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Tornado InTornado InGrand HamptonGrand Hampton

Mangled fencingand the remnants ofthe community club-house’s tennis sheddecorated the tenniscourts behind theclubhouse of theGrand Hampton com-munity along CountyLine Rd. in NewTampa after a tornadotouched down duringTropical Storm Debby.

Several residentsof the Grand Hamp-ton communityreported numerous instances of damagefrom the now-confirmed tornado thattouched down, or at least hoveredabove, the area during a tornado warn-ing between 4 p.m.-5 p.m. on June 24.

The community clubhouse’s tenniscourts, which were still surrounded by

yellow caution tape and adorned with“Keep Out” signs when we visited aday later, hardly resembled a place toplay tennis. The fence posts were stick-ing out at sharp angles or were bent inhalf and reaching for the ground.

rate hot dog- and watermelon-eatingcontests, a bicycle decorating contestand the folks who paid for it all — anumber of wonderful sponsors andbusiness exhibitors who braved thesweltering heat in order to get theirnames out in front of thousands ofattendees. It was difficult to estimatethe size of the crowd, because therewere also many people on hand whowere just visiting the mall, but any-one who ended up at the Shops cer-tainly had to enjoy the adorable kidsdecked out in their red, white andblue splendor, as well as the multiplelive bands who performed throughoutthe event, the inflatable playgrounds,bungee jumping and so much more.

Congratulations to the WesleyChapel Rotary, the Wesley ChapelChamber of Commerce, the Shops atWiregrass and everyone who made the

“Freedom Festival” the place to seeand be seen on the 3rd of July.

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By Matt Wiley

Parts of New Tampa are still recov-ering from the effects of Tropical StormDebby, which sat on top of the TampaBay area for days, bringing with it abarrage of wind, rain, tornadoes andflooding.

From June 24-27, New Tamparesidents tried to go about their every-day lives as Debby swirled overhead, asthe storm stalled just offshore in theGulf of Mexico. Meteorologists showedprojected paths stretching across theGulf Coast from central Florida toTexas, and were never really sure whatthe system would do.

While experts scratched theirheads, Debby dumped more than 15inches of rain on the Bay area, with13.5 inches reported in New Tampa.

Along with the rain, Debby’swinds also caused severe power out-ages. A representative from the TampaElectric Company (TECO) reportedthat more than 20,000 customers werewithout power during the storm’s peak.

Besides flooding, the most danger-ous part of a tropical storm is the possi-bility of tornadoes, eleven of whichwere reported after Debby all acrossTampa Bay, including one that toucheddown in New Tampa.

“I actually found out about it fromsomeone sending me a link to yourNTNeighborhoodNews.com article,”says National Weather Service (NWS)meteorologist Dan Noah. “That’s howwe go back after a storm to find outexactly how many (tornadoes) mayhave touched down — we work withthe local news media.”

The National Weather Service has confirmed that thisdamage to the community tennis courts in Grand

Hampton was caused by an apparent tornado.

Weather Service Credits NTNeighborhoodNews.comFor Providing First Link To Tornado Information

See “Tornado” on page 38.

See more “Festival” pics on page 17.

By Gary Nager

When a friend of mine asked me,“How come New Tampa doesn’t haveits own fireworks display for the 4th ofJuly?,” I responded that New Tampaneeds to embrace and get moreinvolved in the annual “Freedom Fes-tival,” presented by the (noon) RotaryClub of Wesley Chapel. The Festivalwas held this year at the Shops at

Wiregrass mall on July 3, so local resi-dents could celebrate closer to homeand still head out to the beach for the4th itself.

And, despite temperatures near-ing 100º F that roasted attendees formore than five hours, the FreedomFestival was definitely a tremendoussuccess which included many titlesbeing awarded, including the “LittleMiss & Little Mr. Firecracker,” sepa- The bicycle decorating contest at the Freedom

Festival was a sea of red, white & blue.

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WOW!

Along with the meals beingpacked, there were exhibitor boothsand displays for the local charities Wes-ley Chapel Toyota & Honda support,as well as for businesses that sponsoredthe event, not only financially, but witha “hands on” approach with theiremployees serving. Some of the localbusiness sponsors were: Tampa BayDowns, Ierna’s Heating & Cooling,Wesley Chapel Law Group, Keifer Vil-lage Jewels, The Gathering Church,World Class Multimedia and TD Bank.

Face painters, a balloon twister andthe “loving hands” oil paint canvas,kept approximately 75-plus kids enter-tained when they were not serving atthe packing tables. Only two hours afterthe event started, all of the participantswere extremely moved by the entirecommunity coming together.

“Amazingly, 50,000 children’s livesaround the world were impacted by anevent in Wesley Chapel today,” saidPatrick Abad, the general manager ofWesley Chapel Toyota.

This is not the first time an eventlike this has been held here. Last year,250 volunteers packed 40,000 meals atthe same location, bringing the total to90,000 meals in two years.

To learn more about this eventand/or to participate next year, goto Facebook.com/ChangeThisWorldMealPackingEvent and click on the“like” button. And, don’t forget tosend us your info about your event,your child, etc., including pics in anydigital format, to [email protected] or visitNTNeighborhoodNews.com.

One of the bestthings about being yourlocal, direct-mail commu-nity news magazine for

more than 18 years is also, sometimesat least, one of the worst parts.

I love it when people tell me abouttheir upcoming events, especially whenthey’re local residents and/or businessowners putting an event in either NewTampa or Wesley Chapel. Unfortunate-ly, many times, because we publish bothour New Tampa and Wesley Chapeleditions only once a month mostmonths, with Wesley Chapel comingout two weeks after New Tampa, fol-lowed by another New Tampa editiontwo weeks later (and so on), we some-times get caught with in-between datesfor some events that make it impossiblefor us to either preview the event in aspecific New Tampa or Wesley Chapelissue that comes out in time before-hand or to follow up the event within areasonable timeframe after it takes place— or sometimes both.

That doesn’t mean we can’t coverthat event, it just means that we mayonly be able to put the info about yourevent on our website (NTNeighbor-hoodNews.com) or that we may needyou to provide information and picturesas promptly after the event as possibleto get it in our next edition. And, we’realways happy to do so, as long as wehave print space available and receiveyour info on a timely basis.

As an example, when I realizedthat we didn’t receive informationabout a wonderful local effort to feedhungry families in and outside of ourarea in time to preview the event —which was held and sponsored in partby Wesley Chapel Toyota (located nextto I-75, off S.R. 54 at Bruce B. DownsBlvd.) — I told my friend ScarlethLeon, who helped organize and pro-mote the “Change This World” mealpacking event on June 10, to help mefollow it up in this space.

Scarleth says, “The Change ThisWorld meal packing at Wesley ChapelToyota was a huge success, not just inthe amount of meals that were packedand donated, but also by the turnoutand excitement of more than 300 vol-unteers from not only Wesley Chapelbut around the Tampa Bay area.”

Eric Johnson, the director of com-munity relations for both WesleyChapel Toyota & Honda, says the ini-tial goal of 40,000 meals was surpassedand a total of 50,000 meals werepacked that day — in only two hours!

“We really want to extend a heart-felt thank you to everyone who helpedout,” Johnson says. “Your participationmade the event go above and beyondour expectations.”

