS AND MENUS
“As a child, I remember on Sunday our family would gather at my Nonnie’s house,” Frank Fautas said. “Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins filled the house. We would gather around the table and feast on giant bowls of pasta and gallons of sauce we would call ‘gravy.’ It is the memory that inspired me […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 01.23.25
We asked Plant City: What is your favorite current TV show/series? Law and Order (new) Chris Black Matlock Jen Holmstrom Rescue hi surf Lisa Prevatt Landman James Hutchinson Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test GiGi Treasure Chicago Med and Doc Barbara Skaggs Ward Dexter Barbara Sellers
Continue ReadingObituaries 01.23.25
Bernard Wayne Caton Bernard Wayne Caton, 96, of Plant City, Fla., born on Nov. 3, 1928, in Middlebury, Indiana, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 20, 2025. He was a member of First Baptist Church Plant City, Plant City Lion’s Club International, and the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation. He was preceded in death by […]
Continue ReadingMeet 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Gabriela Norah Hagman
Photos by Jose Lozoya Every year, the Florida Strawberry Festival needs a queen to reign over the 11-day festival. This year’s queen was crowned Sat., Jan 18 at the 2025 Floria Strawberry Festival Queen’s Scholarship Pageant. Durant High School senior and contestant Gabriella Norah Hagman, daughter of Christopher and Jacqueline Hagman, was crowned the 2025 […]
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