Compton Park at Tampa Palms was packed for the first “New Tampa Business Climate” meeting organized by Master’s degree candidates at USF, where (l.-r.) Hillsborough county commissioner Ken Hagan, Tampa city councilman Luis Viera & State Rep. Fentrice Driskell were among those on the panel. Photos by Andy Warrener & Ricky Rodriguez. In order … [Read more...]
Freedom Sophomore Qualifies For Olympic Trials!
Freedom sophomore Michelle Morgan is congratulated by swimmers from other clubs after posting a time that qualified her to compete at next year's Olympic Trials (Photo courtesy of Rene Piper) Michelle Morgan started swimming competitively when she was 7. By the time she was 8, she knew she wanted to go to the Olympics. Now, at the age of 14, the Freedom sophomore will … [Read more...]
Garbage Collection Point Of Contention
Hillsborough County will be entertaining waste management options that will possibly reduce garbage pickup in New Tampa’s city and county communities from two days per week to only one. That stinks, say many. “I have not talked to one person that likes this idea,” says Mike Jacobson, the president of the Pebble Creek Homeowners Association. “I can’t even believe … [Read more...]
An Update On Our Distribution & The Latest About NeighborhoodNewsOnline.net
Over the course of the past several months, we’ve received quite a few calls from long-time, avid readers who said they’ve always received the Neighborhood News in their mailboxes in the past, but suddenly stopped receiving them. As the guy who has to write the checks to the post office to mail our publications in both of our markets to every residence and business in every … [Read more...]
New Tampa School Grades
*Every New Tampa school had the same grade for 2018-19 as it did the previous school year, with the exception of Hunter’s Green Elementary, which improved to a “B” grade after four straight years of “C” grades. *New Tampa had six schools earn “A” grades, two that earned B grades and three earned C grades. *Chiles Elementary was the only New Tampa school to score higher … [Read more...]
