TECO Hosting Public Meetings About New Power Poles In Tampa Palms

These new "monopoles" will replace the wooden, "H" poles that currently run through Tampa Palms.
These new “monopoles” will replace the wooden, “H” poles that currently run through Tampa Palms.

By Matt Wiley

Some consider them an eyesore, but they’re part of the reason we can see anything with our eyes at night in our area and the life source for anything electronic. The 300-ft.-wide electrical transmission line that runs through Tampa Palms may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but it’s essential for keeping the power flowing throughout the Tampa Bay area. Tampa Electric Company (TECO) is getting ready to give the power corridor a facelift and is hosting a public meeting in our area for residents before that construction begins.Continue reading

New Tampa Rotary & Friends Open Playground At Camp Florida!

*rotary dedicationBy Gary Nager

Congratulations go out to former Rotary Club of New Tampa president and current assistant district governor for Area 1 of Rotary District 6890 Peter Gambacorta, past District 6890 governor Gary Gunter and their fellow New Tampa Rotary club members who brought in funds from 18 other Rotary Clubs (and other sources) and an estimated 315 volunteers from several organizations to build (in one five-hour day, on Sept. 26), a 6,300-sq.-ft., $100,000 wheelchair-accessible playground at Rotary’s Camp Florida in Brandon.

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Tarek's Cafe & Grill Coming To Shoppes At Amberly

Tarek's Cafe & Grill will take up our old offices, as well as the adjacent former Spices of India store in the Shoppes of Amberly shopping plaza in Tampa Palms. Photo: Russ Perlowski
Tarek’s Cafe & Grill will take up our old offices, as well as the adjacent former Spices of India store in the Shoppes of Amberly shopping plaza in Tampa Palms. Photo: Russ Perlowski

A new breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant is coming to the Shoppes at Amberly shopping plaza off Amberly Dr. in Tampa Palms, the space we once called Neighborhood News headquarters. Continue reading

NASCAR's Scott Lagasse Jr. Visits Wesley Chapel High

NASCAR’s Scott Lagasse, Jr. stopped by Wesley Chapel High on Sept. 15 to talk about bicycle & pedestrian safety, before burning some rubber.
NASCAR’s Scott Lagasse, Jr. stopped by Wesley Chapel High on Sept. 15 to talk about bicycle & pedestrian safety, before burning some rubber.

By Matt Wiley

Hundreds of Wesley Chapel High (WCH) students crowd around a bright yellow Chevrolet Camaro and jump with surprise as the engine roars to life. But, this is no ordinary Camaro. It is the #15 NASCAR vehicle of Scott Lagasse, Jr. that minutes later will be squealing up a cloud of smoke for onlookers.Continue reading