Tampa City Council member Luis Viera (left) and Tampa Palms resident Tracy Falkowitz, who led the effort to get funding for the New Tampa Rec Center expansion approved, are assisted by some of the facility’s preschool kids at the expansion’s Apr. 12 groundbreaking. (Photo: John C. Cotey) When the official groundbreaking for the expansion of the New Tampa Recreation Center … [Read more...]
Sprouts, 12 others signed up for Hunter’s Lake project
New Tampa’s first green grocer, Sprouts Farmers Market, is prepping construction on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. across from the main entrance Hunter’s Green, and according to the developer’s listing on its website, it already has some neighboring businesses waiting to move in as well. Regency Centers, which is developing The Village at Hunter’s Lake project along with … [Read more...]
Local Female Veterans Hoping To Grow Their Facebook Group
When someone says the word “veteran,” the image that immediately jumps to mind is usually that of a man, hair turned to gray, with wrinkled skin and slower to move, but carrying themselves with the same pride and dignity they learned — and earned — while serving their country. The image that hardly ever comes to mind? That of a woman. Retired U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]
Our Exclusive Recap Of The 2019 Taste Of New Tampa & Wesley Chapel!
You could still hear the sound of skates skimming across the ice and children making their way around the rinks, but if you listened very closely on March 24, you might have also heard the sound of delighted taste buds. “Mmmmm.” Local food and beverage vendors invaded AdventHealth Center Ice (AHCI) for the third consecutive year, offering samples of some of their most … [Read more...]
Business Notes: Another Hockey Store In Wesley Chapel?
With more than a million visitors since it opened in 2017, and a wealth of hockey tournaments, AdventHealth Center Ice (AHCI) is booming. In fact, it’s booming enough that a northern-based hockey retailer is willing to do what pre-AHCI was probably unthinkable – set up a store in Florida. Pure Hockey, which has more than 50 locations across the country, is building a … [Read more...]