Many restaurants delivered anddonated food and refreshments for allthe volunteers — some with last minutenotice, including the Wesley ChapelOutback Steakhouse, Pagelli’s ItalianRestaurant in the Shops at Wiregrass,Latin Twist Café, Hungry Greek andBaja Fresh on BBD, the new PDQRestaurant and Texas Roadhouse onS.R. 56, the Wesley Chapel BeefO’Brady’s and Betty Cakes in DadeCity, to name just a few.


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Table of ContentsLOCAL NEWS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION& SPORTS UPDATES....................Pages 1-39

New Tampa News Briefs...................................6Fatal New Tampa Car Crash UpdateTanks & Tax Fraud In New TampaClearwater Murder-Suicide Leaves Children ParentlessS.R. 56 Businesses Hammered By Barber

Crist Calls New Tampa ‘Innovation Destination’.................10Economic Engines To Bring Jobs To Wesley Chapel..........14Rep. Harrison Endorses Tom Lee For Fla. Senate................16

New Tampa Community Calendar......18-19Local Business Updates............................22-35New Tampa Chamber Newsletter.......................22Trustworthy Mortgage Eases Refinancing................24Cabinet & Stone Will Help Home Improvement.....26Air Rescue Keeps Homes ‘Cool’ This Summer.........30Keeps Carpet One Has Floors Covered....................34Idaho Delivers Six-Ton Spud To Walmart................37Tornado (cont. from page 1)....................................38Tropical Storm Debby Rocks Marco Island!.............38

Sports Updates........................................39Tampa Palms Resident Wins Bodybuilding Title

Neighborhood M agazineDade City’s ‘Wild Things’....................................41Full Circle Pizza: Great Pizza & More!......................42Nibbles & Biz Bytes............................................44

NEW TAMPA COLOR CLASSIFIEDS..............46

Editorial - When We Can’t Be Everywhere, We Still Want To Help An editorial by Gary Nager


cannabis; her 16th arrest in the county.Another published report says

that TPD discovered 50 Turbo Taxcards in the home during the search,but confirmation was not available asof our press time, as this bust was partof an ongoing investigation.

A spokesperson for TPD says thatthe TRT is used on all high-risk searchwarrants along with the V-150Armored Personnel Carrier.

Clearwater Murder-SuicideClearwater Murder-SuicideLeaves Children ParentlessLeaves Children Parentless

Two Wesley Chapel children willgrow up without their parents follow-ing a domestic dispute that turned fatalin Clearwater on June 5.

According to the ClearwaterPolice Department (CPD), around3:45 a.m. on June 5, Eugene Agbe-baku, 33, of Wesley Chapel broke intothe Clearwater condo at 1279 AbbeyCrescent Lane where his estrangedwife Ingrid, 32, was staying. Onceinside, Agbebaku shot Ingrid to deathusing a Russian-made assault riflebefore walking across the street andshooting himself in front of her par-ent’s condo in the same complex.

CPD says that the couple was inthe process of getting a divorce andwas supposed to appear in court thatTuesday. Ingrid had been staying ather grandmother’s condo with thecouple’s two children, ages five and 22months. Ingrid had recently beendenied a restraining order against herestranged husband.

CPD has ruled the case a murder-suicide and is not actively searching forany additional suspects.

S.R. 56 BusinessesS.R. 56 Businesses‘Hammered’ By Barber‘Hammered’ By Barber

Nirfa Diaz doesn’t usually getcalled to come into her Nirfa’s Beauty

Salon at 1 a.m. June16, however, was nota normal morning.

After receiving acall that her salon,located on S.R. 56 inWesley Chapel, hadbeen entered, shedrove to the shop tofind several PascoCounty Sheriff’s Office(PCSO) deputies already at the scene.

According to the PCSO report,Tampa resident and barber WilliamStevenson Bateman, 59, of 4720 ElDorado Dr., broke into Nirfa’s Salonaround 12:30 a.m. on June 16, using ahammer to break the glass front door.Once inside, he stole a cash box con-taining an undisclosed amount ofmoney.

He also had already broken intoPlanet Beach, the business locateddirectly next to Nirfa’s, from which hestole a computer valued at $1,500 andfled the scene in his blue Dodge mini-van. PCSO deputies pursued the vehi-cle and arrested Bateman, who wascharged with two counts each ofunarmed burglary of an occupied con-veyance, grand theft and possession ofburglary tools after deputies confirmedthe crimes that had been caught onNirfa’s security camera.

Roger Wolf, the owner of the adja-cent Wolf’s Den restaurant in the sameplaza, said the PCSO deputies, includ-ing a helicopter unit and several PCSOcruisers, were still at the scene lookingfor Bateman when the restaurateurarrived to do his breakfast prep worksometime after 3 a.m.

“How unlucky was he (Bateman)that a deputy was circling around theplaza at that moment with his windowrolled down and heard the glass break-ing?,” said Wolf. — MW

News BriefsNEW TAMPA

Fatal New Tampa CrashFatal New Tampa CrashUpdateUpdate

New details have emerged regard-ing the events leading up to a car acci-dent that killed a Wesley Chapel manon June 5.

According to the report from theTampa Police Department (TPD), justbefore the fatal crash, the late WilliamGallagher, 19, of the Country Walkcommunity of Wesley Chapel, left theK-Bar Ranch pool where he and somefriends were congregating with twopassengers — 16-year-old CharlesTrimbl of Tampa and 21-year-oldCamron Davis, also of Wesley Chapel.

The trio traveled from K-Bar tothe Shell station at the intersection ofCross Creek Blvd. and Kinnan St. in agrey 1998 Honda Accord and pur-chased beer and cigarettes. They nevermade it back to the pool.

When his car flipped after hittinga curb, Gallagher was partially ejectedand pinned underneath the vehicle,and was later pronounced dead at thescene. His two passengers could notconfirm whether or not he was wear-ing a seat belt. Davis fled the scene,saying he couldn’t be caught therebecause “he was joining the military.”He later lied to TPD in an initialphone interview, denying having beeninvolved in the accident.

In a follow-up investigative inter-view, after being told by police that hewas seen on surveillance cameras pur-chasing beer at the time the trio wassaid to be at the Shell station, Davisadmitted to being involved in the acci-dent, saying that he fled for fear ofbeing arrested for “something.”

Friends of Gallagher’s told TPDthat he had been sending some strangetext messages that night and seemeddepressed about some personal issues,but none of the witnesses cited that asa reason for the fatal accident. A toxi-cology report on the deceased is stillpending. This accident marked thetwelfth traffic fatality for the City ofTampa this year and the 80th for Hills-borough County.

Tanks & Tax Fraud InTanks & Tax Fraud InNew TampaNew Tampa

It’s not every day that an armoredvehicle drives down a street inside agated New Tampa community, espe-cially in Cory Lake Isles. But, June 26was a not a normal afternoon.

According to the Tampa PoliceDepartment (TPD), extreme cautionwas taken while serving a search war-rant for identity theft at 18041 JavaIsles Dr. in the Cory Lake Isles com-munity on Cross Creek Blvd. The twosuspects, Elvis Martin, 28, and RosaMoultry, 24, were not home duringthe search.

