Did you know Florida’s Burmese python problem is spreading north? Former Cory Lakes Isles resident and Wharton High grad Kevin Reich is helping to make sure that doesn’t happen. Kevin Reich caught and bagged this nearly-18-foot Burmese python back in July. Kevin Reich was driving through the Grand Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, FL, one evening back in late July, … [Read more...]
Field To Fill Montelione’s District 7 City Council Seat Expanding
The list of those seeking to replace Lisa Montelione on the Tampa City Council continues to grow as two more potential candidates have declared that they will run for the seat she is vacating to challenge Shawn Harrison for the Florida House District 63 seat, bringing the total to three people who have expressed their interest in running for the seat to Neighborhood News. As … [Read more...]
Hanaq Prana Yoga Studio Helps New Tampa Find Nirvana
By Celeste McLaughlin In the eight months since Lorena Saavedra opened Hanaq Prana Yoga in the Cory Lake Professional Center off Cross Creek Blvd., the New Tampa studio has continued to grow. … [Read more...]
Excel Music Helps New Tampa Student Hone Musical Skills
By Celeste McLaughlin Since 2006, Excel Music in the Cory Lake Isles Professional Center off Cross Creek Blvd. has been teaching students of all ages to sing and play a wide variety of instruments with some of the area’s top teachers. Year after year, as kids go back to school, many make their way to Excel Music to enhance their educations through musical endeavors. … [Read more...]
K-Bar Ranch Driving Growth In New Tampa
By Gary Nager 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 … [Read more...]
