By Gary Nager
Unlike most people I know here in the Tampa Bay area, Iโve been an ice hockey fan for almost 50 years. The first hockey playoff game I ever went to was the deciding Game 3 between the New York Islanders and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in 1975, which was the first playoff series the Islanders ever won before they won four Stanley Cups in a row in the 1980s.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
New Tampaโs two high schools โ Freedom High in Tampa Palms and Paul R. Wharton High on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. โ are no strangers to accolades, each receiving top marks (โAsโ and โBsโ) from the State Dept. of Education for the past several years. So, itโs really no surprise that the two schools, along with all of the high schools in the Hillsborough County School District (HCSD), again appear on The Washington Postโs list of โAmericaโs Most Challenging High Schools.โContinue reading
By Anu Varna Panchal
Hot air ballooning or flea marketing? The art of Salvador Dali or the music of Verdi? Tai chi or Wii golf; wine etiquette or geopolitics; Bible study, yoga, movies or a night of watching a blues band perform?ย With a plethora of activities, excursions and on-site amenities, the biggest problem facing the residents of St. Josephโs John Knox Village on E. Fletcher Ave. in Tampa (less than five minutes from Tampa Palms) may be choosing from among the continuing care retirement communityโs many entertainment options.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
The Wesley Chapel area is a hotbed for growth these days, and few know it better than the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerceย (WCCC)โs executive director Hope Allen, who recently was selected to be a participant in a regional program to help business leaders learn about economic growth around Tampa Bay, including here in the New Tampa area. Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
After years of construction, a grand structure greets the eyes of drivers passing by along Cross Creek Blvd. in New Tampa. By the time youโre reading this, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church should be holding worship services in its massive new sanctuary.Continue reading