We are giving you another chance to win a FREE dining prize of $100, $60 or $35!
Even if you have already entered before, you can still enter and win free dining by also telling us your Favorite Breakfast Place in (or near) New Tampa & Wesley Chapel.
Each time you answer a different Dining Survey question, youโll receive an additional chance to win one of our FREE dining prizes โ to the restaurant of your choice located anywhere in the Tampa Bay area! You all love free dining, right?
Enter by clicking HEREor email the entry form toย Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com.ย Even if you already answered any previous questions, you can still enter again byย clicking HERE!
Note โ Please donโt forget that we include restaurants (and bars) located in Lutz (either on Wesley Chapel Blvd., S.R. 56 or S.R. 54, within two miles of I-75) as Wesley Chapel eateries; and those located in the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. and the Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD Blvd. (both are located in zip code 33613) as acceptable places to vote for in New Tampa.
Remember, whether you enter by mail, email or on our website, there is never any purchase necessary to enter and win, but we do need your first AND last name, the community you live in, your daytime telephone number and a valid email address to be eligible to win any of our FREE dining prizes โ and please enter all of your Survey entries by no later than November 16 to be eligible to win prizes! All winners will be announced in our December issues!
Enter Our 2023ย Neighborhood Newsย Dining Contest!
We are giving you another chance to win a FREE dining prize of $100, $60 or $35! One entry per person, per question.ย Please name your Favorite Bar in New Tampa OR Wesley Chapel!ย Mail your entry toย โ2023ย Neighborhood Newsย Dining Contestโย at 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel 33544. Or, enter by clicking HERE or email the entry form toย Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com.ย Even if you already answered any previous questions, you can still enter again byย clicking HERE!
Weโre just looking for your favorite place to enjoy a few cocktails, beer or wine, whether your favorite Bar or Tavern also serves food or not.
Each time you answer a different Dining Survey question, youโll receive an additional chance to win one of our FREE dining prizesย โ to the restaurant of your choice located anywhere in the Tampa Bay area!ย You all love free dining, right?ย
Note โ Please donโt forget that we include restaurants (and bars) located in Lutz (either on Wesley Chapel Blvd., S.R. 56 or S.R. 54, within two miles of I-75) as Wesley Chapel eateries; and those located in the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. and the Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD Blvd. (both are located in zip code 33613) as acceptable places to vote for in New Tampa.
Please also be sure to completely fill out the entry forms, whether from our print publications, on our website or by email, because we have had a few people โ out of more than 1,200 total entries so far โ try to enter with just their first name only, and two others who took the time to send us an entry without naming any restaurants.
Despite those issues, it definitely appears (as we expected) that more of you like this yearโs format โ with individual questions for you to answer in each issue โ than in the recent past, when we asked you to answer a full page of questions across multiple issues all at once.
Remember, whether you enter by mail, email or on our website, there is never any purchase necessary to enter and win, but we do need your first AND last name, the community you live in, your daytime telephone number and a valid email address to be eligible to win any of our FREE dining prizes โ and please enter all of your Survey entries by no later thanย November 1ย to be eligible to win prizes!ย All winners will be announced in our December issues!ย
If you havenโt yet answered ALL of this yearโs previous Survey questions, they are all available again by clicking on their titles below.
We are giving you another chance to win a FREE dining prize of $100, $60 or $35 to the restaurant of your choice! One entry per person, per question. Please vote for your Favorite Asian Restaurant in (or near) New Tampa & Wesley Chapel by clickingHERE!
Even if you have already entered before, you can still enter and win free dining by also telling us your Favorite Asian Restaurant โ which can be Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian or serve a fusion of more than one of those cuisine types โ in (or near) New Tampa & Wesley Chapel.
Each time you answer a different Dining Survey question, youโll receive an additional chance to win one of our FREE dining prizes โ to the restaurant of your choice located anywhere in the Tampa Bay area! You all love free dining, right?
Note โ Please donโt forget that we include restaurants located in Lutz (either on Wesley Chapel Blvd., S.R. 56 or S.R. 54, within two miles of I-75) as Wesley Chapel eateries; and those located in the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. and the Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD Blvd. (both are located in zip code 33613) as acceptable places to vote for in New Tampa.
