As new homes and apartments continue to pop up in New Tampa, the City of Tampa is delivering on its promise to keep new residents safe. Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) Station No. 23 is on its way. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and TFR Chief Thomas Forward were among those on hand on April 9 as ground was broken on the new station, albeit ceremoniously, as the building located in the … [Read more...]
Michael Phelps To Highlight Official Opening Of Crystal Lagoon On Apr. 28!
There was the announcement in 2014 that the first Metro Development Group Metro Lagoon by Crystal Lagoons, the first-ever of its kind in the U.S., was coming to Wesley Chapel. Then, there was a groundbreaking in 2016, followed by an event announcing the spigots to fill the lagoon had been opened in 2017, which gave way to a ceremony as it was filled with 16 million gallons of … [Read more...]
Saddlebrook Teen Hosts ‘Golf Fore Guts’
In some ways, Parker James is a typical high school senior — visiting colleges, awaiting acceptance letters and hoping for great scholarship offers, while spending his days at school and playing sports. Parker’s sport of choice these days is golf, and he works hard at it — training every day after classes at Saddlebrook Preparatory School inside Saddlebrook Resort Tampa off … [Read more...]
Fears Felt Miles Away From Parkland
As students across the country react to the Valentine’s Day school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida, about 13,000 people participated in Tampa’s “March For Our Lives” on March 24. Students at schools in Wesley Chapel came out to the event, after many also attended candlelight vigils on February 19 and walk-outs on February 21, … [Read more...]
Local Sharp Shooter Still Setting Records
New Tampa resident and hoops hotshot Justin Dargahi, the New Tampa Neighborhood News cover boy from June 2016 after a Guinness Book of World Records-worthy performance shooting 3-pointers, has been at it again. Justin, who lives in Grand Hampton, is awaiting confirmation from the folks at the Guinness Book for what would officially be his third entry into their records, this … [Read more...]
