Turner-Bartels Students Test Out School’s New Laptops During Presentation

HCSD superintendent of curriculum Denny Oest (left) and principal Jonathan Grantham, Ph. D., assist fourth grade students at the Turner-Bartels K-8 Center with the school’s new HP laptop computers during a presentation on February 10.
HCSD superintendent of curriculum Denny Oest (left) and principal Jonathan Grantham, Ph. D., assist fourth grade students at the Turner-Bartels K-8 Center with the school’s new HP laptop computers during a presentation on February 10.

By Matt Wiley

Technology is changing the way students learn and interact in the classroom. And, thanks to a $1.8-million Digital Classroom Plan Grant from the state, the Hillsborough County School District (HCSD) has been able to purchase and provide 25 laptop computers at more than 100 schools. One of the first to try the new laptops out was the Turner-Bartels K-8 Center, located off Imperial Oak Blvd. in the Live Oak Preserve development in New Tampa.Continue reading

The Bay Area’s First WingZone Combines Great Flavor & A Great Story!

Rodney, Karen, Toya, Kyle, Tabria & Joreca invite you to check out the new WingZone in New Tampa.
Rodney, Karen, Toya, Kyle, Tabria & Joreca invite you to check out the new WingZone in New Tampa.

By Gary Nager

Detroit native Toya Tucker was working for the Ford Motor Company when the company closed the plant in 2006. That started a series of moves for her and her husband Kyle and their family that ultimately landed with them moving to our area for Toya’s new job with Kellogg’s (the breakfast cereal company based in Battle Creek, MI, but which has an office in Tampa) in 2009.Continue reading

Grandeur Hair Design Promises A Salon Experience You Won’t Forget!

Need a new look? Stop by Grandeur Salon (across from Winn-Dixie on County Line Rd.) and see (l.-r.) owner Maher Al-Aghawani, Vickie Sanchez, Anya Brunner or Barbara Fernandez.
Need a new look? Stop by Grandeur Salon (across from Winn-Dixie on County Line Rd.) and see (l.-r.) owner Maher Al-Aghawani, Vickie Sanchez, Anya Brunner or Barbara Fernandez.

By Celeste McLaughlin

During the past five years, owner and master stylist Maher Al-Aghawani has built a loyal clientele of New Tampa and Wesley Chapel residents at Grandeur Hair Design – and many travel from as far away as Orlando, Sarasota and even Boston to see their favorite stylist.Continue reading

New Tampa Resident Bringing USF Women Back To ‘March Madness!’

*coachBy Gary Nager

People who actually follow women’s college basketball can debate ad nauseum whether University of Tennessee legend Pat Summit or University of Connecticut coach Gino Auriemma is the greatest women’s college hoops coach of all time, but there is no doubt as to who is the greatest women’s basketball coach in the history of the University of South Florida — and that coach is longtime New Tampa resident José Fernandez (seated in photo, right). Continue reading