Applauding Bridging Freedomโ€™s Efforts To End Minor Sex Trafficking

By Gary Nager

When I first got the email from New Tampa resident Kim Kelly stating that she was volunteering for an organization called โ€œBridging Freedom,โ€ which is dedicated to creating local awareness about human trafficking (especially, child sex trafficking), I thought, โ€œGreat idea, but how much of that really is going on in our area?โ€Continue reading

Locals Sound Off On Plan For Land Across From Hunterโ€™s Green

Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunterโ€™s Green during a public meeting on May 5.
Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunterโ€™s Green during a public meeting on May 5.

By Matt Wiley

The future development of the land owned by Hillsborough County across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunterโ€™s Green is in the hands of New Tampa residents. At least, thatโ€™s what county representatives repeatedly told attendees at a recent public meeting held at the New Tampa Regional Library on Cross Creek Blvd.Continue reading