Category: New Tampa

By Matt Wiley

New Tampa residents should start taking steps now to conserve more power, if they want to be prepared for the rate hike that TECO (the Tampa Electric Company) is planning to propose. In a press release dated February 4, TECO announced to the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) that it plans to request a rate hike of about 10 percent, which would add around $11 per month to the average residential power bill beginning as early as January 2014, if the hike is approved.Continue reading

By Matt Wiley

Signs of change are on display along Amberly Dr. in Tampa Palms. More specifically, these signs showcase the new name for the large apartment complex originally called Live Oaks Plantation, and which has most recently been known as Camden Live Oaks, but now is called Amberly Place.Continue reading

By Matt Wiley

Construction will soon begin on model homes in a section of Cory Lake Isles that has lain vacant for years.Continue reading

An editorial by Gary Nager

What seems like two lifetimes ago, I graduated from the University of Florida College of Journalism & Communications with a B.S. degree in Broadcasting with a news emphasis.Continue reading

An editorial by Gary Nager

What seems like two lifetimes ago, I graduated from the University of Florida College of Journalism & Communications with a B.S. degree in Broadcasting with a news emphasis.Continue reading