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Third Eye Blind, Grand Funk Railroad & More Sizzle At Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival ospreyobserver.com/2025/03/third-… via @ospreyobserver

Perfect season to get outside! Hiking Spree offers 21 trails in 20 local parks! ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/annual…

Former Newsome Athlete Makes NFL Debut, Kicks Game-winning Field Goal ospreyobserver.com/2025/01/former… via @ospreyobserver

ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/the-32… The 32nd annual Brandon Seafood Festival will bring a selection of fresh catches and entertainment to the area on January 18, 2025... brandon86rotary.com/brandonseafood…

Watermelon Swim, Tampa Bay's premier swim school, has embarked on its 17th annual Merry Melon Giving Tree, a program that provides Tampa Bay families in need with a full Christmas experience... watermelonswim.com/bringing-holid….

ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/new-ex… Get ready to celebrate the holiday season like never before w Winter Village Tampa, presented by the Tampa Bay Lightning, in Tampa’s downtown, running now through 1/5, 2025, with unforgettable new attractions for all ages... wintervillagetampa.com

Join The Cause And Make A Difference -Valor Service Dogs VSD is a local nonprofit that helps wounded post-9/11 veterans and first responders regain independence through the training and placing of mobility assistance and PTSD service dogs... valorservicedogs.org 813-634-3232

Restored WWII Jeep Brings A Legacy Of Love To Valrico - Alafia Elementary School fifth grade teacher Rebecca Lantzman grew up watching her dad work on his jeep and share his passion for history, specifically World War II history... ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/restor…

Exceptional Customer Service Shines At Boyette Road Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers ... expressoil.com ... located at 11690 Boyette Rd. in Riverview... 813-499-9606.

Tampa Bay’s Gasparilla Bowl Hosts Fan Invasion Before Kickoff - The 15th annual Gasparilla Bowl will kick off on Friday, December 20, partnering with Union Home Mortgage for an “unforgettable Bowl Week celebration.”... gasparillabowl.com

Donovan’s Meatery is a local and favorite restaurant of many in the Riverview community... donovansmeatery.com... To reserve a table, call 813-548-0015. Donovan’s Meatery is located at 11206 Sullivan St. in Riverview.

Hillsborough Education Foundation is thrilled to announce the expansion of the Student Center of Postsecondary Exploration (SCOPE) to Spoto HS, marking it as the 3rd site in Hillsborough County Public Schools for this increasingly popular college & career readiness initiative...

The Newsome HS JROTC Mixed Raider Team competed in the National Raider Competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 10-25 and won first place overall in the challenge division. ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/newsom…

ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/brando… Christopher McDarby has been competing in Special Olympics for almost 30 years....excelled in many sports, including bowling, track and field, golf, tennis, softball, soccer, bocce and swimming...named 2024 Special Olympics Florida Athlete of the Year

ospreyobserver.com/2024/12/congre… Congressman Vern Buchanan Commendation Event Includes Honors For Six WWII Veterans - 11/8, Buchanan hosted a Congressional Veteran Commendation event at Newsome High School’s newly opened performing arts center. ...

The Florida Strawberry Festival® released today its lineup of artists performing on the Wish Farms Soundstage at the 2025 event... Advance tickets... on sale 12/12, at 8 a.m. at the Amscot Main Ticket Office...www.flstrawberryfestival.com ... ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/florid…

Riverview High School Grad Builds On Seabees’ 82-year Legacy- Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 2nd Class Tucker Hassell is one of those sailors... ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/riverv…

Local Decorator Shaunessy Dobish Unveils A TV Show Pilot Featuring The White Oak Cottage - ...Premiering locally on October 28... thecottage.tv  ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/local-…

Florida Blue And Tampa Bay Lightning Host Teens To Strike Stigma Of Mental Well-being -Florida Blue and the Tampa Bay Lightning held their third annual ‘Strike the Stigma for Teens’ event at AMALIE Arena on October 4...WWE Global Ambassador Titus O’Neil. ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/florid…

Former Newsome HS starting pitcher Wade Walton has continued to earn recognition for his senior season, months after his final game with the Wolves...named to 2024 ABCA/Rawlings HS All-Region team...named to the ABCA/Rawlings HS All-America third team... ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/osting…