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Hillsborough shelter waives dog adoption fees as count hits 320
Hillsborough County's Pet Resource Center has waived all dog adoption fees after its population hit 320 dogs, a five-year high at 177% of capacity, with adoptions down 146 from last summer.
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Hillsborough shelter waives dog adoption fees as count hits 320
Hillsborough County's Pet Resource Center has waived all dog adoption fees after its population hit 320 dogs, a five-year high at 177% of capacity, with adoptions down 146 from last summer.
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Hillsborough shelter waives dog adoption fees as count hits 320
Hillsborough County's Pet Resource Center has waived all dog adoption fees after its population hit 320 dogs, a five-year high at 177% of capacity, with adoptions down 146 from last summer.
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Waterset plans Food Truck Fest, three board meetings in September
Waterset's September calendar features a Food Truck Fest on Sept. 11, Cars & Coffee on Sept. 12, three Community Development District board meetings, outdoor yoga and weekly knitting at the Apollo Beach community.
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Apollo Beach Skate Park hosts Best Shredder contest Sept. 19
Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation brings its Best Shredder skateboarding contest to Apollo Beach Skate Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, headlining a fall lineup that includes a seniors outdoor trip from Ruskin and after-school programs at both local recreation centers.
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Ruskin comedy concert Sept. 20 benefits C.A.R.E. shelter
The Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin hosts Rock & Roll for Rescue, a Jack Willhite comedy concert benefiting C.A.R.E. animal shelter, on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. with $25 tickets and a donation drive at the door.
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Ruskin Seafood Festival seeks vendors before Oct. 14 deadline
The Greater SouthShore Chamber of Commerce is accepting vendor applications through Oct. 14 for the 36th Annual Ruskin Seafood Festival, scheduled Nov. 14-15 at E.G. Simmons Park with free admission and booth fees ranging from $125 to $425.
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Ruskin Fresh Market hosts indoor artisan market Sept. 6
The Big Bend Market brings its monthly indoor artisan vendor market to Ruskin Fresh Market on Sept. 6, featuring local handmade goods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2619 14th Ave. SE.
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County cuts permit fees in half for Apollo Beach homeowners choosing living shorelines
Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission cuts permitting fees by 50% for waterfront homeowners who choose living shorelines over concrete seawalls, a program with direct savings for Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents facing erosion and storm surge.
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County fair deadlines approach for South Shore youth
Entry deadlines are approaching for the Greater Hillsborough County Fair's "Celebrate America" competitions, with a youth livestock workshop on Aug. 30 the most urgent date for South Shore farm families.
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Ruskin nonprofit airlifts endangered coral from overheated Keys
Ruskin-based Reef Renewal USA flew endangered elkhorn coral from the Florida Keys to its local facility after water temperatures exceeded 88 degrees, racing to protect 20 years of genetic stock from a marine heatwave that a July report described as worse than the deadly 2023 event.
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Manatee Viewing Center earns national travel nod ahead of 40th season
National travel guide TripMemos has named Apollo Beach's Manatee Viewing Center one of Florida's top manatee-viewing spots, adding to the free attraction's accolades ahead of its 40th anniversary season opening Nov. 1.
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Wimauma researchers crack commercial artichoke growing for Florida
UF/IFAS researchers at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma have developed a commercial artichoke production system yielding over 90% of California averages, with planting season opening in late August.
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Artisan Summer Market returns Aug. 29 as organizer's last event
The Artisan Summer Market South Shore returns Aug. 29 in Wimauma with 100-plus vendors and free admission, doubling as a fundraiser for cat rescue Kittie Corral and the final event for retiring organizer Jennifer McCafferty.
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Apollo Beach rehab center releases four green sea turtles as fundraiser nears deadline
Four juvenile green sea turtles rehabilitated at the Florida Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach were released into the Atlantic on Aug. 11, while a Sparkman Wharf Instagram fundraiser benefiting the facility runs through Aug. 16.
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