After more than three years of organizing, petition-signing and meeting with local politicians, Sun City Center residents were successful today in getting approval for a golf cart path that will help them get across U.S. 301 to Walmart. Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to spend between $250,000 and $300,000 on the paved path, which will cross a vacant field to a signalized crossing of U.S. 301 at Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

November 4, 2009

Delores Dudzik is not originally from Germany, but she said she felt a kindred spirit with Germans during Oktoberfest as she twirled on the dance floor at Freedom Plaza with her partner, John. ...more

November 4, 2009

and the annual Hi Neighbor! event. ...more

November 4, 2009

With the swine flu, high unemployment and plummeting housing prices, Sun City Center has not been immune to national problems. Part-time residents here, however, can always count on cheery friends and neighbors to welcome them back every November. ...more

November 4, 2009

As St. Joseph's Hospital awaits final approval to build a new facility on Big Bend Road, South Bay Hospital is still planning relocation to the area. ...more

November 4, 2009

While seasonal residents were away, a group of people from Sun City Center and Kings Point came together to form the Greater Sun City Center Chinese Drywall Coordinating Group. The new task force has spent its time collecting information for homeowners, lobbying on their behalf and even helping affected properties gain a tax break. ...more

November 4, 2009

We missed those of you who ventured back north as part of the annual snowbird migration. And now that you're back, we'd like to share some of the news we reported in the South Shore News & Tribune while you were gone. Welcome home. We're happy you're back. ...more

November 4, 2009

Farm worker protest Last week The Tampa Tribune ran a story about farm workers from Immokalee protesting in front of Publix Supermarket demanding higher prices for the tomatoes they pick (Metro, Oct. 26). ...more

November 2, 2009

Donna Miller of Tampa a few weeks ago asked for a recipe to make a "wonderful 'tropical' bread that had very subtle hints of coconut and pineapple." ...more

November 1, 2009

In Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day, hundreds of the low-speed electric vehicles ferry residents down wide, palm-tree-lined streets in this south Hillsborough retirement community. Cars are rarely needed here: doctors' offices, restaurants and shops are within walking - or carting - distance. ...more

October 31, 2009