By Matt Wiley
Technology is changing the way students learn and interact in the classroom. And, thanks to a $1.8-million Digital Classroom Plan Grant from the state, the Hillsborough County School District (HCSD) has been able to purchase and provide 25 laptop computers at more than 100 schools. One of the first to try the new laptops out was the Turner-Bartels K-8 Center, located off Imperial Oak Blvd. in the Live Oak Preserve development in New Tampa.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
Now that former New Tampa Chamber of Commerce president Neil Heird has signed the papers (photo, right) which officially folded that organization, the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) is promising to keep up the momentum it has built at a couple of recent events to again provide the kind of vibrant business climate in New Tampa that business owners and residents alike appreciate. Continue reading
If you’re looking for a great place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday, March 17, we hope you’ll check out the always fun-filled St. Patty’s Day bash at Mulligan’s Irish Pub, which is located at the recently revamped Pebble Creek Golf Club (10550 Regents Park Dr., off Bruce B. Downs {BBD} Blvd.).Continue reading
By Gary Nager
Detroit native Toya Tucker was working for the Ford Motor Company when the company closed the plant in 2006. That started a series of moves for her and her husband Kyle and their family that ultimately landed with them moving to our area for Toya’s new job with Kellogg’s (the breakfast cereal company based in Battle Creek, MI, but which has an office in Tampa) in 2009.Continue reading
By Celeste McLaughlin
During the past five years, owner and master stylist Maher Al-Aghawani has built a loyal clientele of New Tampa and Wesley Chapel residents at Grandeur Hair Design – and many travel from as far away as Orlando, Sarasota and even Boston to see their favorite stylist.Continue reading