Category: News

Seidel To Speak Feb. 12!

Join the New Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, February 12, 11:30 a.m., at Hunter’s Green Country Club, when our guest speaker will be Attorney Eric Seidel, the former “Consumer Advocate” lawyer for WTVT-TV (Channel 13). We are looking for a $50 sponsor for this event. It is a chance to get a few minutes to feature your business, sell merchandise and pass out info prior to Seidel’s discussion. We also welcome our members to have drawings and “giveaways” during our luncheons.

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By Matt Wiley

Growth in the ever-expanding Wesley Chapel area continues, as a major home-builder is planning to begin construction on the first housing community in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI). Construction is set to begin in less than six months.Continue reading

At our press time, a bank robber was still at large in the New Tampa area. According to the Tampa Police Department (TPD), just after 3 p.m. on January 24, a 5’3”-5’4” black male in his early 20s, wearing a black ski mask, walked into the Pilot Bank (located at 17635 BBD), and demanded money at gunpoint.Continue reading

New Tampa residents can expect to see more development in K-Bar ranch, as two large land parcels on the property have recently been sold to developers.Continue reading

New Tampa residents soon will have one less option for buying groceries, as the Sweetbay Supermarket on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. near I-75 is closing its doors.Continue reading