By Gary Nager
Although the rains didnโt cooperate, the under-construction Florida Hospital Center Ice (FHCI) skating facility has unveiled its programs to the public with a great event just a few hours before we went to press with this issue on August 8.ย Continue reading
Vaccinations are one of the key ways to keep children healthy as they return back to school after summer vacation. For students in New Tampaโs 12 Hillsborough County public schools, theyโre also required, and Florida Health Hillsborough County is hosting several events that will provide free immunizations and physicals.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
The New Tampa area is officially one step closer to having its own cultural center, community theater and dog park โ which are all planned to built on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. (across from Hunterโs Green) โ as Hillsborough County officially has approved the sale of nearly 18 acres of land at the site to a developer.Continue reading
More than a thousand new homes are on the horizon for the K-Bar Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in New Tampa, as the Tampa City Council unanimously (6-0) has approved a rezoning for the area, despite an outcry from residents of the Easton Park neighborhood (also in the K-Bar DRI) along Morris Bridge Rd.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Itโs no secret that itโs been a little wet out there in recent weeks. In fact, if our recent weather pattern was just a little more windy, it would have seemed like a three-week tropical storm. However, despite days of torrential downpours, the New Tampa area was spared the truly massive flooding that plagued other areas of the city and much of western Pasco County.Continue reading