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Ruskin's Council Growers launches free farmers market Oct. 10
Council Growers Sod Farm in Ruskin hosts its first free farmers market Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring more than 20 vendors, live music and a charity raffle, organized by new garden center manager Jessica Colabuno.
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Ruskin's Council Growers launches free farmers market Oct. 10
Council Growers Sod Farm in Ruskin hosts its first free farmers market Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring more than 20 vendors, live music and a charity raffle, organized by new garden center manager Jessica Colabuno.
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Ruskin's Council Growers launches free farmers market Oct. 10
Council Growers Sod Farm in Ruskin hosts its first free farmers market Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring more than 20 vendors, live music and a charity raffle, organized by new garden center manager Jessica Colabuno.
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Reservoir still 14.5 inches low despite recent rains; water purchases surge 16-fold
Despite recent rainfall, the C.W. Bill Young Reservoir remains 14.5 inches below last year's level and Tampa Bay's water purchasing has surged 16-fold, meaning Apollo Beach and Ruskin's one-day-a-week watering restrictions will stay in place through Oct. 1.
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Hillsborough homeowner still under tarps months after applying for $200M hurricane repair program
A 77-year-old Hillsborough County homeowner is still living under tarps months after applying for the county's $211 million Rebuilding for Tomorrow hurricane repair program, as officials say about 1,500 applications are in the queue and processing varies by complexity.
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AdventHealth Riverview adding 68 beds in $50M expansion as South Shore population surges
AdventHealth Riverview, which opened in October 2024, is under construction on a $50 million expansion that will grow its bed capacity from 82 to 150 by December 2026, responding to rapid population growth in South Hillsborough County.
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The Coffee Cup fed Ruskin for 70 years before the US-41 corridor changed around it
The Coffee Cup diner served Ruskin's farmers, fishermen and families at U.S. 41 and Shell Point Road from 1929 until its 1999 demolition, and its story illustrates how dramatically the corridor has changed as the community's population grew nearly fivefold in three decades.
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Hillsborough County moves to block AI data centers in Apollo Beach, Ruskin corridors
The Hillsborough County Commission voted 7-0 on Aug. 5 to order a moratorium ordinance drafted against AI data center development in unincorporated areas, citing drought conditions and water-supply concerns near the Apollo Beach desalination plant.
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AMIkids students plant 1 acre of seagrass in Tampa Bay after two years of prep
AMIkids students and volunteers planted 1 acre of seagrass in Tampa Bay in late July after two years of scientific preparation, restoring habitat that supports the manatees, fish, and marine life Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents see from their docks.
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Free supply center distributes $75K as Lennard, East Bay teachers prep for Aug. 10 start
The Hillsborough Education Foundation's free teacher supply center has distributed $75,000 in materials since mid-July as demand climbs ahead of the Aug. 10 school start, driven by inflation and Florida's last-place ranking in teacher pay among the 50 states.
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Tampa Bay scallop search cancelled, leaving gap in bay health data
Tampa Bay Watch cancelled its 31st Annual Great Bay Scallop Search on Saturday, August 1, citing weather and water conditions, leaving a gap in the decades-long dataset that tracks bay health for communities including Apollo Beach and Ruskin.
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Sun City Center woodcarvers offer free Friday lessons after winning 61 state awards
The 55-member SCC Woodcarvers Club won 61 combined awards at two statewide competitions in 2026 and offers free beginner lessons every Friday morning at its Sun City Center workshop, open to South Shore visitors.
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Apollo Beach's Manatee Viewing Center lands on Islands Magazine's best-in-Florida list
Islands Magazine has named Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach one of Florida's best land-based manatee viewing spots, the latest national recognition for the free attraction as it prepares to open its 40th anniversary season on Nov. 1.
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Apollo Beach Garden Club opens fall season with free Aug. 15 breakfast and garden tours
The Apollo Beach Garden Club hosts a free Open House on Saturday, Aug. 15, featuring farm-fresh breakfast, garden tours and plant sales at the Apollo Beach Recreation Center, as the nonprofit pushes toward 60 members and replaces all in-ground beds with accessible raised planters by year's end.
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Foster kids across Hillsborough get 238 bags from Tampa airport
Tampa International Airport donated 238 unclaimed bags to Hillsborough County's Duffels of Dignity Program on Aug. 4, doubling last year's contribution and giving foster children and domestic violence survivors across the county, including Apollo Beach and Ruskin, a dignified way to carry their belongings.
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