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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Parrish Community Heroes
by Mimi Sheffer During the Coronavirus Pandemic, our lives have been radically altered. In these trying times, it would be easy to los...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Covid-19 School Lunch Program
By Mimi Sheffer The Coronavirus Pandemic has forever changed the way we live. The economy has ground to a halt and companies have struggl...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
Parrish Chalk Your Walk
by Mimi Sheffer While we’re practicing the art of social distancing, we are missing all the fun social activities that have been part of ...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
The Light is Coming Soon!
by Mimi Sheffer Residents of the Parrish community have been asking the county and FDOT for 10 years to have a stop light installed at US...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min
Local Business Owner’s Book Featured By Forbes
Parrish business owner Mimi Sheffer, recently co-authored Behind the Scenes: Secrets from the Top Coaches, Experts and Consultants. This ...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min
Planning for the Growth and Development of Parrish
by Mimi Sheffer The Mellgren Planning Group was selected to work with Manatee County and the Parrish community to create a Neighborhood A...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Parrish "Hometown" Christmas
By Mimi Sheffer The Parrish “Hometown” Christmas Tree Lighting Event was a huge success! This This Annual Event, put on by the Parrish C...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Jan 23, 2020
- 4 min
Gamble Creek Village
By Mimi Sheffer Parrish has grown in a spontaneous, ad hoc way over the past 25 years. Developers have purchased parcels of land and buil...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Nov 10, 2019
- 3 min
Vic & Faye Blackstone, Parrish Florida
By Norma Kennedy Vic and Faye Blackstone came to Florida as traveling rodeo performers and made the state their home, dedicating themselv...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
The Parrish Small Business Expo and Fall Festival
By Mimi Sheffer The Parrish Fall Festival and Small Biz Expo was a huge success. Almost 1000 people attended the event on Saturday, Octo...
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Parrish Civic Association
- Jul 27, 2019
- 5 min
New Parrish Community High School is Set to Open
By Mimi Sheffer Parrish is growing! There is evidence of that fact all over the town with multiple residential and commercial constructio...
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