Despite Threatening Weather, Taste Of New Tampa Rocks Tampa Palms!

By Gary Nager

With better weather, the 2013 Taste of New TampaTM at Primrose Park (behind the Primrose School of Tampa Palms) could, should and probably would have been one of the best-attended Tastes in the event’s 20-year history. The New Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s signature one-day event had great food, a nice crowd estimated at about 2,000 people (including restaurants, sponsors and other vendors, entertainers and volunteers), incredible entertainment and the kind of vibe you only get when you know people are having a good time at an event you helped make successful.Continue reading

Nibbles & Bytes: More Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt? Really?

Even though the New Tampa area has seen no fewer than three frozen yogurt shops open in the last year or so, within the next couple of months, yet another is expected to open on BBD. And, even though one ice cream shop has closed, two more are popping up to more than replace it and the closed store already is in the dessert business again, too. What the heck is going on here?Continue reading

Nibbles & Bytes: More Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt? Really?

Even though the New Tampa area has seen no fewer than three frozen yogurt shops open in the last year or so, within the next couple of months, yet another is expected to open on BBD. And, even though one ice cream shop has closed, two more are popping up to more than replace it and the closed store already is in the dessert business again, too. What the heck is going on here?Continue reading

Nibbles & Bytes: Dr. Niraj V. Patel Joins Insignia Care For Women

Insignia Care for Women is proud to welcome Dr. Niraj V. Patel to the practice. Dr. Patel (photo) earned his medical degree from the Saba University School of Medicine in Saba, Dutch Caribbean, in 2001. He completed his internship in General Surgery and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University in Washington, DC.Continue reading

Nibbles & Bytes: Dr. Niraj V. Patel Joins Insignia Care For Women

Insignia Care for Women is proud to welcome Dr. Niraj V. Patel to the practice. Dr. Patel (photo) earned his medical degree from the Saba University School of Medicine in Saba, Dutch Caribbean, in 2001. He completed his internship in General Surgery and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University in Washington, DC.Continue reading