While TPD’sTactical ResponseTeam (TRT)scoured the resi-dence, the suspectspulled up in theirgold 2006 Infinitisedan to find theirhome beingsearched. However,they did not stop.

The report saysthat Martin drovethe vehicle anotherfour blocks beforefinally stopping forpolice. Oncestopped, TPDfound a 6-year-oldchild in the vehi-cle’s backseat, aswell as marijuana in the back passengerdoor compartment, the odor of which,TPD officials say, was quite stronginside the vehicle. The child is now inthe custody of one of the suspect’scousins.

Martin was taken into custodyand charged with fleeing and attempt-ing to elude a police officer, but waslater released on a $2,000 bond,despite the fact this was his 24th arrestin Hillsborough County.

Moultry was taken into custodyand charged with child neglect, con-tributing to the delinquency of a childand possession of less than 20 grams of

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when coming up with hisplan to revitalize the areawas “brownfields,” orenvironmentally sensitiveor polluted areas. Forexample, an abandonedgas station would be con-sidered a “brownfield,” orany other facility that mayhave used chemicals thatcould potentially havepolluted the soil beneaththem.

Crist said that thereare tax credits available to counties andmunicipalities that go back and workwith the private sector to reclaim thoseareas, making them safe again for theenvironment.

“These tax credits are incrediblyimportant for when we start looking athow we’re going to attract new busi-ness opportunities (to the county),” hesaid. “We need to look at whatresources we have to work with — andthen capitalize on them.”

These tax credits are key, he says,to attracting more economic develop-ment. “These companies are going tobe looking for space, a viable workforce, the infrastructure to sustain itand a good quality of life,” Crist toldthe Chamber. “We’re going to be com-

peting against other areas in this stateand other states. We want to make surethat we are offering the very bestopportunity possible to woo their jobsand economic development to ourregion.”

The I-75 corridor, he says, is fullof economic opportunities that couldbring revenue to the area to helpimprove the quality of life for its resi-dents and stabilize the workforce, twoof the most influential factors thesecompanies should consider.

Starting south of Busch Blvd. offI-75, Tampa International Airport(TIA) is looking to expand the TampaExecutive Airport, which will attractshopping, hotels and new jobs. Furthernorth, at Busch Blvd., there is room forcommercial growth and an interchangeoff I-75, providing an exit directly ontoBusch Blvd. and better access to cur-rent economic engines for the area,such as Busch Gardens.

Continuing north, both Fowlerand Fletcher Aves. already have eco-nomic infrastructure in place in theform of Telecom Park, where the pri-vate sector has already set up shop withsome big-name companies such as Ver-izon and Genesis Financial Manage-ment.

But, Crist said, the area between

By Matt Wiley

“Suitcase City,” as many call it, orthe area to the west of the Tampa cam-pus of the University of South Florida(USF) Tampa campus and just south ofTampa Palms, is not the area mostwould imagine would have a greatamount of economic opportunity. It isno secret that the USF area has longbeen one of the most poverty-strickenand crime-filled in Tampa.

However, imagine what wouldhappen if the area were to be revitalizedand redeveloped, with economic oppor-tunities and jobs for the area’s unem-ployed. This is the vision of District 2(which includes all of New Tampa)Hillsborough County CommissionerVictor Crist — what he is calling an“Innovation Destination.”

On June 11, Commissioner Cristdistributed three maps to members ofthe New Tampa Chamber of Com-merce before speaking at their monthlymeeting at the Holiday Inn ExpressHotel & Suites in New Tampa. Thesemaps included data collected from thelast federal census for the USF campusand the areas surrounding it as far northas New Tampa, and as far south as SlighAve., between I-75 and I-275. The sta-

tistics in these maps includedunemployment, crime ratesand median householdincome for the Universityarea, New Tampa, TempleTerrace and Sulphur Springs.

According to the datacollected, Crist and his staffcould see where the three“clear and evident pockets ofneed” are located: SuitcaseCity, South Lutz (just northof USF) and the area southof Fowler Ave. between I-75and I-275, including Sulphur Springs.

“They had crime, poverty andunemployment as negative social indica-tors at the level of some ‘third world’countries,” said Crist as he addressedthe Chamber. “And it’s right up byUSF and New Tampa.”

By redeveloping this area, he says,everyone benefits. He calls this massiveredevelopment district an “InnovationDestination.” The name is an identitythat each section of the district (theUSF area, South Lutz, Sulfur Springs,Temple Terrace and New Tampa) canincorporate into its own specific brand.

The Man With The PlanThe Man With The PlanAnother issue Crist considered

Crist Calls Redevelopment District ‘Innovation Destination’

County CommissionerVictor Crist


New Tampa residents work at, oraround, the University.”

Crist also said that, according tothe unemployment map, a large per-centage of New Tampa residents workin those target areas for redevelopment,while the residents of the target areaseither don’t work or work somewhereelse in the county where they can findemployment, mostly “blue-collar”work. The problem, he said, is thatmost of the jobs at or around USF aretechnically advanced.

“We’ve got to attract more busi-nesses that have both kinds of jobs andemployment opportunities to help sus-tain the people who live in (the redevel-opment area) and people who comeinto the area to work, as well,” heexplained. “If anything new comes tothe area, and the value of the propertygrows, then the taxes that are normallygenerated from that growth, instead ofgoing into the general budget, get real-located back into that specific target

area for reinvestment.”Imagine New Tampa and the Uni-

versity area filled with economic growthand new job opportunities, attractinglarge companies that supply thousandsof jobs to the surrounding area. Byredeveloping blighted areas like “Suit-case City” and creating a positiveimpact, Commissioner Crist’s vision tomake New Tampa the linchpin of thisplanned “Innovation Destination”could become a reality.

Editor’s note - CommissionerCrist is running for reelection thisyear, but he spoke to the Chamberonly about the redevelopment planoutlined in this story. As always, weinvite your comments in oppositionto (or support of) any political can-didate. We also invite your commentsregarding Comm. Crist’s redevelop-ment plan itself to [email protected]. Or,post your comments on our websiteat NTNeighborhoodNews.com.

the BBD interchange and the NewTampa Gateway Bridge, which is onschedule to be completed by May2013, is where the biggest opportunitylies to attract big businesses.

“The area already has financial andinsurance institutions such as USAA,”he explained. “That could be, andshould be, a huge portion of this rede-velopment district. There is availableland and the infrastructure is there. So,any new research and development thatwe can bring in, that area is prime for

it, and it will help sustain the smallbusinesses along BBD.”

Crist continually emphasized theimportance of redeveloping the areaaround USF and the impact it wouldhave on New Tampa.

“New Tampa has a tremendousamount of value to the redevelopmentof the University area because of thedirect, positive impact that (redevelop-ment) will have on New Tampa,” hesaid. “And, New Tampa is important tothe University area because so many

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for those who attend the school.“The students can find work

at the mall,” Mulieri explains. “Atthe same time, employees at themall can go to school at PHCC toupgrade their work skills. One pro-gram that will be offered (at theschool) is nursing. The graduatesof that program can then work atthe hospital. It’s a circle.”

The soon-to-be-completed200,000 sq.-ft., 80-bed FHWC,located just north of the Shops atWiregrass mall on BBD, has been post-ing batches of jobs online the past fewweeks.

