By Matt Wiley
Hurricane season 2015 officially started on June 1, but the Atlantic basin already has seen twoย named storms (Ana & Bill), so itโs important to stay prepared throughout the season. Hereโs our exclusive guide to staying ready for the summer/fall storms in New Tampa.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
Itโs only been a few months since the SteinMart store at 16061 Tampa Palms Blvd. in the City Plaza at Tampa Palms shopping center closed, but signs recently went up on the former SteinMart location (photo, left) and along BBD announcing that the store will become a Bealls Outlet, the deeply discounted version of Bealls, the clothing and housewares giant.ย Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
If you frequently use the drive-through lanes at the Bank of America (BoA) in Tampa Palms (photo, right), you may want to seek another branch in the New Tampa area, as the international banking giant has announced that the teller lanes at 14 bank branches across the Bay area will be shut down by July 6, including the Tampa Palms BoA branch, located in the Shoppes of Amberly shopping plaza off Amberly Dr..ย Continue reading
By Gary Nager
When you CRAVEย a great hamburger, whatโs the first place you think of here in New Tampa? Fast food? One of those burger chains? Your own backyard grill?
Those are all reasonable answers, but if youโre like me โ and literally hundreds of our readers โ you might say โOakleyโs Grille,โ which is located on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in the North Palms Village area, next to Dairy Queen.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Although $65,000 is a lot of money, especially to just give away, raising money for local charities and giving back to the community is at the heart of Rotary Internationalโs motto of โService Above Self.โ So, after raising money for the past year, the Rotary Club of New Tampa (which meets at 7 a.m. each Friday at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, located off Tampa Palms Blvd.) donated the funds raised by the club for the 2014-15 fiscal year to several local charities at its recent annual check presentation.ย Continue reading