Well-known local land developer J.D. Porter of the Porter Family Trust, which is developing the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in Wesley Chapel, was arrested on domestic violence charges on July 4.Continue reading
Wesley Chapel Man Killed By Drunk Driver On I-275
A Wesley Chapel man is dead following a July 19 head-on collision on I-275 near downtown Tampa that closed all of the northbound lanes of the interstate for several hours.Continue reading
Tampa Man Charged In Pebble Creek Stabbing
One Pebble Creek resident has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a fellow Pebble Creek man.Continue reading
Robber Threatens To Electrocute Victims, Steals $2K In Property
By Matt Wiley
An arrest has been made, but the investigation continues into a bizarre home invasion inside the Promenade apartments in a Tampa Palms neighborhood early on July 22.Continue reading
New Tampa Recreation Center Could Begin Expansion By Summer 2013!
By Matt Wiley
There are very few, if any at all, quiet days at the New Tampa Recreation Center in Tampa Palms. Most afternoons, whether it is out front facing Commerce Park Dr. on the center’s large playground, around back at the cement skatepark or inside in the gymnastics area, the sounds of the community’s youth taking part in fun, physical activities can almost always be heard. And now, the City of Tampa has plans to make it even louder, by almost doubling the center’s size.