Executive director of the FHWCFoundation Connie Bladon says thatthe new medical center will providemore than 400 jobs to the local econo-my. “There are so many that need to befilled,” she says. “We’re really just start-ing to hire.”

Bladon says that most of the jobsthat the hospital will bring to the com-munity will be filled locally, so that peo-ple can work where they live and nothave to endure a long commute. Asmall number of jobs may be transfersfrom other Florida Hospital facilities inthe area, but Bladon says most posi-tions, including doctors, nurses, clinicaland accounting positions will be filledby residents of the local community.

FHWC’s adjacent 100,000-sq.-ft.medical office building/wellness centeralso will have jobs that need to be filled.

Financial services giant RaymondJames was offered a $10-million incen-tive package by the Pasco CountyBoard of County Commissioners toopen a campus in Wesley Chapel(reportedly on S.R. 56, east of themall) in October 2011 that couldpotentially bring 750 jobs to our areaby 2024, 100 of which could beoffered locally as soon as 2014.

T. Rowe Price, another large finan-cial investment firm, also has taken hasnotice of the Wesley Chapel area andshown interest in opening offices inwhat could become the new urban cen-ter of Pasco County.

For career opportunities atFHWC, please click the “Careers”link at FHWesleyChapel.net. — MW

Outlet Mall, PHCC & Hospital To Be Pasco’s ‘Economic Engines!’Economic growth in Pasco County

is synonymous with the Wesley Chapelarea. And, as more economic opportu-nities come to the area, such as theunder-construction Florida HospitalWesley Chapel (FHWC), the TampaPrime Outlets at Cypress Creek TownCenter and the Porter Campus ofPasco-Hernando Community College(PHCC), thousands of jobs and taxdollars are making their way into ourarea, as well.

Pasco County administrator JohnGallagher is among many local officialsexcited about the influx of local jobs.

As previously reported in the NewTampa Neighborhood News, SimonProperty Group has announced plansto open an outlet mall similar to theEllenton Prime Outlets, with a SaksFifth Avenue OFF 5th outlet store asone of its staples. But, that won’t bethe only store bringing jobs to the area.

Gallagher says that once the mallopens, which is currently expected tobe sometime in 2014, it will bringmore than 6,100 jobs to the WesleyChapel/Lutz/Land O’Lakes/NewTampa area, which will ignite the localeconomy north and south of the Hills-borough-Pasco county line.

“If their estimates are true, it willbring a lot of jobs to (Wesley Chapel),”Gallagher says. “It will offer a lot of

opportunities for young people in thearea and definitely lower the (county’s)unemployment rate.”

Gallagher says that a staff memberof his spoke with representatives fromSimon recently who said that theywould be submitting their plans for thedevelopment in the next 60-90 days.

And, not only will the outlet mallbring employment to thousands, hesays, it also will bring more than $24million in estimated sales and propertytaxes to the local economy.

The Pasco County School Board,which has been the victim of intensebudget cuts for the past five years, alsowill benefit from the mall, which willgenerate an estimated $1.5 million forthe District. This influx of moneyshould help to offset future cuts, similarto the more than $25 million that hasbeen stripped from the District’s budg-et for the upcoming school year.

Not far from the planned outletmall, progress continues on the PorterCampus of PHCC, an addition to Wes-ley Chapel that District 2 Pasco Countycommissioner Pat Mulieri, Ed. becauseof its proximity to the other economicopportunities in the Wiregrass Ranch/Wesley Chapel area. Not only will thecampus provide employment opportu-nities for faculty and staff once it’s com-pleted, it will also open doors to careers

The Porter Campus of PHCC is expected to bepart of a new urban center for Pasco County.

Lee previously served for ten yearsin the Florida Senate and was SenatePresident in 2005-06, and it is thisexperience, along with his private sectorbusiness experience, that earned himHarrison’s endorsement.

“Tom’s business background (asVice President of Sabal Homes, hisfamily’s business) is key,” he says. “Hehas experience as an elected official, butfirst and foremost, he has worked in theprivate sector. His ‘real-world’ businessexperience sets him apart from thecompetition and that’s what we need.”

Harrison’s name also will be onthe ballot in November, as he is run-ning unopposed for the Republicationnomination for re-election to the Flori-da House. Harrison has two Democrat-ic opponents who square off againsteach other in the Primary Election onTuesday, August 14. The formerTampa Palms Community Develop-ment District chair, District 7 (whichincludes all of New Tampa) Tampa CityCouncil member and current District60 Representative has been represent-ing most of New Tampa in the FloridaHouse since 2010.

If elected, he will be the first repre-sentative of the newly drawn State

House District63, to which allof New Tampanow belongs,after Florida’snewly rewrittenlegislative mapswere approved byGov. Rick Scottand the FloridaSupreme Courtthis year.

“I do miss the days when I wouldonly be up for re-election every fouryears (in City Council),” Harrison says.“But, I’m happy with how my cam-paign is going so far. There is a largerDemocratic presence in my new Dis-trict, but I’ve worked really hard thelast 15 years as an elected official, bothas a member of the City Council and asa State Representative, and I think peo-ple will recognize that.”

Harrison says that for now, he andhis campaign team are going to begin“walking and knocking,” going door-to-door to introduce Harrison to vot-ers, let them know what issues he rep-resents and why he should be re-electedto represent New Tampa in the Floridalegislature for another term.

By Matt Wiley

Our very own Florida House Dis-trict 60 Representative Shawn Harrison(R-New Tampa) knows who he wantsto see represent eastern HillsboroughCounty — which includes the NewTampa area — in the Florida Senate inthe next legislative session.

Rep. Harrison recently endorsedfellow Republican Tom Lee to repre-sent District 24, which encompasses

most of the eastern section of Hillsbor-ough County, including all of TampaPalms and New Tampa, all the waynorth to the Pasco County line.

“An experienced and strong Sena-tor representing Hillsborough Countyin the State Senate will be a great thingfor our community and for my con-stituents,” says Harrison. “I haveknown Senator Lee since my days onthe Tampa City Council. I believe hisprivate-sector business experience andhis conservative record make him thebest choice in this race. I endorse himand look forward to working alongsidehim as fellow members of the Hillsbor-ough County [legislative] delegation.”


Rep. Harrison Endorses Tom Lee For Florida Senate SeatElection Coverage? We Hope

You’ll Turn To Us First!Considering the still-tumultuous

state of our economy and the fact thatmany Americans are disenchanted withPresident Barack Obama, the 2012election season promises to be a uniqueride. Will Pres. Obama or former Mas-sachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney providethe coattails needed to take our localcounty commission or state legislativeraces? Although we only have a Repub-lican article in this issue, we always offerequal time for both sides in all races, soif anyone opposes Rep. Harrison’sendorsement or wants to express sup-port for any current candidate, emailyour comments (200 words or less,please) to Editorial [email protected] or post them atNTNeighborhoodNews.com! — GN

State Rep. Shawn Harrison hasendorsed...

...Former FloridaSenate Pres. Tom Lee

As for the many winners at theFreedom Festival, the new Miss Fire-cracker was 7-year-old Alyssa Burgess,with Paityn Jetter (23 months) andJulia Anderson (age 3) winning thetitles in the their respective age groups.For the boys, the new Mr. Firecracker is9-month-old Jack Semeraro, withTysen Jefferson (2-1/2) and DylanCofini (6) winning the titles in theother boys’ age groups.

