Sixteen area businesses showed their community spirit and patriotism by participating in Ruskin Memorial VFW 6287's 2009 Veterans Day Parade: Apollo Cellular; Beanie's Family Sports Grill; Bennett Building & Development; Canadian Meds South; D & L Insurance; Dynamic Painting; Flip Flops & Fitness; Freedom Plaza; Jasminelaina Lawn & Landscaping; M & I Bank; Pet Kingdom Grooming Salon; Sanchez Brothers Custom Fabrication; Shell Point Marina; TECO Energy; People's Gas; and Weichert Realtors - SouthShore. ...more

November 25, 2009

After the first cold front of the season passed through the Bay early this month, summer weather returned. The highs were in the low 90s for about a week in mid-October, and that brought the water temperature back up to 89 degrees. That's pretty hot for this time of year. ...more

October 21, 2009

A brutally hot day didn't deter hundreds of art lovers from turning out to the Big Draw-In Oct. 10. And the crowd included more than just Ruskin residents. ...more

October 21, 2009

Laurie Kepler and Jan Falcione are always cooking up ideas to raise more money. After all, fundraising is a major part of the job at Mary and Martha House. ...more

April 1, 2009

Anglers of all ages are invited to vie for some nifty prizes and bragging rights in the first Ruskin Chamber Catch & Release Grand Slam. ...more

April 1, 2009

Joan Shalleck of Kings Point, the leader of a Life Writing memoir class, said her students are required to sign what she calls her "Vegas Oath." ...more

February 18, 2009

How about starting off the new year with a three-day, two-night stay at Little Harbor, a half-day of charter boat fishing or dinner for four at the Ybor Grille? ...more

January 14, 2009

In February, Ministerios La Red will celebrate its third year in the area. ...more

January 7, 2009

Jazz musician Valerie Gillespie and the Valerie Gillespie Quartet have released their fifth CD titled "A Little Rough Around the Edges." ...more

December 3, 2008

Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, 4140 24th St. S.E., will host its Holiday Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the family-friendly event is free, although there are nominal fees for certain optional activities. ...more

December 3, 2008