Freedom Softball Ends Season At State Championship Game!

By Matt Wiley

Facing adversity is one of the themes at the heart of every great sports story. A young team with no postseason experience, the 2012-13 Freedom Patriots softball season truly could be considered a “Cinderella Story.” The numbers, however, present a different tale, that of a full-steam-ahead march to the Class 7A-9 FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) State Championship in Vero Beach. Although the Patriots were ultimately defeated, it was an experience none of the girls will soon forget.Continue reading

Buyers Home Store Helps Home Buyers Make Informed Buying Decisions

By Bonnie Mason

Buying a home can be an almost-mystical, stress-inducing process, especially for first-time home-buyers like Charlene Caines, who didn’t let this often-difficult experience get her down. Caines turned to Phil Paul, the owner and president of Buyers Home Store, a full-service real estate agency specializing in new homes in the Tampa Bay market, located on SR 54 in Lutz, minutes from Wesley Chapel.Continue reading

Increase The Value Of Your Home At American Wood Flooring

By Kathleen Schiop & Gary Nager

With the positive upsurge in the economy, more and more homeowners are considering adding improvements to not only increase the value, but also the esthetic appeal, of their residences. One of the ways many homeowners choose to add such value is to install new flooring, whether it be carpeting, tile or wood.Continue reading

A True Beer Drinker’s Review Of Pepin’s ‘Brews With Attitude’ Event

By Matt Wiley

When most long-time Tampa residents hear the name Pepin Distributing, the first (and sometimes only) beer they associate with the name is Budweiser. However, there is so much more to the beer portfolio of Pepin Distributing, and many of the microbreweries the distributor provides to local restaurants and bars had beers on display at the third annual “Brews With Attitude” event to help celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which ran May 13-19.Continue reading