New Tampa Vet Alex Dillman Retires

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alex Dillman and his wife Holly, who live in Cory Lake Isles, listen to a speaker at Alex’s retirement ceremony on May 21 at the Gibbons Alumni Center at USF in Tampa.
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alex Dillman and his wife Holly, who live in Cory Lake Isles, listen to a speaker at Alex’s retirement ceremony on May 21 at the Gibbons Alumni Center at USF in Tampa.

By Matt Wiley

A thunderous round of applause erupts from a room of men and women in uniform, elected officials, friends and family members standing to face a soldier seated under an American flag. Decorated in medals—including the Purple Heart—Cory Lake Isles resident Staff Sergeant Alex Dillman listens as many in the room speak and salute him for his service and the sacrifice he made during his more than 10 years as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army during a retirement ceremony at the University of South Florida in Tampa on May 21.Continue reading

Tampa Kidney Specialists — The Local Experts For Your Kidney Problems

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The friendly staff at the North Tampa office of Tampa Kidney Specialists (on W. Fletcher Ave., near I-275) includes two M.D.s — Saima Iqbal (yellow shirt) & Shaheen Motiwala.

By Celeste McLaughlin

Shaheen Motiwala, MD, and Saima Iqbal, MD, are two New Tampa/Wesley Chapel-area nephrologists and moms who treat patients with kidney problems with care and compassion. Their practice, Tampa Kidney Specialists, has an office in on W. Fletcher Ave. in North Tampa (near I-275) and another in the Seven Oaks Professional Center off S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel. Continue reading

Broadway Comes To Tampa To Be Held At Downtown Tampa Hilton

Broadway star Rita Harvey is just one of several who will perform at this year's 'Broadway Comes To Tampa' performance on May 9.
Broadway star Rita Harvey is just one of several who will perform at this year’s ‘Broadway Comes To Tampa’ performance on May 9.

Broadway shows don’t often make it to New Tampa or Wesley Chapel. Not at all, actually. But, the 16th annual “Broadway Comes To Tampa” (BCTT), an event presented by the New Tampa Players (NTP) acting troupe, again is bringing the stars of Broadway to the Tampa Bay area to sing the hits of the stage in an intimate elegant dinner environment, and a new venue will make the night even more special.Continue reading

Moffitt Cancer Center Earns Prestigious Nursing Designation

Moffitt pano exterior with bridge-for print_300Already a leader in cancer research and treatment, the Moffitt Cancer Center (photo) continues to build its reputation as one of the premier cancer research centers in the country, and it’s located only about two miles south of Tampa Palms on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus off Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., south of E. Fletcher Ave.Continue reading