Despite the dour predictions by economic forecasters, Black Friday wasn't doom and gloom for businesses this holiday season. ...more

December 10, 2008

Nichole Addessi and her boyfriend, Jesse Blankenbiller of Riverview, were at the Westfield Brandon mall by 5 a.m. today with their eyes on two items. "I know it's selfish, but we're shopping for ourselves," Addessi said as the couple stood in a long checkout line at Sears. "We got this great five-piece luggage set at JCPenney for $40, and now we're buying this DVD home theater system for $150." This is their first Black Friday shopping spree as a couple. ...more

November 28, 2008

As a part of its Rock, Rib & Ride Festival, the Greater Brandon Community Foundation is planning a Listen to Your Heart Celebrity Fashion Show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Florida State Fairgrounds Florida Center and Botanical Gardens. ...more

October 15, 2008

It's here: Christmas creep. Halloween is barely on the minds of schoolchildren, but retailers across the Bay area have begun putting up Christmas displays and piling decorations and other inventory onto the shelves. In some shops, prices on Halloween items already have been cut, and the ghosts and goblins play second fiddle to Christmas trees and Santa hats. ...more

October 6, 2008

Store security video of a girl about 8 years old on a shopping trip in Brandon could lead police to whoever has stolen credit cards and other items from patients and visitors at Memorial Hospital. ...more

October 1, 2008

"Now we were faced with a nightmare that would draw a line in the sand for us. Would I allow anger, hurt and bitterness to guide my heart away from God? Calling the church, asking for prayer as soon as he found out about the tumor, had revealed Dirk would not allow this to come between God and him. His heart was broken and he was asking for God's help. ...more

September 20, 2008

Richard Scolaro, 32, met a 13-year-old girl while he worked at Westfield Brandon mall and carried on a relationship with her for several months, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

September 8, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

July 2, 2008

Residents and business leaders drafting a blueprint of Brandon's future agree that a hub of activity, where people can live, work and shop within walking distance, should be in central Brandon instead of encroaching on areas not heavily developed. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Apple To Open In Brandon The Apple retail store at the Westfield Brandon mall opens at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is the second to open locally, complementing the one at International Plaza, and is the 14th in the state. The hands-on store will give customers a chance to test-drive Apple's product line, which includes the popular iPhone and iPod and the new MacBook Air, the world's thinnest notebook computer. ...more

May 22, 2008