THROW YOUR OWN: Have you ever been interested in trying your hands on a potter's wheel or buying pottery and painting it yourself? Your Place Pottery has opened its new shop, 210 Cook St. Child-friendly classes include "Mommy and Me" and "Home School" clay classes, and they offer special washable paints for beginners and children. They also offer children's birthday parties, baby showers, anniversary parties and "Celebration Mirror," a package for bridal showers. Prices range from $5 to $50 for pottery and $10 for an hour with clay to use on the wheel; paints and supplies are free. Your Place Pottery is closed Sunday and Monday and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, call 662-6873.
SHAPE UP: Look out Richard Simmons! Curves has opened a new location, 776 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Seffner. If you are already a member and this location is more convenient for you, simply stop by and present your membership card, and the staff will take care of the rest. Hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 685-3002 or visit www.curvesinternational.com
HOT SUBS: Everyone's seen the commercials and asked the same question: "What the heck are those?" What they're pondering, of course, are those singing rodents in the Quiznos Sub ads, one in a bowler hat and the other sporting a pirate hat and strumming a guitar. Are they flying mice? Are they floating gerbils? Who knows? But now you can find out for yourself. Quiznos has opened a new location at 3331 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. It offers a wide range of toasted subs including turkey, tuna, meatball and veggie. Salads, chips, cookies and cold drinks are available as well. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. For details, call 849-6000. COMPUTERS: Surf the Net and sip Cuban espresso at Alafia Computers' new location, 9427 U.S. 301 S. Formerly known as the Wireless Java Cafe, the store relocated and changed its name in February. You can buy a computers for as little as $70, get your computer fixed or have the store design a Web site for you. If you bring your computer in for repair, you can enjoy free Internet access while you wait. Or drop it off, and the store will guarantee a 24-hour turnaround so your computer will be fixed and ready to be picked up the next day. For details, call 672-7755.
- Know of business that is opening, closing or moving? Contact Michelle Jones, Brandon Times, 426 W Brandon Blvd., FL. 33511. Phone: 661-2431. Fax: 661-2417. E-mail: jones@sptimes.com
