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...]
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...]
Community Comes Together To Honor 9/11’s Heroes
(Above) Pasco commissioners Mike Moore (far left), Mike Wells and Jack Mariano (in back), retired FDNY EMT Stephen Spelman, Penelope Bastidas (with scissors), and U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (far right) were among those who helped cut the ribbon on the new 9/11 Memorial (right) at the Tampa Premium Outlets on Sept. 7. For most Americans, the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, will live … [Read more...]
A Restaurant Survey & Contest Update & My Wife’s Exciting New Job!
Jannah & Gary Nager at a wedding on Cape Cod Aug. 17. Pretty much every year since I took over the Neighborhood News in 1994, we have held our annual Reader Dining Survey & Contest. At one time, it was just our most popular contest for our readers but today, it is the only one we still run year after year. And honestly, it’s also a tremendous amount of work to put … [Read more...]
