When you’ve been doing the same job for more than 21 years, you’re likely to see a lot of things change. Well, in my capacity as the publisher and editor of the Neighborhood News for New Tampa and Wesley Chapel since 1994, I’ve seen housing booms and housing busts come and go — with the biggest boom hitting New Tampa in 2004-06, followed by the bursting of the local housing bubble in 2007-08 — and the slow, but inevitable resurgence of resales and new homes being built in our area ever since.Continue reading
Cross Creek Blvd. Widening Could Begin Late This Summer
The bids are in and a contractor has been selected to get the ball rolling on completing the expansion of Cross Creek Blvd. into a four-lane road from Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. to Morris Bridge Rd. in New Tampa.Continue reading
Bruce B. Downs Blvd. ‘Segment A’ Project Out For Bids Soon

As construction continues along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. underneath I-75, Hillsborough County is preparing to begin the bidding process for the next segment of BBD widening between Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms, south to Bearss Ave., also known as “Segment A.”Continue reading