Peabody's New Lunch Menu Has Plenty Of Great New Options!

The Buffalo chicken wrap is one of many new items featured on Peabody's new, expanded menu.
The Buffalo chicken wrap is one of many new items featured on Peabody’s new, expanded menu.

By Gary Nager

It’s been about a year since we told you about the new menu and equally new smokeless environment at Peabody’s Billiards & Games in the Shoppes at Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms. The new menu, the still-decreasing number of other sit-down dining options in the area, the opportunity to enjoy smoke-free billiards and other games and of course, all of the eye candy servers and bartenders have helped bring new crowds of adult New Tampa residents to join all those USF students at the new Peabody’s.

But, not just resting on their successful transition to a smokeless restaurant, Peabody’s continues to upgrade its menu, recently adding 27 new starters, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and even a new chimichanga to its already-renowned wings, New York-style pizzas, and a signature New York strip steak that a certain newspaper editor really enjoys.Continue reading

Sunset Funeral Home & Gardens: A Peaceful Place To Be Laid To Rest

Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens is located on 60 acres off U.S. Hwy. 301 in Thonotosassa, only 20-30 minutes from most of Wesley Chapel.
Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens is located on 60 acres off U.S. Hwy. 301 in Thonotosassa, only 20-30 minutes from most of Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley

Planning for your own death — or the death of a loved one — can be an emotionally overwhelming task, especially without proper planning. However, whether planning ahead for yourself in order to spare loved ones the trouble, or if a loved one has suddenly passed, the friendly and comforting staff at Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens is here to help.

Located just a few miles southeast of New Tampa, in nearby Thonotosassa, Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens has everything you and your family need to plan for a proper funeral ceremony, burial or cremation, as well as a staff of 20 with the guidance and expertise to help send your loved ones off with a celebration of their lives, rather than a somber service.Continue reading

Wesley Chapel Business Burglars Busted

(L-R): Quevedo, Thompson and Zachman
(L-R): Quevedo, Thompson and Zachman

By Matt Wiley

Three people have been arrested in connection with a string of business burglaries that have plagued the Wesley Chapel area in recent weeks.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Sarah Zachman, 31, Jamar Thompson, 28, and Christian Quevedo, 25, have been arrested in connection with business burglaries at Dr. John Long Middle School, Cash For Gold (32733 Eiland Blvd.), Goin’ Postal (27221 S.R. 56), CVS Pharmacy (30050 County Line Rd.) and Reckitt Benckiser (2148 Ashley Oaks Cir.).Continue reading

Print Advertising Doesn't Work? Read On!

An editorial by Gary Nager
An editorial by Gary Nager

One of the things I hear all too often these days — especially from people who have never advertised in the New Tampa or Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News — is that advertising in local print media “just doesn’t work anymore because of the internet.”

To all of those folks, all I can say is, “Yeah, right.”Continue reading