Freedom High Swimmers Advance To Regional Championships!

By Benjamin Carter,

Freedom High senior Marc Berson won the District title in the 100-yd. butterfly after winning the event on Senior Day against Wharton at the West Meadows pool.
Freedom High senior Marc Berson won the District title in the 100-yd. butterfly after winning the event on Senior Day against Wharton at the West Meadows pool.

The Freedom High boys and girls swim teams has turned the heat up to boiling levels, as 11 athletes qualified for the Class 3A, Region 3 Championships on November 9 at the Class 3A District 7 meet on Oct. 30. The Freedom girls came in second overall in the District, behind Sickles High, while the boy’s team finished third behind King and Hillsborough High.Continue reading

New Tampa Mother, Daughter Both Finalists In 2013 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest In Vegas!

JoAnne Tucker (right) & her mother Anna Zovko are both finalists in the 2013 Pillsbury Bake-Off contest.
JoAnne Tucker (right) & her mother Anna Zovko are both finalists in the 2013 Pillsbury Bake-Off contest.

By Matt Wiley

Imagine a giant banquet room filled with 100 people baking their own recipes that, if chosen, could be worth $1 million dollars. This is reality for two New Tampa residents, as they take their cooking skills to Las Vegas to compete in the 46th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Competition November 10-12.Continue reading

New Tampa Plastic Surgery Opens On BBD

By Gary Nager

We are very proud to welcome New Tampa Plastic Surgery (2541 Windguard Cir., behind Dickey’s BBQ on BBD in Wesley Chapel), the office of G. Peter Fakhre, M.D., to our ever-growing roster of outstanding advertisers.Continue reading

Grace Episcopal Settles With County On BBD Land

By Matt Wiley

Preparations are under way for the next segment of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. widening, between Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms and E. Bearss Ave. But, before that “Segment A” widening can begin, Hillsborough County is in the process of obtaining the land it needs to widen the busy roadway, including a triangular-shaped parcel it just purchased from Grace Episcopal Church in Tampa Palms.Continue reading