By Matt Wiley
Two men, including one from New Tampa, have been arrested following a shooting at a Carrollwood Home Depot.Continue reading
New Tampa Man Charged In Carrollwood Home Depot Shooting
Local Martial Artist, 13, Raising Money To Return To World Games
By Benjamin Carter
A shy four-year-old sits on his motherโs lap refusing to join the other kids because the martial arts class is simply too intimidating for the young boy. But, after some encouragement from his instructor, he is suddenly participating with the others. Within five minutes, heโs hooked.
Today, Land OโLakes resident Ethan Dillon, 13, studies a plethora of martial arts fighting styles. He has achieved high ranks in several different disciplines, including two second-degree black belts in karate and mixed martial arts, as well as a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga, the official self-defense training of the Israeli Defense Forces.
Festival Of Flight Photo Gallery
The inaugural “Festival of Flight” was held this past Saturday and Sunday at the Tampa North Aeropark in Lutz. Click through for the photo gallery and keep your eyes peeled for a recap in our next issue, due out on October 26!
Zephyrhills Woman Dies In New Tampa Crash
By Matt Wiley,
A woman is dead following an early-morning head-on collision in New Tampa.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriffโs Office (HCSO), just before 4 a.m. on September 20, Kunjummen Arun Babu, 18, of Zephyrhills, was driving north on Morris Bridge Rd. near Pictoral Park Dr., about half of a mile north of Cross Creek Blvd. in his 2010 Honda Accord. At the same time, Rita Marie Sutliff, 68, also of Zephyrhills, was driving south on Morris Bridge in her 2012 Ford Explorer. Both vehicles were traveling at about 50 m.p.h.
Leukemia Society Fund Raiser For Marlana Draws A Crowd At The Palms
By Gary Nager
It was a great night for Peabodyโs Palms Lounge in Tampa Palms, and an amazing feeling that still lingers today, as the Deacon Blues Band performed for nearly three hours at a Leukemia &โLymphoma Society of Tampa Bay fund raiser in honor of Marlana Lacivita, the Busch Gardens dance captain who refuses to let her own year-long battle with Hodgkinโs lymphoma keep her from dancing โ or enjoying an amazing evening with great friends, some of whom she had never met before the event on Sept. 28.