The hot dog- and watermelon-eat-ing contest winners wereSean McAveety andSpencer McCabe, respec-tively. The awesome,rockin’ country of JT Cur-tis won the Battle of theBands. We did not havethe names of the winnersof the kids’ bicycle deco-rating contest at our presstime, but you can see picsof all the winners atNTNeighborhood-News.com. Congrats toeveryone involved! - GN


“Festival”Continued from page 1

(Clockwise from top left): We gave the fireworks display about9 points (out of 10)! The new Little Miss Firecracker & Mr.

Firecracker, Uncle Sam himself & a truly airborne “OldGlory” were all part of the festivities. Long-time New Tampa

resident Sean McAveety won the hot dog-eating contest.All photos this page cour-tesy of OurTownFla.com.


Green Country Club (18101 Longwa-ter Run Dr., inside Hunter’s Green).

New Tampa Eve. Rotary New Tampa Eve. Rotary Wednesday, July 18, 6:15 p.m. -

The New Tampa Evening Rotary Clubmeets every Wednesday evening atHunter’s Green Country Club. Newmembers are always welcome.

For more information, call LizDeAmbrose at 956-6487 or email:[email protected].

Tampa ToastmastersTampa ToastmastersWednesday, July 18, 7 p.m. -

Great speeches & great topics. Comehone your public speaking skills. TampaToastmasters meets every Wednesdayevening at Pebble Creek Golf Club,located at 10550 Regents Park Dr., offBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. Newguests are always welcome.

For more info, call 428-6356.

Food Addicts in RecoveryFood Addicts in RecoveryAnonymousAnonymous

Thursday, July 19, 7 p.m. - Areyou having trouble controlling the wayyou eat? Are you underweight or over-weight? Obsessed with weight or diet-ing? You are not alone. Food Addicts inRecovery Anonymous (FA) is a supportgroup without any dues, fees or weigh-ins and is based on the 12 steps ofAlcoholics Anonymous. It’s a fellowshipof individuals who, through sharedexperiences and mutual support, are

recovering from the disease of foodaddiction. FA meets Thursdays at Flori-da Hospital Tampa (on BBD) in theCamelot A room.

For more info, visit FoodAd-dicts.org or call Roz at 355-4197.

CBC NetworkingCBC NetworkingThursday, July 19, 7:45 p.m. -

Come together with like-minded pro-fessionals at the Christian BusinessConnections (CBC) Networkinggroup, which meets every Thursday atSt. Andrew Presbyterian Church at5338 Primrose Lake Cir., near Free-dom High and Liberty Middle Schoolin Tampa Palms.

Call Annete Faurote at 407-9225 for more information.

Free ESL ClassesFree ESL ClassesThursday, July 21, 10:30 a.m. -

A FREE English as a Second Language(ESL) class is now meeting at TampaBay Presbyterian Church, located at19911 Bruce B. Downs, on Thursdaymornings. Activities for school-agedchildren are also provided during thistime. There is no charge to attend. Theclasses are taught by a native Englishspeaker using several ESL and Biblestudy resources. We also discuss Ameri-can culture, and English idioms andslang. Come, practice your conversa-tional English and make new friends ina fun and relaxed environment!

For additional information, call

Community CalendarNEW TAMPA

Ladies ‘Foodie’ Club OfLadies ‘Foodie’ Club OfNew Tampa/Wesley ChapelNew Tampa/Wesley Chapel

A new club for women in the NewTampa/Wesley Chapel area who enjoysocializing, trying out new restaurantsand cooking ideas, sharing recipes andother food-related activities is lookingfor additional members.

For more information, send anemail to [email protected].

MOMS Club New TampaMOMS Club New TampaThe MOMS (Moms Offering

Moms Support) Club of New Tampa iscurrently open to new members in theNew Tampa area. The MOMS Cluboffers a variety of daytime activities ofmothers and their children, opportuni-ties for Mom’s Night Out and manymore benefits.

For more info, or to join theclub, email [email protected].

Season Of Hope At CPCCSeason Of Hope At CPCCSunday, July 15, 6 p.m. - Cypress

Point Community Church’s Season ofHope is a four part series, highlightingthe journeys of four people who over-came nearly insurmountable strugglesthrough the hope they found in faith,among these amother who foughtthrough 17 separate battles with cancer,

a Green Beret vet, a fatal car crash sur-vivor and a woman widowed after herhusband’s plane crashed. Supportgroups will be available each Sunday, forthose facing dire situations or desiringto start the process of recovery. CPCCis located at 15820 Morris Bridge Rd.

For more info, call 986-9100.

BNI Millionaire MakersBNI Millionaire MakersWednesday, July 18, 7:15 a.m. -

The BNI Millionaire Makers chaptermeets every Wednesday morning atPebble Creek Golf Club (10550Regents Park Dr.). The $13 meetingfee includes a hot breakfast. ContactLisa Jordan at 621-6015 for details.

Business Networking Int’l Business Networking Int’l Wednesday, July 18, 7:30 a.m. -

BNI, a group of business professionalsdedicated to helping their respectivebusinesses grow through qualified refer-rals, meets every Wednesday morning atthe Cory Lake Isles Beach Club club-house (18630 Plantation Bay Dr., offMorris Bridge Rd.).

For more information, call JalIrani at 451-8229.

New Tampa Noon RotaryNew Tampa Noon RotaryWednesday, July 18, noon - The

New Tampa Noon Rotary Club meetsevery Wednesday for lunch at Hunter’s


the church office at 973-2484.

Day Party NetworkingDay Party NetworkingSaturday, July 21, 2 p.m. - A

new professional networking group willbe meeting every third Saturday at AJAWiregrass in the Shops at Wiregrassmall to network and socialize in a day-party atmosphere. For more info,please contact Jameka Taylor at(901) 210-2018, or send her anemail at [email protected].

TD Football CampTD Football CampMonday, July 23, 6 p.m. – Free-

dom High’s football coach, ToddDonohoe, will be hosting a footballcamp at the New Tampa CommunityCenter, located at 17302 CommercePark Blvd. Instructions will focus onfundamentals and will be led by localhigh school coaches. The camp willrun for four days, and costs $80 for thefull, four-day session. Or, campers arewelcome at a daily rate of $25.

For more information, pleasecontact Brad Romp at 767-8456 oremail [email protected].

Northeast Tampa WomenNortheast Tampa WomenIn Business MeetingIn Business Meeting

Thursday, August 9, 6 p.m. -The Northeast Tampa Women in Busi-ness meets the second Thursday of eachmonth at Hunter’s Green CountryClub (18101 Longwater Run Dr.).Come out for some great relationshipbuilding with women in business fromaround the area. For more info, visitNETWIB.org or call 364-2174.

Battle Of The BandsBattle Of The BandsIt’s never too early to get your

band pre-qualified to be part of theTeenage Battle of the Bands held annu-ally in mid-October during the Hills-borough County Fair.

Hillsborough County’s Parks,Recreation & Conservation Depart-ment is looking for bands to participatein a competition that provides free stu-dio time to the top two winners. Bandmembers must be between 13-20 yearsof age, and only one band member canbe age 20. The entry fee is $50 dollarsand only a limited number of bands willbe accepted. Those wishing to competemust pre-qualify by providing a link toan online video of their band.

