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Heat dome hits Hoosier farmers, impacting costs and crops for struggling farms
A heat dome is impacting Indiana corn and soybean crops during a critical period, increasing financial risks for farmers already struggling with record debt and rising costs.
'We're just trying to keep the playing field even' | Black-owned businesses react to Gov. Braun contract change
This week, Braun said he wouldn't be enforcing a law that requires Indiana to award a certain number of contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Oneida Nation Opens Crescent Hotel
A new luxury hotel is welcoming guests with modern amenities and impressive views.
Osprey Observer
Published July 17Strawberry House Bed And Breakfast Has New Owners
Talesha and Gary Grant have been called a bit of a renaissance couple as they are involved in many things. “We are both artists, musicians and we’ve been life coaches for our company, Heroic Life Strategies, for 20 years, where we help people find their purpose and create a…
Osprey Observer
Published July 17Glory Days Grill Celebrates 30 Years Of Food, Fun And Community Support
Glory Days Grill & Sports House of Brandon is the perfect gathering spot with a fun atmosphere and fresh, made-in-house food for everyone, such as different jumbo chicken wing styles with endless flavorful sauces, hand-crafted burgers, fan-favorite entrees like its Fabulous Fish…
Osprey Observer
Published July 17Motion ChiroTherapy To Host ECG Event To Follow State Law
By Chloe Wagner Motion ChiroTherapy, a local Lithia business, has begun offering sports physicals, including electrocardiogram tests, following a new state law mandating student athletes to undergo heart screenings before participating in any athletics. The law, called the Second…
Osprey Observer
Published July 17Valrico Instructor Brings Mahjong To Local Tables
Valrico resident Dina Greenwell is introducing more people across the Brandon, Valrico and Lithia communities to one of the country’s fastest-growing social games through her business, Tampa Mahj Collective. What started as Greenwell’s personal passion for American mahjong has…
Food truck removed from Indiana Statehouse Market over suggestive slogan
Owner Scott Sims said the slogan — “you’ll love our meat in your mouth” — had rarely been an issue before.
'You'll love our meat in your mouth': Food truck removed from Statehouse Market over controversial slogan
INDIANAPOLIS — "You'll love our meat in your mouth." A staple food truck at the Statehouse Market in downtown Indianapolis has been removed over that slogan, which has been displayed on the side of its truck for years. Smash Daddy's Burgers, Fries, Etc. has been a regular at the…
I Love the Burg
Published July 17Yellow Banks Grove, a citrus market serving famous orange swirl ice cream
Add this citrus market and ice cream parlor to your Tampa Bay summer itinerary, and especially this Sunday for National Ice Cream Day. Located at 14423 Walsingham Rd, Yellow Banks […]
Crustacean taxidermist charges up to $400 to preserve pet crabs and lobsters
"I really wouldn't have expected the crustacean taxidermy thing to take off as it has."
St Pete Catalyst
Published July 17Tampa General leadership signs healthy food pledge
“These are places where people come to get healthy and we were giving them stuff that is going to actually aggravate and amplify their chronic illnesses.”