Locals Sound Off On Plan For Land Across From Hunter’s Green

Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunter’s Green during a public meeting on May 5.
Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunter’s Green during a public meeting on May 5.

By Matt Wiley

The future development of the land owned by Hillsborough County across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunter’s Green is in the hands of New Tampa residents. At least, that’s what county representatives repeatedly told attendees at a recent public meeting held at the New Tampa Regional Library on Cross Creek Blvd.Continue reading

Guilty: Schenecker Convicted In Murders Of Her Children

Julie Schenecker (right) closes her eyes as the guilty verdict is read on May 15, confirming that she will spend the rest of her life in prison for the 2011 murder of her two children.
Julie Schenecker (right) closes her eyes as the guilty verdict is read on May 15, confirming that she will spend the rest of her life in prison for the 2011 murder of her two children.

By Matt Wiley

Following a nearly three-week-long trial, the verdict is in: Julie Schenecker is guilty in the first-degree murder of her children Calyx and Beau in their Tampa Palms home on January 27, 2011.Continue reading

S.R. 54/56 Toll Road Proposal Officially Axed

A concerned Pasco resident expresses opposition to the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road during a public meeting at Sunlake High School in March.
A concerned Pasco resident expresses opposition to the crowd and Pasco Administrator Michele Baker (left) about the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road during a public meeting at Sunlake High School in March.

By Matt Wiley

After months of speculation, negotiation and apparent opposition throughout Pasco County, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officially has pulled the plug on the proposed S.R. 54/S.R. 56 (54/56) elevated toll road plan that would have linked U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills to U.S. 19 in New Port Richey along the 54/56 corridor (just a few miles north of New Tampa).Continue reading