You Do The Dishes Keeps Kids Busy & Creative All Summer Long

Marketing director & art educator Herb Pinder and owner Cindy Kozlowski will again help keep creative minds stimulated all summer long with weekly Summer Art Workshops at You Do The Dishes, located for 18 years in the Shoppes of Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms.
Marketing director & art educator Herb Pinder and owner Cindy Kozlowski will again help keep creative minds stimulated all summer long with weekly Summer Art Workshops at You Do The Dishes, located for 18 years in the Shoppes of Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms.

It seems unusual that kids would be excited about doing the dishes. After all, it’s a household chore, and unless there’s an allowance or some TV time involved, who wants to do that? That’s not the case at You Do The Dishes, where kids can take part in creative camps (see below) all summer long, learn new art techniques and even put their own artistic touch on all kinds of pottery.Continue reading

City & Chamber Officially Open The New Tampa Rotary Dog Park!

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn (center) and members of the New Tampa Rotary Club cut the ribbon at the New Tampa Rotary Dog Park in Tampa Palms. Photo: Bob Thompson

By Gary Nager

Our heartfelt congratulations go out to the Rotary Club of New Tampa (which meets Fridays at 7 a.m. at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club) and the City of Tampa for seeing an important public-private-partnership plan through to fruition.Continue reading

Julie Schenecker Tells ABC Action News She Doesn't Regret Children's Murders

Convicted killer and former Tampa Palms resident Julie Schenecker recently did a jailhouse interview with ABC Action News.
Convicted killer and former Tampa Palms resident Julie Schenecker recently did a jailhouse interview with ABC Action News.

By Matt Wiley

It’s been more than a year since the verdict was read for convicted killer Julie Schenecker, who murdered her two teenage children in 2011. Four years later, Schenecker said that she doesn’t regret killing her kids in an exclusive interview with reporter Sarina Fazan that aired on ABC Action News (WFTS-TV) in April.Continue reading

Another Construction Project To Follow BBD 'Segment A'

Construction continues along Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Tampa Palms, but it may not be the last of it for southern Tampa Palms, even after the current project wraps in 2017.
Construction continues along Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Tampa Palms, but it may not be the last of it for southern Tampa Palms, even after the current project wraps in 2017.

By Matt Wiley

Construction has been steadily increasing along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa between E. Bearss Ave. and Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms (also known as BBD “Segment A”) during the past several months. However, the intersection of BBD and E. Bearss Ave. won’t be completely improved when the BBD “Segment A” project has been completed.Continue reading