By State Rep. Will Weatherford
No armchair quarterback has ever won a football game. No spectator has ever been the victor in a battle. Contests are decided by the participants; this important truth forms the basis of my appeal to all Floridians to take an active role in the election of our next U.S. President.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Drivers should be even more careful traveling on the portion of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. that extends south from Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms to E. Bearss Ave., now that some of the preliminary utility lines relocation work of this second segment of BBD to undergo its scheduled widening (from four or six total lanes to eight in each direction) has begun.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Ask any parent with a son and a daughter and they will likely tell you that it’s difficult to get their kids to stop fighting. New Tampa residents Christopher and Viviana Cao are no exception. However, their kids — Christopher, 14, and Viviana, 11 — are not exactly fighting in the way you might think, like, say, over the remote control. Instead, they practice sparring, breaking boards and perfecting their moves in Tae Kwon Do (TKD), the Korean martial art form.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Ask any parent with a son and a daughter and they will likely tell you that it’s difficult to get their kids to stop fighting. New Tampa residents Christopher and Viviana Cao are no exception. However, their kids — Christopher, 14, and Viviana, 11 — are not exactly fighting in the way you might think, like, say, over the remote control. Instead, they practice sparring, breaking boards and perfecting their moves in Tae Kwon Do (TKD), the Korean martial art form.Continue reading
The Chamber’s first annual New Tampa Business Forum on September 29 at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club was a big hit with those who attended. The Forum featured a highly informative and entertaining “Personal Branding in a Connected World” workshop presented by Bernie Borges (CEO of Find and Convert and author of Marketing 2.0) and a candid keynote address by John Harding, regional President/CEO of Adventist Health System/University Community Health about the state of health care in the U.S. The Chamber’s annual member Business Expo, cocktail hour, awards ceremony and installation of new officers completed the evening. Roughly 40 Chamber members were on hand to promote their businesses to members and guests during a lively evening of networking in the Grand Ballroom at Tampa Palms Country Club.Continue reading