For more information, contactJoe Soletti at 744-5871.

Our Community Calendar is a free service we provide for localevents of interest. If your company, group or organization has anevent you’d like to see promoted in these pages, please send your

information and any pics you have to Attn: Matt Wiley at [email protected].


2011-12 Board of DirectorsPresident-Rachel Haviland

New TampaChamber of Commerce, Inc.

15310 Amberly Dr., Suite 250 Tampa, FL 33647

Information: (813) 293-2464 Fax: (813) 388-4408

Website: NewTampaChamber.Org

OfficersVP-Regina Ramalheira

Secretary -Chuck Ward

Treasurer-Karen Hilton

Non-OfficersEarl Meyer

Joyce Gunter

Neil Heird

Board Members:

Chamber To Host Wharton High Assistant Principal On July 16The New Tampa Chamber of

Commerce was honored to host Hills-borough County Commissioner VictorCrist at its montly luncheon in June.Speaking on “Innovation Destination:A new economic district for north eastHillsborough County” (see the storyon page 10 for more info), Cristdetailed plans to revive local neighbor-hoods, including the creation of an eco-nomic development district betweenthe east-west boundaries of Interstates275 and 75 and from Sligh Ave. run-ning north to New Tampa.

In addition, on July 2, the Cham-ber joined the New Tampa Neighbor-hood News (photo) at a sampling of theall-new menu at the all-new Full CirclePizza & Grill, which is located in thePebble Creek Collection on Bruce B.Downs (BBD) Blvd., in the same loca-tion as the former Circles New TampaBistro. Virtually everything on ownerRon Chase’s menu was sampled —from Full Circle’s delicious, brick-oventhin-crust pizzas to his awesome Chica-go beef sandwiches and even shrimpfettuccine pasta. Please check out onthe full story on page 42 of thisissue, go visit Full Circle and tellRon the Chamber and the Neighbor-hood News sent you.

This month, Chamber members

are looking forward tohearing Wharton Highassistant principal KevinStevenson, share onteam building and howWharton won Best inHillsborough Countyfor its PTSA and recog-nition of the school’sprincipal, BradleyWoods, as HillsboroughHigh School Principalof the Year — for thesecond year in a row!Join us on Monday,July 16, 11:30 a.m., at Pebble CreekGolf Club (10550 Regents Park Dr.,across from the Walmart Supercenteron BBD). Open to members and non-members. Register online at NewTam-paChamber.org/events.php.

Open Chamber PositionsOpen Chamber PositionsBoard positions and Ambassador

committee memberships are still avail-able. Please submit your request [email protected] formore information or an applicationform. It is through the support of vol-unteers such as these who dedicate theirtime to the organization that we areable to continue to strengthen theChamber, and to develop new andinnovative projects to serve our mem-

bers and the New Tampa community. Chamber Welcomes New &Chamber Welcomes New &Renewing MembersRenewing Members

The Chamber is proud to welcomethe following new members: Campaignfor Cindy Stuart for HillsboroughSchool Board District 3 (VoteCindyStuart.com), Full Circle Pizza &Grill (FullCirclePizzaandGrill.com)and Dr. Jonathan Hancock with TheBack to Wellness Center (TheBack-toWellnessCenter.com).

We also thank MidFlorida CreditUnion (MidFlorida. com) and Dr.Stephanie Bien with Executive Med-Club (ExecutiveMedClub.com) forrenewing their membership and contin-uing to support the Chamber.

Membership Directory Membership Directory Looking for a local business? Please

view our updated Membership Directo-ry on our website at NewTampaChamber.org. Support your locallyowned businesses! The economy and allthe construction on BBD have taken areal toll on your local business owners,so when you need a product or service,please consult our Membership Directo-ry for a local member you can support.

Join our Facebook page to receiveregular updates about Chamber newsand upcoming events. Simply visitFacebook.com/NewTampaChamberand click the “Like” button to join us!

Monthly Chamber Events:Monthly Chamber Events:• NTCC Work It! 2nd Tuesday of

each month, 8 a.m.-9 a.m., at the NewTampa Chamber offices (15310 AmberlyDr., Ste 250, Tampa Palms). FREE forChamber members. Tips and tricks forbusiness building.

• Lunch: 2nd Monday of eachmonth, noon, at Pebble Creek Golf Club.$15 for Chamber members/$20 non.

• After Hours Networking: LastThursday of each month, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.Location varies. Free for members andprospective members.

• Other events include PowerLunches & Networking Breakfasts, RibbonCuttings and Grand Openings, all of whichare listed on NewTampaChamber.org.

‘Working To Improve The Quality Of Life In New Tampa!’

Chamber members & the New Tampa Neighborhood Newsenjoyed a sampling of the great menu at Full Circle Pizza.

banks can be frustrating. That’s one ofthe many advantages of working withme. You tell me your situation and Ihandle the rest for you.”

Through Trustworthy MortgageCorp., which is based in Vienna, VA,Ken has access to more than 30 finan-cial institutions, which means he canselect from an array of rates.

“I work with 30 different banksand can tailor a program to fit differ-ent needs,” Ken explains. “There is noone-size-fits-all program; I find theone that best suits each client’s situa-

tion.” He says theassortment of banks hedeals with gives himaccess to to the mostattractive rates.

“More productsand low overheadmean I can offer lowerrates than larger insti-tutions,” Ken con-tends. “I also can moreaccurately assess thetime it will take toprocess your loan,which can relieve a lotof stress.”

With Ken’s com-mitment to achieving a client’s desiredresults, it isn’t surprising that hereports a 99-percent success rate –and he usually closes on a loan priorto the date he has estimated.

“If I estimate closing within 30days, the loan often closes in 26. Italmost always comes in earlier than Iproject,” he says.

With an MBA in finance from theUniversity of Miami, Ken says hisstrong tax background is advanta-geous when advising clients. Ken haslived in Florida for 13 years and has

By Camille Gillies

Have you had it “up to here”with the economy? Well, you could besaving hundreds of dollars everymonth on your home and not evenknow it. Seven out of 10 propertyowners could take advantage of thefederal government’s Home Afford-able Refinance Program (HARP) butKenneth Lo, the senior loan consult-ant with Trustworthy MortgageCorp., says many people who want torefinance mistakenly disqualify them-selves before consulting a mortgageprofessional.

And, with interest rates still atnear-record-low levels – refinancingnow makes sense for many homeown-ers. So, if you’re considering refinanc-ing your home, Lo, a licensed mort-gage broker based in New Tampa,recommends calling a professional likehimself to determine whether you’re aHARP candidate. He can help youdetermine your eligibility and, if youqualify, set you on the path to savingon your monthly mortgage payment.

Lo recently saved a local resident$350 a month by refinancing a 30-year fixed-rate loan that the home-

owner purchased five years ago at astill-reasonable interest rate of 6.5 per-cent. Lo got that reduced to animpressive rate of 3.87 percent—including closing costs! Not surpris-ingly, Ken reports the homeowner ishappy with the new rate, not to men-tion the monthly savings.

