By Gary Nager
Detroit native Toya Tucker was working for the Ford Motor Company when the company closed the plant in 2006. That started a series of moves for her and her husband Kyle and their family that ultimately landed with them moving to our area for Toyaโs new job with Kelloggโs (the breakfast cereal company based in Battle Creek, MI, but which has an office in Tampa) in 2009.Continue reading
By Celeste McLaughlin
During the past five years, owner and master stylist Maher Al-Aghawani has built a loyal clientele of New Tampa and Wesley Chapel residents at Grandeur Hair Design โ and many travel from as far away as Orlando, Sarasota and even Boston to see their favorite stylist.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
I have known Stage Left owners and longtime New Tampa residents Brian and Isabelle Dunleavy since a year or two before they got married a few years ago. It just so happens that I also started stopping in to check on the progress of their amazing new โBar & Kitchenโ on S.R. 54 (at Oak Grove Blvd.) in Lutz several months before they opened the doors, but even during those sawdust days, you could tell this amazing couple was on to something big.ย Continue reading
By Gary Nager
People who actually follow womenโs college basketball can debate ad nauseum whether University of Tennessee legend Pat Summit or University of Connecticut coach Gino Auriemma is the greatest womenโs college hoops coach of all time, but there is no doubt as to who is the greatest womenโs basketball coach in the history of the University of South Florida โ and that coach is longtime New Tampa resident Josรฉ Fernandez (seated in photo, right).ย Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Pools are pretty common in Florida. Whether itโs a private home or the community amenity center, finding a local water hole isnโt that difficult. The Tampa Metropolitan YMCA recognizes this and is offering FREE swimming and water safety classes at YMCA locations across Tampa Bay, including at the New Tampa Family YMCA, located off Compton Dr. in Tampa Palms.Continue reading