Please also be sure to completely fill out the entry forms, whether from our print publications, on our website or by email, because we have had a few people โ out of more than 1,000 total entries so far โ try to enter with just their first name only, and another who took the time to send us an entry without naming any restaurants.
Despite those issues, it definitely appears (as we expected) that more of you like this yearโs format โ with individual questions for you to answer in each issue โ than in the recent past, when we asked you to answer the same full page of questions across multiple issues.
Remember, whether you enter by mail, email or on our website, there is never any purchase necessary to enter and win, but we do need your first AND last name, the community you live in, your daytime telephone number and a valid email address to be eligible to win any of our FREE dining prizes โ and please enter all of your Survey entries by no later than November 1 to be eligible to win prizes!
As always, thereโs no purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. All we ask is that you follow the following rules:
1. Enter by filling out the entry form in the issue or HERE!
2. You can mail us your filled-out entry form (send it to โ2023 Neighborhood News Dining Contest,โ 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544) or email it to us at Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com. *Note-Entries filled out on our website do not need to be mailed or emailed to us.
3. Please check the addresses and zip codes of the restaurants you choose, as we will only consider votes for restaurants in zip code 33543, 33544 and 33545 (Wesley Chapel), 33647, the portion of zip code 33559 (Lutz) and in the Oak Ramble Plaza (33613) as valid votes.
4. In order to be eligible to win any of our free dining prizes to the restaurant of your choice, your entry form with a response to at least one of our questions over the next five months must include your full name, the community you live in (Hunterโs Green, Grand Hampton, etc.), a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your valid email address.
We look forward to seeing how this yearโs contest shakes out. Good luck! โ GN
Dancers from the Tampa City Ballet catch some air during the ballet companyโs performance at the first-ever Fall Festival at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center Sept. 8-10.ย (Photo by Charmaine George and Gary Nager)
If you somehow missed the first-ever Fall Festival at the all-new New Tampa Performing Arts Center (NTPAC), you missed a truly special weekend (Sept. 8-10) of 100% free performances of virtually every kind.ย
A spectacular dance performance by the Jansen Dance Company.
Everything from ballet to modern dance and from Broadway to traditional Indian dance was available to attendees, thousands of whom packed the NTPAC throughout the weekend. NTPAC executive director Keith Arsenault (photo below) was clearly beaming all three days of the Fall Festival.ย
โWe couldnโt be happier with the performances, the attendance and the feedback weโve received from everyone who visited this weekend,โ Arsenault said. โItโs clear that this community has been hungry for more cultural opportunities.โ
Although we werenโt able to take pictures at every performance, Neighborhood News photographer Charmaine George and I were proud to be on hand for most of the weekendโs festivities, which also included Arsenault unveiling a plaque of thanks (bottom middle) to Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan (bottom left). Arsenault said that the land for the NTPAC was dedicated 15 years ago, and that it took 15 County Commission votes to make the Center a reality. โWe have many people at the county to thank,โ Arsenault said, โbut we would not be standing here today without the long-standing efforts of Ken Hagan.โย
Hagan was clearly moved by the plaque. โPoliticians are rarely at a loss for words, but I am blown away by this. Thank you!โ
Among the memorable performances and activities on Friday afternoon and evening at the NTPACโs Fall Festival were song-&- dance routines by the Freedom High chorus.A hands-on โInstrument Petting Zooโ sponsored by The Florida Orchestra.Members of the New Tampa Players theatre troupe (l.-r., Makayla Raines, TrevorLloyd, Alyson Gannon, pianist G. Frank Meekins & Kyle Billington) kept the huge crowd entertained with a cabaret lounge-style set of timeless classics.
