St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Can Help You Keep God In Your Life

By Kathleen Schiop

Pastor David Shelor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Tampa Palms leads a children’s service.
Pastor David Shelor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Tampa Palms leads a children’s service.

We have many responsibilities in our everyday lives, including work, paying our bills, raising our children, maintaining our physical health, and so many more, that it can become easy to ignore our spiritual well-being in lieu of the more “earthly” concerns in our lives. Many of us are just concentrating on getting by without realizing that we need to nourish our souls as well. Faith in God can give us solace, courage and hope in times of sorrow, desperation and help us better deal with our daily challenges.

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City Grill Opens!

By Gary Nager,

City Grill's Cuban Cigars Appetizer
City Grill’s Cuban Cigars Appetizer

You may or may not have noticed that there’s a cool, new restaurant that has opened at 5429 Wesley Chapel Village Market on S.R. 54 just east of I-75. Athough a lot of Wesley Chapel residents already are loving the place, what you may not yet have sampled, living here in New Tampa, is the elegant new City Grill, which is one of the first true sit-down, non-chain restaurants in Wesley Chapel, Continue reading

The New Tampa Eye Institute Helps Bring The World Into Focus

By Bonnie Mason

Dr. Laurie Small, M.D. (left), and Dr. Gretta Fridman, M.D., of New Tampa Eye Institute.
Dr. Laurie Small, M.D. (left), and Dr. Gretta Fridman, M.D., of New Tampa Eye Institute.

Patients clearly see the focus of the New Tampa Eye Institute — high quality personalized care.

In fact, Michael Alperovich, the CEO and co-founder of New Tampa Eye Institute, located in the Summergate Professional Park (behind Sam’s Club) in Seven Oaks, says, “We have a team of devoted health care professionals standing by to care for you. And, our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, plus the latest in medical record technology, complement the excellent care our doctors provide their patients.”

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Man Beats Minor With Motorcycle Helmet & Pencil

By Matt Wiley

Joseph Esgro, Jr.
Joseph Esgro, Jr.

A Wesley Chapel man has been released after a child abuse arrest involving the man’s fists, a motorcycle helmet and a pencil.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Joseph George Esgro, Jr., of Meadow Pointe, was arrested on Oct. 11 for child abuse following multiple batteries against a 15-year-old boy. The relationship between the two was not disclosed at our press time.

The PCSO report states that the first abusive encounter took place after the unnamed victim admitted to stealing Esgro’s car, for which Esgro allegedly struck the victim in the mouth and temple with a closed fist. The report also states that the second encounter resulted in Esgro being charged with battery using a pencil. Esgro allegedly struck the boy with the pencil, which caused a cut to his bicep and also stabbed him in the shin, just below the knee. Esgro also reportedly struck the victim in the arm with a motorcycle helmet.

Esgro was charged with one count of child abuse and released from the Pasco County jail on a $5,000 bond.

 

North Tampa Behavioral Health Opens To Patients

By Matt Wiley

As of October 1, North Tampa Behavioral Health (NTBH), the area’s newest medical facility, officially is open to patients.

The 53,000-sq.-ft., 75-bed facility, which is located on S.R. 56 about a half mile east of Mansfield Blvd. on a Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) outparcel, serves the mental health needs of the surrounding community, providing care for geriatric, general adult, and dual diagnosis patients who may check into the facility Continue reading