Energia Wellness Studio Offers A More Personal Approach To ‘Zen’

By Lauren Saslow

 

Energia Wellness Studio owner Virna Lichter (right) puts fellow Energia dance class instructor Astrid Santiago through her paces during a personal training session at the studio located in Wesley Chapel.
Energia Wellness Studio owner Virna Lichter (right) puts fellow Energia dance class instructor Astrid Santiago through her paces during a personal training session at the studio located in Wesley Chapel.

It’s 6 p.m. on a Monday. You want to make it from October through the holidays without gaining weight or feeling the stress of the season. You slide into the studio after fighting rush hour traffic just in time for a yoga class and manage to find a tiny spot on the floor amidst a class of more than 20 students. This does not feel very relaxing. You are not feeling very “Zen.”

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New Tampa Chamber Business Expo Draws A Crowd To Holiday Inn Express!

By Gary Nager

New Tampa Chamber of Commerce president Regina Ramalheira and VP Neil Heird gave away a variety of great prizes at the crowded Chamber Business Expo on September 26 at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites near Muvico.
New Tampa Chamber of Commerce president Regina Ramalheira and VP Neil Heird gave away a variety of great prizes at the crowded Chamber Business Expo on September 26 at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites near Muvico.

Congratulations go out to the New Tampa Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a highly successful Business Expo and annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites on September 26.

More than 30 Chamber member businesses took part in the Expo, where everything from new area banks to Avon products to a newly opened boxing-for-fitness gym were on display for an estimated crowd of more than 200 attendees.Continue reading

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Can Help You Keep God In Your Life

By Kathleen Schiop

Pastor David Shelor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Tampa Palms leads a children’s service.
Pastor David Shelor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Tampa Palms leads a children’s service.

We have many responsibilities in our everyday lives, including work, paying our bills, raising our children, maintaining our physical health, and so many more, that it can become easy to ignore our spiritual well-being in lieu of the more “earthly” concerns in our lives. Many of us are just concentrating on getting by without realizing that we need to nourish our souls as well. Faith in God can give us solace, courage and hope in times of sorrow, desperation and help us better deal with our daily challenges.

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The New Tampa Eye Institute Helps Bring The World Into Focus

By Bonnie Mason

Dr. Laurie Small, M.D. (left), and Dr. Gretta Fridman, M.D., of New Tampa Eye Institute.
Dr. Laurie Small, M.D. (left), and Dr. Gretta Fridman, M.D., of New Tampa Eye Institute.

Patients clearly see the focus of the New Tampa Eye Institute — high quality personalized care.

In fact, Michael Alperovich, the CEO and co-founder of New Tampa Eye Institute, located in the Summergate Professional Park (behind Sam’s Club) in Seven Oaks, says, “We have a team of devoted health care professionals standing by to care for you. And, our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, plus the latest in medical record technology, complement the excellent care our doctors provide their patients.”

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Make That Vehicle Shine, Run Like New At Bay Breeze Car Wash & Lube

Whether it’s a wash or oil change you need, Bay Breeze Car Wash & Lube managing partner Stephen Schab has you covered. Bay Breeze is located on BBD, less than three miles south of the Pasco County line.
Whether it’s a wash or oil change you need, Bay Breeze Car Wash & Lube managing partner Stephen Schab has you covered. Bay Breeze is located on BBD, less than three miles south of the Pasco County line.

By Lauren Saslow

While most northerners joke about the lack of seasons in the south, New Tampa and Wesley Chapel residents oftentimes mark two times of each year by prevalent pests; the two most notable ‘seasons’ being mosquito season and lovebug season. Lovebugs, or Plecia nearctica, are a fly species — common along Gulf Coast states — that have flight seasons in late spring and again in late summer. While harmless to humans — they do not sting or bite — lovebug populations are a nuisance to motorists. The acidic egg masses of the dead females that splatter on cars can dry quickly in the subtropical heat, causing ingrained build-up in the clear coat of automobile paint.Continue reading