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
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 Toyaโs new job with Kelloggโs (the breakfast cereal company based in Battle Creek, MI, but which has an office in Tampa) in 2009.Continue reading
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 โ and many travel from as far away as Orlando, Sarasota and even Boston to see their favorite stylist.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
People who actually follow womenโs college basketball can debate ad nauseum whether University of Tennessee legend Pat Summit or University of Connecticut coach Gino Auriemma is the greatest womenโs college hoops coach of all time, but there is no doubt as to who is the greatest womenโs basketball coach in the history of the University of South Florida โ and that coach is longtime New Tampa resident Josรฉ Fernandez (seated in photo, right).ย Continue reading
Although it is convenient, shopping online is always a gamble, especially depending upon what you happen to be buying. For example, when purchasing sports equipment, it sometimes pays off to try the equipment before buying it. Luckily for New Tampa residents, Softball Bat Club provides a store where you can do just that.ย Continue reading