By Matt Wiley
Murmurs of voices and footsteps echo through the cafeteria of Tampa Palms Elementary. However, these arenโt the high-pitched voices and giggles of children during their lunch period at the school. Instead, the cafeteria this day is packed with local residents, eager to find out what the next segment of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. widening will mean for traffic around their neighborhood.
By Matt Wiley
Four months after an inmate who escaped near Wesley Chapel was recaptured in Tampa, several additional arrests have been made in the case as the investigation revealed that several people helped smuggle contraband into a prison.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Itโs an honor shared by only about two percent of all Boy Scouts across the country since 1912, but one New Tampa resident is soaring above his peers. After nearly ten years of hard work and determination, Benjamin Geller has earned the status of Eagle Scout, the highest rank a member of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) can receive.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Although they didnโt receive top marks for the 2013-14 school year, New Tampaโs high schools both still received good โBโ grades, despite new, more rigorous state standards for the year.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
As campaigns gear up for the City of Tampa municipal election on Tuesday, March 3, the City Council member who currently represents our area on the panel has been re-elected to another four-year term because of lack of opposition.Continue reading