If you think you’d like to refi-nance but are hesitant because you’reuncertain whether your home loan isowned or guaranteed by Fannie Maeor Freddie Mac, Ken can find out foryou. He says that sending him a copyof your current mortgage statement isall he needs to get the ball rolling.

“We provide the legwork and youprovide the necessary documents, andwe go from there,” Ken says, addingthat personal service is one of the hall-marks of his mortgage business. Kenwill meet at his clients’ homes or at alocation of their choosing, and hedoesn’t keep “banker’s hours” – heworks 24/7.

“Many clients tell me that whenthey called large banks to inquireabout refinancing, they got tired ofrepeating their story multiple timesafter being transferred from one per-son to another,” Ken explains. “Big


Trustworthy Mortgage Helps Ease The Refinancing Process!

Senior mortgage consultant and New Tampa resi-dent Kenneth Lo of Trustworthy Mortgage Corp.

can help you with refinancing your home, too.


spent most of that time working inthe real estate industry, in both invest-ment and financial sectors.

“With my background in finance,I find the financing end of the realestate business more appealing,” Kencomments. “As a mortgage broker, italso is satisfying to know you’re help-ing someone achieve their goals.”

Ken’s territory spans CentralFlorida, with most of his residentialbusiness focused in Hillsborough andPinellas counties. He also facilitatesloans for commercial property and hasassisted with transactions for commer-cial buildings throughout Florida.

Some New Trends...Some New Trends...Although the local housing mar-

ket has plummeted in recent years,Ken says new home sales are trendingup and since January, he has seen anuptick in purchase loans.

“Inventory is shrinking in CentralFlorida, and Realtors are reportingthat buyers are bidding up in order tobuy a property,” Ken reports. “Theseare not foreclosure properties, either;they are properties that are still ingood shape.”

Ken is proud of his successfulrelationship with local Realtors. Herecently worked on a transaction in

Tampa Palms with real estate agentMarci Short of Sea Royal Realty inClearwater. Marci, who specializes inthe New Tampa and Wesley Chapelmarkets, lauded Ken’s professionalism.

“Ken delivered what he prom-ised,” she says. “He was easy to get ahold of to answer questions and madesure the buyer understood everythingabout the loan. He was very efficientand willing to work on the weekend.Ken’s a good guy – I just referredanother client to him.” Nearly half ofLo’s business results from referrals,indicative of the confidence his clientsand business associates place in him.

For the past six years, Ken and hiswife have lived in Hunter’s Green.The couple’s two sons, ages 11 and 6,attend Benito Middle School andHunter’s Green Elementary, respec-tively, and play in the New Tampa Lit-tle League.

Heads up, homeowners! HARPwon’t last forever – the programexpires at the end of 2013! Ifyou’re considering refinancing yourhome, give Ken a call today at 766-6896 or email him at [email protected]. Additional infor-mation about TrustworthyMortgage Corp. is available atTrustworthyLoan.com.


By Matt Wiley

Hui You has six kitchens, none ofwhich are capable of cooking a meal.That’s because these kitchens make upthe impressive showroom at Cabinet &Stone International’s N. 56th St. loca-tion in Temple Terrace, only 20-30minutes from most of Wesley Chapel.

The 2,000 sq.-ft. showroom is notonly home to several sample kitchendesigns, it also features samples of themany different kinds and colors of cabi-nets and countertops that Hui’s family-owned company has been installing inhomes around the New Tampa andWesley Chapel areas since 2004.

“We specialize in all-wood cabinetsand granite countertops,” says Hui.“We provide everything from measur-ing and designing, to installing the cab-inets and countertops.”

With the housing market finallybeginning to bounce back, Hui saysCabinet & Stone is the perfect place tobegin a kitchen or bathroom renova-tion project.

“That is often what draws buyersto a house,” Hui explains. “If you dowant to sell your house in this market,you need a new kitchen. People don’twant a ‘90s’- style kitchen or a kitchenthat looks 15 or 20 years old.”

She says that she sees many com-panies in the same line of business that

charge an exorbitant amount for cabi-nets or granite countertops and thatCabinet & Stone prides itself in beingable to beat competitor’s prices by asmuch as half in some cases.

“When we see (other company’sprices), we know that we are savingpeople money,” she says.

Hui attributes much of her cus-tomers’ satisfaction to Cabinet &Stone’s quick turnaround times. Shesays that at most other places, the cus-

tomers end up having to wait anywherefrom six to eight weeks for their orderto come in and be installed.

At Cabinet & Stone, everythingthat is featured in the showroom is keptin stock in the company’s 30,000-sq.-ft.warehouse. “Here,” she says, ”you canbuy, and take home, your cabinets thesame day.”

Most of her business, she says,comes from “word of mouth” fromCabinet & Stone’s many happy cus-

tomers, several of which have recentlycome from New Tampa and WesleyChapel, in part because of advertisingin this publication. Among those areMichele and Bob Lucas, who recentlyhad new cabinets and countertopsinstalled in the master bathroom oftheir Pebble Creek home.

“I can’t say enough about howpleased I am with the way it turnedout,” Michele says.

Lucas’ bathroom used to havemarble countertops that, she says, wereextremely hard to take care of. She alsowas not happy with a mirror that tookup much of the wall. “After living herefor 16 years, we decided that we need-

Cabinet & Stone International Can Give Your Home A Whole New Feel!

Owner and Tampa Palms resident Hui You invites customers from the NewTampa area who want to improve the look and feel of their homes to visit theCabinet & Stone International showroom on N. 56th St. in Tample Terrace.

Beautiful maple cabinets and real gran-ite countertops from Cabinet & Stone

have upgraded this bathroom in the Peb-ble Creek community in New Tampa.


ed to do somethingabout (the counters),”she explains. Lucasshopped around Tampaand did her “due dili-gence” before stum-bling upon Cabinet &Stone and meeting Hui.

“I had a basicdesign in mind,” shesays. “Hui used what Itold her and showed mesome designs on thecomputer. She was veryknowledgeable and wasreally good at picturingwhat I was saying.”

Now, instead of dull marble coun-tertops, Lucas’s bathroom boasts tallmaple cupboards topped with crownmolding that stretch from wall to wall,encompassing two sinks, but still openenough to “not feel like we’re in sepa-rate rooms.” Lucas beams, lookingaround her new bathroom. Even thebottoms of the counters are stylish,with “quarter round” at the base,instead of a traditional perpendicular

angle with the floor.“It changed the look of the entire

bathroom,” she says. “And the pricewas phenomenal!”

If you’re considering renovatingyour kitchen or bathrooms, giveCabinet & Stone a visit at 6606 N.56th St., located right across thestreet from King High School inTemple Terrace, and let Hui give youa tour of her many kitchens. Or, giveher a call at 887-5658.

No matter what color or style of cabinets and countertopsyou’re looking for, Cabinet & Stone has got you covered.


play when evaluating the right systemfor the homeowner. We tailor the sys-tem to fit the home and each home-owner’s needs.”

According to Scott, if your home’sA/C is more than eight years old, youcould be saving 10-15 percent on theA/C portion of your electric bill simplyby installing a more energy-efficient sys-tem. He adds that air conditioning istypically responsible for 60 percent ofyour power bill and that Air Rescue

offers an energy savings guarantee onthe installation of its “optimum” and“premium” systems.

“No other company offers anenergy-savings guarantee,” Scott claims.

