By Gary Nager
It’s been the winner of my favorite restaurant in New Tampa the last couple of years and it’s always done pretty well in our annual Reader Dining Survey, so I’m still kind of surprised when people tell me that they’ve never heard of or never tried Café Olé Restaurant & Tapas Bar in the Cross Creek Center plaza on Cross Creek Blvd. at Kinnan St.Continue reading
Smiles, screams of laughter and splashes soak the pool deck at the New Tampa Family YMCA (located off Compton Dr. in Tampa Palms) on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. In Florida, we’re technically always surrounded by water, and the ability to swim is something some Floridians take for granted. Continue reading
By Celeste McLaughlin
For clothes and customer service you can’t find at the mall, visit la Pink Boutique in The Walk at Highwoods Preserve shopping center, off of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd, in New Tampa, next to Men’s Wearhouse.Continue reading
Known as “trauma season” among public health and medical professionals, summer is a time when serious injuries and unintentional deaths increase dramatically among children. Continue reading
When Stephen Leyland found a significant crack in the flooring in his Cross Creek home, he did what he thought was the most responsible thing — he called his insurance company and asked them to figure out if the damage was caused by an emerging sinkhole. That began an exhaustive investigation by an inspector sent out by Stephen’s insurance company, as well as a geologist, and it was determined and certified that the problem had nothing to do with a sinkhole. The ground was solid, the repair was completed and the home was not in danger.Continue reading