City Of Tampa Mobile App

mobile appBy Matt Wiley

Tired of the dangerous pothole on your street? Want to know the waste collection schedule for a specific holiday? If these are common questions you wish could be answered in the palm of your hand, youโ€™re in luck, as the City of Tampa has released a FREE mobile application that streamlines the process of getting vital city information to citizens, without a phone call or the need for a desktop computer.Continue reading

Homes For Our Troops Sets Up Injured Vet In Cory Lake Isles

(Left) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Dillman on patrol in Ghazni, Afghanistan. (Right) Alex & Holly Dillman have been in their new home in Cory Lake Isles, built for them by Homes For Our Troops, since December.
(Left) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Dillman on patrol in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
(Right) Alex & Holly Dillman have been in their new home in Cory Lake Isles,
built for them by Homes For Our Troops, since December.

By Matt Wiley

Nearly three years after the blast that left him paralyzed from the waist down while serving our country overseas, a Tampa U.S. Army veteran and his wife have moved into a new home in Cory Lake Isles that was built specifically for them by Homes For Our Troops.Continue reading

Wesley Chapel Theater Shooting Widow Speaks Out

Chad Oulson (center) was shot and killed inside the Cobb Theatres Grove 16 in Wesley Chapel on Jan. 13 during an argument about texting during the previews before a movie.
Chad Oulson (center) was shot and killed inside the Cobb Theatres Grove 16 in Wesley Chapel on Jan. 13 during an argument about texting during the previews before a movie.

By Matt Wiley

A 33-year-old widow and her 22-month-old daughter continue to recover from the sudden death of a Wesley Chapel man, following a shooting at the Cobb Theatres Grove 16 movie theater (also in Wesley Chapel) over the use of a cell phone during the previews before a weekday matinee.Continue reading

Our Exclusive Tour Of The PHCC Porter Campus In Wesley Chapel

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PHCC Porter Campus Provost Dr. Stanley Giannet recently gave the Neighborhood News an exclusive tour of Wesley Chapel’s first college, where classes officially began January 13.

By Gary Nager

Wow, assistant editor & Neighborhood News photographer Matt Wiley and I were overwhelmed by our recent tour of what is still today called Pasco Hernando Community College (PHCC)โ€™s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch. However, as explained to us by high-energy Provost Stanley Giannet, Ph.D., the brand-spankinโ€™-new campus located off S.R. 56 at Mansfield Blvd. will soon officially have a new name โ€” as will all five PHCC campuses.Continue reading