When you bring your car to the dealership or an independent auto service center for service, from an oil change to a new transmission, have you ever worried about putting your costly key “fob” in the service center’s after-hours “dropbox?” I sure have. When one of my electronic keys broke a few years back, leaving me with only one, I remember bringing my car for service at my … [Read more...]
Hailey’s Voice of Hope Looks To Shine A Light
For Lisa Acierno, coping with the loss of her daughter is still a daily struggle. “I’m trying every day to get through the day,” she says. Hailey, who was a 17-year-old student at Wharton High, went missing from her Arbor Greene home on March 28. A Facebook page was launched, called “Find Hailey Acierno,” and hundreds of people joined. They shared encouragement, ideas and … [Read more...]
Rotary Casino Night!
Although I am now a member of the New Tampa Noon Rotary Club, the Wesley Chapel (Noon) Rotary Club that I previously belonged to (and which now meets Wednesdays at noon at Lexington Oaks Golf Club) contacted me (on deadline, of course. lol) to try to help the club promote its upcoming Casino Night fund raiser, which will be held on Friday, August 25, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at Wesley … [Read more...]
County Commissioners Prepared To Vote For Impact Fee Increase This Month
After months of meetings and workshops, Pasco County’s School District and Board of County Commissioners (BCC) appear ready to seal a deal with the Tampa Bay Builders Association (TBBA) which would raise impact fees on new homes in Pasco to help build new schools. The deal to phase in an impact fee increase of roughly $3,500 per home over three years was forged a day before a … [Read more...]
Local Heroes Add A Carnegie Award To List Of Honors For Pond Rescue
They have been honored by the Tampa Police and Firefighters, by the City Council and by Mayor Bob Buckhorn. But, when Lisa Missana and Shane Mitchell were presented with medals from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, the West Meadows residents who last year pulled a drowning woman from her submerged vehicle couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the distinguished bronze medals in … [Read more...]
