When school resumes in Hillsborough County on August 19, there will be a new, non-magnet K-8 Center in New Tampa —the Turner/Bartels K-8 School — and some big announcements for the new school have been made in recent weeks.Continue reading
USF Federal Credit Union Offers An Alternative To Big Banks
By Lauren Saslow
When opening a new checking or savings account, how do you decide which bank to choose? Many individuals gravitate towards the large, corporate banks with their high-profile advertising, special offers or simply their family or spouse’s choice of bank. Continue reading
New Tampa Schools Score Well On State’s Final FCAT 2.0 Tests
Now that the 2013-14 school year has come to a close and New Tampa students are now on on summer break, preliminary FCAT 2.0 (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) Reading, Math, Science and Writing scores have been released and, once again, New Tampa’s schools have performed well.Continue reading
New Tampa's Class Of 2014 Walks The Stage

By Matt Wiley
Congratulations to the Class of 2014 from Freedom High (FHS) in Tampa Palms and Paul R. Wharton High (WHS)!Continue reading
Illustration Demonstration Inspires Young New Tampa Illustrators

By Matt Wiley
It starts as just a small, strange outlined shape. With a few more strokes of colored pencil to paper, though, that initial shape takes form and eventually evolves into the face of a dog, who is the star of Tails of Fluffy McDuffy, a children’s book written and illustrated by Tampa residents.Continue reading


