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Food Network star Emily Ellyn (center), known for her “retro rad” style, was brought aboard for the 2017 Celebrity Chef Dinner, held Feb. 4 at the John R. Trinkle Center at HCC.
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The Planes, Trains and Automobiles festival set up shop at the Plant City Airport on Feb. 25. The annual vehicle show is among Plant City’s most popular events and is hosted by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce.
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Plant City High School’s annual Every Buddy’s Beautiful Fashion Show was held Feb. 3. The show lets the school’s Raider Buddies members, a mix of traditional and special-needs students, strut their stuff on stage.
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Plant City High School hosted a Black History Showcase at its auditorium on Feb. 16. The event allowed students to highlight important periods of black history in both Africa and America with short plays, music and dancing.
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The Feb. 27 city commission meeting featured a posthumous proclamation awarded to David Miller, who worked in Plant City civic organizations and helped complete numerous projects in town for more than 30 years.
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The Jensen’s Heart of Gold Gala moved out of Plant City Feb. 18, after spending its first two years at Keel and Curley Winery, but Plant City still had a prominent presence at the superhero-themed event.
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Cork Elementary School hosted a 5K color run on Feb. 4. The run, which was a part of the school’s Color-A-Thon, raised money for field trips, school projects and anything the school’s PTA budget did not cover.
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The 14th annual Black Heritage Banquet was held Feb. 10 at the John R. Trinkle Center at HCC. Nine high school students received $500 scholarships for their work in the LEAD contest.
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Ed Verner was presented with the 2017 Citizen of the Year award by 2016 Citizen of the Year Sharon Moody on Feb. 15. Verner runs City Properties Company and is a co-owner of the Plant City Times & Observer.
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Plant City’s buildup to the Florida Strawberry Festival ramped up in February, but there was more going on than just the final preparations.
The city celebrated Black History Month and named a new Citizen of the Year. Fashion shows, galas and more raised funds for groups and causes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles came back to Plant City Airport. Local government started crafting the city’s walk/bike plan and honored late civic leader David Miller with a proclamation.