After the impressive and super-fun performances on Friday afternoon and evening, the NTPACโs Fall Festival didnโt rest on its laurels. To the contrary, it may have even stepped it up to another level on Saturday, as the outstanding Wharton High band (above) first filled the main stage theater and no one left disappointed.ย
But, as great as the โCats musicians were, the performance by the Tampa City Ballet (above pics) Saturday evening was the first of the weekend to have to turn away people who wanted to check out this professional-level ballet company, as somewhere between 20-30 people had to watch the dancers and the troupeโs incredible backgrounds that were projected onto the cyclorama (cyc) at the back of the NTPAC stage on a TV in the lobby.ย
There was no let-up on Sunday, either, as the Rudram Dance Company brought a huge number of traditionally-costumed Indian dancers to the NTPACโs main stage. Then, before two one-act plays (โCo-Workersโ and โSherlock Holmes & Case of the 5-Pound Noteโ) were presented by winners of the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival, the folk rock acoustic duo of Daisies & Axes performed in Studio 2. There also was a โFun with Broadway Triviaโ game presented by the New Tampa Players, followed by ATLAS Modern Balletโs contemporary dance performance, but we didnโt get to shoot those because of our deadline. Wow! Canโt wait โtil next year!โGNย
The Rudram Dance Company โs performance filled the Theaterโs stage with traditional Indian dance, costumes & pageantry.ย Daisies & Axes perform acoustic folk rock in Studio 2.ย โSherlock Holmes & the 5-Pound Note.โย
We are giving you another chance to win a FREE dining prize of $100, $60 or $35 to the restaurant of your choice! One entry per person, per question. Please vote for your Favorite Burger Place in (or near) New Tampa & Wesley Chapel by clicking HERE!This is always one of the toughest categories because so many restaurants serve burgers that people like โ and we only ask you to name one as your favorite.ย
Whether or not you already answered any of our other dining questions, youโre still eligible to have a second chance to enter and win free dining by also telling us your Favorite Latin Restaurant in New Tampa OR Wesley Chapel.
Each time you answer a different Dining Survey question, youโll receive an additional chance to win one of our FREE dining prizes โ to the restaurant of your choice located anywhere in the Tampa Bay area!
All weโve been asking you to do is to please check the zip codes of the restaurants you choose, but that has still been something of a problem for several of the people who have entered so far.ย
Please donโt forget that we include restaurants located in Lutz (either on Wesley Chapel Blvd., S.R. 56 or S.R. 54, within two miles of I-75) as Wesley Chapel eateries; and those located in the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. and the Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD Blvd. (both are located in zip code 33613) as acceptable places to vote for in New Tampa.
Please also be sure to completely fill out the entry forms, whether from our print publications, on our website or by email, because we have had a few people โ out of almost 900 total entries so far โ try to enter with just their first name only, and others who took the time to send us an entry without naming any restaurants.
Despite those issues, it definitely appears (as we expected) that more of you like this yearโs format โ with no more than two questions for you to answer in each issue โ than in the recent past, when we asked a full page of questions for you to answer in multiple issues.
Remember, whether you enter by mail, email or on our website, there is never any purchase necessary to enter and win, but we do need your first AND last name, the community you live in, your daytime telephone number and a valid email address to be eligible to win any of our FREE dining prizes โ and please enter all of your Survey entries by no later than November 1 to be eligible to win prizes!ย
As always, thereโs no purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. All we ask is that you follow the following rules:
1. Enter by filling out the entry form in the issue or HERE.
2. You can mail us your filled-out entry form (send it to โ2023 Neighborhood News Dining Contest,โ 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544) or email it to us at Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com. *Note-Entries filled out on our website do not need to be mailed or emailed to us.
3. Please check the addresses and zip codes of the restaurants you choose, as we will only consider votes for restaurants in zip code 33543, 33544 and 33545 (Wesley Chapel), 33647, the portion of zip code 33559 (Lutz) and in the Oak Ramble Plaza (33613) as valid votes.
4. In order to be eligible to win any of our free dining prizes to the restaurant of your choice, your entry form with a response to at least one of our questions over the next five months must include your full name, the community you live in (Hunterโs Green, Grand Hampton, etc.), a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your valid email address.
We look forward to seeing how this yearโs contest shakes out. Good luck! โ GN
