Budget Blinds Expands Its Great Selection By Adding Inspired Drapes

If youโ€™ve ever imagined uniquely beautiful drapes or valances for your windows, youโ€™ll find everything you need in Budget Blindsโ€™ new Inspired Drapes collection.
If youโ€™ve ever imagined uniquely beautiful drapes or valances for your windows, youโ€™ll find everything you need in Budget Blindsโ€™ new Inspired Drapes collection.

By Marcy Sanford

Budget Blinds, which has a showroom minutes from New Tampa on W. Fletcher Ave. in Tampa, truly has become a one-stop shop for your window-covering needs, as the company has added the Inspired Drapes line of drapery and hardware to their showroom.Continue reading

Montessori Academy Can Help Your Child Get Years Ahead At An Early Age

The learning is always hands-on and in motion for the children at any of Johnsonโ€™s five Montessori schools.
The learning is always hands-on and in motion for the children at any of Johnsonโ€™s five Montessori schools.

By Lauren Saslow

In San Lorenzo, Italy, in 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori โ€” the first female medical doctor in Italy โ€” opened a small school targeting the developmental needs of children through the implementation of concrete learning experiences. After conducting her own scientific studies on how children learn, Dr. Montessori found that children donโ€™t actually become educated by another person, as much as through their own hands-on experiences and self-motivation.Continue reading

Puddles Be Gone; Wharton Cuts A Ribbon For New Track Facility

Wharton principal Bradley Woods (blue shirt) and track coach Wes Newton (white hat) cut the ribbon for the schoolโ€™s new track facility on February 11.
Wharton principal Bradley Woods (blue shirt) and track coach Wes Newton (white hat) cut the ribbon for the schoolโ€™s new track facility on February 11.

By Matt Wiley

Gone are the days of standing water and weathering asphalt under the feet of runners on the track at Paul R. Wharton High, as the school recently cut a ribbon and held the first track meet on its new and improved track & field facility.Continue reading

Freedom, Wharton Boys Basketball Teams Set Respective Milestones As Seasons Wrap

Freedom Highโ€™s Miguel Rojas puts up a jumper late in the Patriotsโ€™ narrow win over Strawberry Crest High on Feb. 18 in the Class 7A Regional Semi Finals.
Freedom Highโ€™s Miguel Rojas puts up a jumper late in the Patriotsโ€™ narrow win over Strawberry Crest High on Feb. 18 in the Class 7A Regional Semi Finals.

By Matt Wiley

Itโ€™s been quite a year for both the Wharton High Wildcats and Freedom High Patriots boys basketball teams in their respective runs at a state title, each setting impressive milestones for their schools that will live on as some of these players graduate and move on to college.Continue reading