Hearing To Rezone, Add Homes To K-Bar Ranch Postponed

In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the community’s growth.
In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the community’s growth.

By Matt Wiley

Homebuilder/developer M/I Homes has spent months preparing a new Development Order (DO) to add more than a thousand additional homes to the K-Bar Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in northeast New Tampa, and after two continuances, representatives finally have set a date to present their case to the Tampa City Council on Thursday, July 23, 6 p.m.Continue reading

SteinMart To Become A Bealls Outlet Store

Bealls OutletBy Gary Nager

It’s only been a few months since the SteinMart store at 16061 Tampa Palms Blvd. in the City Plaza at Tampa Palms shopping center closed, but signs recently went up on the former SteinMart location (photo, left) and along BBD announcing that the store will become a Bealls Outlet, the deeply discounted version of Bealls, the clothing and housewares giant.Β Continue reading

Tampa Palms Bank Of America To Close Drive-Through LanesΒ 

*BoA LanesBy Matt Wiley

If you frequently use the drive-through lanes at the Bank of America (BoA) in Tampa Palms (photo, right), you may want to seek another branch in the New Tampa area, as the international banking giant has announced that the teller lanes at 14 bank branches across the Bay area will be shut down by July 6, including the Tampa Palms BoA branch, located in the Shoppes of Amberly shopping plaza off Amberly Dr..Β Continue reading

New Tampa Rotary Donates $65K To Charities

By Matt Wiley

Although $65,000 is a lot of money, especially to just give away, raising money for local charities and giving back to the community is at the heart of Rotary International’s motto of β€œService Above Self.” So, after raising money for the past year, the Rotary Club of New Tampa (which meets at 7 a.m. each Friday at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, located off Tampa Palms Blvd.) donated the funds raised by the club for the 2014-15 fiscal year to several local charities at its recent annual check presentation.Β Continue reading