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Summer Camp Grips Youth Talent

In his little office next to Brandon High’s gym, surrounded by team photos and a faded framed “State Champions” t-shirt from 1977, I reminisced with wrestling coach Russ Cozart.

We talked about Foxcatcher, my career high and lows, and how this school is the only legitimate feeder program in Florida.

Virgil Guitars Blend Style And Substance In Tampa

Up until a few years ago, Virgil Mandanici had only dabbled in woodwork. • A few home projects here and there — a rack to hang his instruments on, a podium — nothing complex. So when he decided to build his first guitar in 2010, he didn’t have high expectations.

Windmill Taphouse Gives Customers A Healthy Buzz

Chuck Homuth, of Temple Terrace, the owner of Chuck’s Natural Fields Market, expanded recently with a new taphouse adjacent to his Brandon retail store. The taphouse with a 350-square foot “salt cave room” features kombucha teas and local craft beers.

Ruskin Man Continues Countrywide Trek With “5 Boros NYC Bike Tour”

After completing the group’s “Coast to Coast” tour, where the cyclists dipped their rear tires in the Pacific Ocean in San Diego and rode into St. Augustine, FL, Smith has taken his team north. 

Smith is blogging about his “5 Boros NYC tour”  bicycle journey at the site his wife, Mariella, created called “Tres Goes Biking.”