Living in Florida, one of the most important skills your child needs to have is the ability to swim. For many in our area, homes often come with pools, so the skills can even be taught right at home. But, for some families, access to a pool is a luxury not available in the budget. Continue reading
Team USA V. Belgium: Where Will You Watch?

By Gary Nager
Today at 4 p.m., Team USA continues its run at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil against unbeaten and untied Belgium, and  there’s no doubt that the exciting, young American “side” is one of this year’s great stories, as coach Jurgen Klinsmann was able to get his youthful charges to advance out of the so-called “Group of Death” and into the Round of 16, the second World Cup in a row in which the U.S. has advanced at least that far.Â
WCCC Inaugural Golf Tourney Gets Heated

By Matt Wiley
Although it may have initially gotten rained out, there was no shortage of sunshine during the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC)’s inaugural golf tournament, which was rescheduled to kick off Memorial Day weekend.Continue reading
Swim Across America & New Tampa YMCA Offer Swims For Good Causes

By Matt Wiley
A national event to help raise money for cancer research, the first of its kind, has some roots right here in New Tampa.Continue reading
Wesley Chapel High Hosts 2014 Special Olympics
Although I’ve been doing my job for 20 years, I’m embarrassed to say that I had never attended a Special Olympics competition before I visited the 2014 Pasco County Special Olympics “Summer Games,” which were held on March 4 on the campus of Wesley Chapel High (WCH). And, what I saw was that the Special Olympics is more about love and friendship and the true spirit of competition than it is about winning medals.Continue reading


