Pebble Creek Residents Could Become County Utilities Customers

By Matt Wiley

Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services.
Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services on June 18.

After their existing provider proposed serious rate hikes to customers in Pebble Creek last year, Hillsborough County is making moves to take over water utility services in New Tampa’s oldest community.Continue reading

County Approves Request For Proposals For Land Opposite Hunter’s Green

The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county's 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from Hunter's Green.
The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county’s 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from Hunter’s Green.

By Matt Wiley

Just more than a month since a meeting was held to gather public comments about what to do with the land across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunter’s Green in New Tampa, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved a Request For Proposals (RFP) for a private-public partnership to develop the property.Continue reading

Gunter & Gunter Insurance — You’re In Good Hands With These Neighbors!

GunterPhoto1By Amy Gutierrez

Wouldn’t it be great to have all of your insurance needs handled at one local office, by an experienced and friendly staff, who truly take the time to get to know you? You can! The friendly staff at Gunter & Gunter Insurance, located near I-75 and SR 54 in the Westbrook Professional Park (across from Saddlebrook Resort), take pride in offering superior customer service and are able to assist you with one-stop shopping, streamlining your policies and saving you time. And, with their affiliation with Allstate Insurance Company, clients know they are in “Good Hands.”Continue reading

Team USA V. Belgium: Where Will You Watch?

Team USA fans celebrate a goal during the 2014 World Cup at the Brass Tap in the Shops at Wiregrass Mall. Photo: OurTownFla.com.
Team USA fans celebrate a goal during the 2014 World Cup at the Brass Tap in the Shops at Wiregrass Mall. Photo: OurTownFla.com.

By Gary Nager

Today at 4 p.m., Team USA continues its run at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil against unbeaten and untied Belgium, and  there’s no doubt that the exciting, young American “side” is one of this year’s great stories, as coach Jurgen Klinsmann was able to get his youthful charges to advance out of the so-called “Group of Death” and into the Round of 16, the second World Cup in a row in which the U.S. has advanced at least that far. 

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