The New Tampa Chamber of Commerceâs first annual New Tampa Business Forum is quickly approaching and will be held on Thursday, September 29, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. As the largest networking event in New Tampa, the forum will feature John Harding, regional CEO of Florida Hospital, who will give the keynote address on the state of health care in our burgeoning part of Hillsborough and Pasco counties. The forum also will host a âPersonal Brand in Businessland 2.0â workshop presented by Bernie Borges, the CEO of Find and Convert and author of Marketing 2.0). Workshop attendees will receive a copy of Borgesâ book.Continue reading
The Wild Ride Of The âDougherty Gangâ Started Near Wesley Chapel
By Sean Bowes
Some families do everything together, it seems. Unfortunately, for the three Dougherty siblings, family activities ranged from high-speed car chases and police shootouts to a bank robbery and an eight-day, nationwide manhunt, which started on August 2, ended earlier this month.Continue reading
Tony Hawk Catches Some Air & Shoots The Breeze In Tampa
By Sean Bowes
Every job has its perks â teachers have summers off, airline employees fly for free and once in a blue moon, a news reporter is assigned to interview one of his or her idols.
A few of weeks ago, Tony Hawkâs public relations department called to inform me that the skateboard legend would be visiting the Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) with his skate-entourage on August 22, and he was willing to do an exclusive interview with me, a veteran skateboarder of 12 years who knew Hawkâs name even before I ever stepped on a board. Of course I would interview him! If youâre a skateboarder, you know that meeting Tony Hawk is like being a basketball player and getting to meet Michael Jordan. It just doesnât get any cooler than that.Continue reading
Tony Hawk Catches Some Air & Shoots The Breeze In Tampa
By Sean Bowes
Every job has its perks â teachers have summers off, airline employees fly for free and once in a blue moon, a news reporter is assigned to interview one of his or her idols.
A few of weeks ago, Tony Hawkâs public relations department called to inform me that the skateboard legend would be visiting the Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) with his skate-entourage on August 22, and he was willing to do an exclusive interview with me, a veteran skateboarder of 12 years who knew Hawkâs name even before I ever stepped on a board. Of course I would interview him! If youâre a skateboarder, you know that meeting Tony Hawk is like being a basketball player and getting to meet Michael Jordan. It just doesnât get any cooler than that.Continue reading
Frog-Loving Wesley Chapel Girl Wins International Eco-Award
By Sean Bowes
Do you know the difference between a toad and frog? Do you know how amphibians and reptiles are different? If you cannot answer either of those questions with absolute certainty, then it doesnât seem likely that you could list the six most populous frogs in the Wesley Chapel area and be able to identify each of them just by hearing their unique frog calls.Continue reading