Fit 4 Life Crew Celebrates Again With Clients

Fit 4 Life funny1By Gary Nager

My friends Travis and Fiona Monday, the owners of Fit 4 Life Personal Training & Physical Therapy Studio, located at 17419 Bridge Hill Ct., in the Tampa Palms Professional Center, have again held a wonderful event (on Apr. 22, catered by Stonewood Grill & Tavern) for the studio’s annual Open House & Martini Party for its existing and prospective clients.  Continue reading

Summer Movie Blockbuster Season Is Here

jurassicThe sun is out and it’s already hot…way hot. So, even though the calendar only says mid-May as we go to press with this issue, it must be already summer here in the Tampa Bay area. While it’s scalding outside, your local movie theater is always cool — and so are the movies headed to New Tampa’s Muvico Starlight 20 movie theater (located off Highwoods Preserve Pkwy.) and Cobb Theatres Grove 16 (located in The Grove shopping plaza off Oakley Blvd.) in Wesley Chapel. Grab the popcorn and strap in, this summer’s lineup is a doozie!Continue reading

New Tampa’s N’Jhari Jackson Earns Eagle Scout, National Volunteer Award

New Tampa resident & Eagle Scout N’Jhari Jackson (right) was honored by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts as one of the nation’s top youth volunteers at the Prudential “Spirit of Community” Awards ceremony on May 3 in Washington DC.
New Tampa resident & Eagle Scout N’Jhari Jackson (right) was honored by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts as one of the nation’s top youth volunteers at the Prudential “Spirit of Community” Awards ceremony on May 3 in Washington DC.

By Matt Wiley

N’Jhari Jackson loves to help people. So much so, in fact, that the 12-year-old soon-to-be New Tampa Eagle Scout and volunteer’s efforts have helped earn him recognition as one of the country’s top youth volunteers. He also just wrapped up his culminating Eagle Scout project at the tender age of 12. Jackson is an active Boy Scout in Troop 142, which meets at St. James United Methodist Church (located off Bruce B. Downs {BBD} Blvd. in Tampa Palms). On May 13, Jackson completed and submitted his Eagle Scout project, entitled “NJ’s Love To The Rescue.”Continue reading

You Do The Dishes Keeps Kids Busy & Creative All Summer Long

Marketing director & art educator Herb Pinder and owner Cindy Kozlowski will again help keep creative minds stimulated all summer long with weekly Summer Art Workshops at You Do The Dishes, located for 18 years in the Shoppes of Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms.
Marketing director & art educator Herb Pinder and owner Cindy Kozlowski will again help keep creative minds stimulated all summer long with weekly Summer Art Workshops at You Do The Dishes, located for 18 years in the Shoppes of Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms.

It seems unusual that kids would be excited about doing the dishes. After all, it’s a household chore, and unless there’s an allowance or some TV time involved, who wants to do that? That’s not the case at You Do The Dishes, where kids can take part in creative camps (see below) all summer long, learn new art techniques and even put their own artistic touch on all kinds of pottery.Continue reading

Totalscape Solutions Can Transform Your Commercial, Residential Landscaping

Totalscape Solutions owner Mark Gonzales (left) gives instructions about how to improve the landscaping at the entrance to The Sanctuary subdivision, located off Livingston Ave. in Lutz.
Totalscape Solutions owner Mark Gonzales (left) gives instructions about how to improve the landscaping at the entrance to The Sanctuary subdivision, located off Livingston Ave. in Lutz.

With the trees showing off new, fresh leaves and bright flowers blooming, spring is in full swing in New Tampa. But, you may have noticed your lawn and landscaping still has the winter blues. It’s that time of year when homeowners should take stock of their lawn and refresh it with new landscape design or much-needed maintenance.  Continue reading