New Restaurants To Open In Former Men’s Wearhouse! New Tampa’s loss when the Men’s Wearhouse off Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. closed right around the time the chain’s new location opened in Wesley Chapel, could end up being, well, New Tampa’s gain. Paperwork has been filed with the City of Tampa to split the old Men’s Wearhouse location into space for two tenants, with both … [Read more...]
Try New Tampa’s Authentic Mediterranean Cuisine At Al-Sham Palace!
Although I always loved gyro sandwiches, which are known more as Greek food anyway, and the occasional falafel when I lived in New York, I never really sampled any authentic Lebanese, Syrian or Jordanian food until I lived in the Tampa Bay area. Here in New Tampa, a couple of Mediterranean options have hung around, while others have come and gone, but one that might just … [Read more...]
NTP’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Ready To Be ‘Part Of Your World’
Before Disney chose Halle Bailey to play the role of Ariel in the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid,” Patty Smithey of Land O’Lakes (above) had already been chosen for the same role in the New Tampa Players’ production, which opens tonight. When Disney announced recently that Halle Bailey, a teenage African-American actress, was going to play the lead role as Ariel … [Read more...]
Fresh Kitchen Coming To Hunter’s Lake!
While it may be a lot to ask for the new Village at Hunter’s Lake project to single-handedly save the sleepy restaurant scene in New Tampa, it sure seems like the developers are trying. Fresh Kitchen, a south Tampa favorite with locations on S. Howard Ave. and W. Kennedy Blvd., is the latest restaurant to be announced as coming to the new development on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) … [Read more...]
Nibbles and Bytes
Full Circle Pizza Gets New Owners! It’s always difficult to know how a popular local mom & pop restaurant will go once the original owner sells the business. However, in the case of Full Circle Chicago Pizza, located in the Pebble Creek Collection, it seems that new owners Julia and Freddy Nova are off to a great start. Freddy, who previously worked as a sous chef … [Read more...]
