A town hall at the Daarus Salaam Mosque in New Tampa on Sept. 21 drew a crowd of roughly 100 people, with topics ranging from the need for a traffic light to healthcare and gun safety. Luis Viera’s New Tampa town halls are generally hyper-local affairs. The District 7 Tampa City Council member (and usually a guest or two) are asked about things like Kinnan-Mansfield, … [Read more...]
Taylor Morrison Breaks Ground On 55+ Community In Wiregrass Ranch
The Esplanade at Wiregrass Ranch, which broke ground last month, will be an over-55 community with more than 800 total homes, as homebuilder Taylor Morrison continues to expand in Wesley Chapel. Homebuilder Taylor Morrison’s Esplanade series — which provides “resort lifestyle experiences” for its residents — has already proven to be popular in a number of Tampa Bay … [Read more...]
County Agrees To Hire Tampa Fire Rescue For Unincorporated Area
The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County have resolved its dispute over usage of Tampa Fire Rescue Station No. 21 on Cross Creek Blvd. (Photo: John C. Cotey) When roughly 5,000 residents in Pebble Creek, Live Oake, Cross Creek and other communities located in unincorporated Hillsborough County lost their City of Tampa fire rescue service in 2018, Hillsborough County turned … [Read more...]
“Fun” and “Fresh” Stuff Coming To New Tampa!
Good news for those bemoaning the lack of things to do with the kids in New Tampa, as well as the number of empty "big box" stores in New Tampa -- an Urban Air Adventure Park is on the way to the Market Square at Tampa Palms, the shopping center anchored by BJ's Wholesale Club on Commerce Palms Dr.. And it's not alone. While Urban Air Adventure Park will fill the former … [Read more...]
The Latest On The Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus Of Pasco County!
Above is a 3D rendering of the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, which shows eight basketball courts that can be divided into 16 volleyball courts. Source: RADD Sports. After years of staring at renderings and blue prints and imagining what the new sports complex in Wiregrass Ranch will actually look like, general manager and RADD Sports CEO Richard Blalock’s … [Read more...]