When it comes to air conditioners,preventive maintenance is always agood idea, and Scott says the residentsin our area know it.

“One of our most popular promo-tions in New Tampa and Wesley Chapelis the $79 Total System Rejuvenation,”

By Camille Gillies

If you lived in Tampa in the 1940sand were lucky enough to have a heat-ing and/or cooling system in yourhome, it’s possible that you put in aservice call to Air Rescue, an air condi-tioning and heating company that con-tinues to serve the Bay area today.Founded in 1946, Air Rescue claims tohold the title of oldest and largest resi-dential air conditioning business in theTampa Bay area.

Over the years, the business hasgrown by leaps and bounds. Drive intoAir Rescue’s headquarters off MassaroBlvd. and U.S. Hwy. 301 near Brandonand you can’t help but be impressed bythe sheer number of service trucksparked at the building. This is obviouslyno mom-and-pop operation. Accordingto marketing director Scott Scarboro,Air Rescue boasts a fleet of more than70 vehicles. And, those numeroustrucks travel many miles, as more than75 technicians visit the homes of loyalcustomers from Spring Hill to Sarasota.

“We service homes within about a40-mile radius,” Scott says, adding thatthe New Tampa/Wesley Chapel areagets a lot of attention due to the age ofthe homes. He said homes that are 10-15 years old, a common age for a home

in New Tampa and Wesley Chapel,tend to experience the most A/Cbreakdowns. Air Rescue offers trainedprofessionals who can fix existing airconditioning or heating systems, pro-vide general maintenance and/or installbrand-new units.

“We are specialists in residential airconditioners,” explains general managerSteve Cox, adding (and using a medicalanalogy), “If you’ve got a foot prob-lem, you can choose to go to a generalpractitioner for treatment or to a podia-trist — a specialist — to have it diag-nosed and treated. Similarly, if you havean A/C problem, you can choose acompany that works on industrial aswell as residential air conditioners, oryou can choose a company like oursthat specializes only in selling and serv-icing residential equipment.”

As much as homeowners dreadhearing it, A/C systems don’t last for-ever and, eventually, they all need to bereplaced. When an Air Rescue visitinvolves replacing a total system, thetechnicians consider many factors todetermine which system will work bestfor the customer.

“There is a science to systemreplacement,” Scott says. “We analyzethe volume, air flow, vent placementand duct work, all of which come into

Air Rescue Will Help You Keep Cool In The Summer Heat!

Air Rescue’s fleet of more than 70 service vehicles and 75 technicians are evenmore impressive when they get your air conditioning system running cold again.


Scott says. “It is the most thoroughtune-up in the business. We totally takeapart the system and clean it, bringingit back to factory-fresh condition. Weare so confident in it that we offer a six-month no-breakdown guarantee.”

Much of that confidence stemsfrom the professional training andexpertise of Air Rescue’s technicians.

“Our technicians undergo exten-sive training and are certified NorthAmerican Technicians of Excellence(NATE),” Scott says. “And, since weare sending them into people’s homes,we also are careful to consider theirhonesty and integrity.”

If the managers appreciate thetechnicians, the feeling appears to bemutual: Air Rescue last year made theSt. Petersburg Times’ list of “TampaBay’s Top 70 Workplaces.” Scarborosays employee recognition programsand incentives are key elements respon-sible for the company’s popularity withits employees.

Those happy technicians will notonly visit your home for repairs andinstallations, they also will stop by tooffer a second opinion. Air Rescue willprovide a complimentary analysis andyou will have the peace of mind ofeither getting confirmation about thenature of the problem or gaining newinsight into the issue at hand.

Sometimes, Air Rescue can diag-nose a problem when others fail. One

of the company’s testimonials on itswebsite quotes a customer namedJoyce, who had a hot-room problem,stating: “I’ve had three previous com-panies out here with numerous sugges-tions... nothing worked. I could notbelieve it! You solved the problem.”

Additional services Air Rescueoffers include the replacement of duct-work using a professionally engineered“green” duct system that is free ofchemicals. Duct systems have improvedover the years and newer systems aremore energy efficient and containantimicrobial materials that reduce thenumber of allergens in the air. Thesmooth texture of the newer ductseliminates the nooks and crannieswhere dust and allergens traditionallyhave gotten trapped and built up,which can exacerbate allergies and asth-ma. The indoor air quality specialists atAir Rescue will give you a complimen-tary system evaluation, which may alsoidentify air flow inefficiencies that arepreventing your home from getting allthe cool air your A/C is producing.

If your air conditioning systemhas a meltdown this summer, don’tsweat it. Air Rescue can provide same-day service. The company’s techni-cians are on-call 24 hours a day, sevendays a week, and they service allmajor residential brands. To schedulean appointment, call 315-3661 orvisit AirRescue.com.


forces here at the Keeps Carpet Oneaddress,” Deborah explains. “I cus-tomize drapes, sheers, blinds, shuttersand any other window coverings, aswell as wallpaper. I assist customerswith other interior design choices, too.”

Leslie gives free estimates on anyflooring materials sold at the store,while Deborah charges a per-hour feefor design color consultations. Both oftheir husbands are involved. “And, myhusband [Steve] does the window cov-ering installations,” Deborah says.

“And my husband Scott,” Leslieadds, “is the floor estimator. He also

splits accounting dutieswith me.”

Free flooring esti-mates can be donewhen customers shop atthe store, but Leslie alsooffers shop-at-homeservices and happilybrings samples along.

Nicolette Geiger,the sales representativefor the store says, “I'mso happy to be workingwith Leslie, since2008,” Nicolette says.

Recent customersare happy to work withKeeps as well. Joy Pan-

ter and her sister Jane McCarter hadbeen sharing a house for 16 years whenthey decided to change their flooring.

“We got a price from anothercompany, but when we lived inNashville our family often used a Car-pet One dealer,” Joy explains. “Whenwe found Keeps Carpet One, we knewwe had to check it out. The price wasvery reasonable, and we loved workingwith Leslie and her crew.”

Joy and Jane decided on laminateflooring for most of the house, “and itis absolutely gorgeous,” Joy says. “Wehave two cats and all we do is run a

By Sheryl Young

If your home needs new flooring,window treatments or other design ele-ments, it pays to take the short drive toKeeps Carpet One Floor & Home.You’ll have a field day with the choicesat this standalone store on S.R. 54between I-75 and Morris Bridge Rd.,on the borderline of Wesley Chapelleading into Zephyrhills.

Keeps Carpet One is owned byLeslie Egan, who came to work at thestore in 2008 and bought it in 2009.She likes to give her customers the bestproducts and prices. One conversationwith this lady and you will know sheeats, breathes, sleeps and cares about allkinds of home flooring and is deter-mined to please her customers.

The store offers carpet, hardwood,laminate and vinyl flooring, as well asceramic tile. Leslie also creates tailor-made area rugs to customers’ requests,with custom binding and unique,rounded corners that don’t turn upwith long-term use.

Leslie believes her customer serviceat Keeps separates her store from otherflooring companies in the area, becauseshe can offer the Carpet One company-wide “Beautiful Guarantee™.”

“With the Beautiful Guarantee, we

have warranty levels,” Leslie explains.“For example, our various carpets, suchas the Lees® Carpet brand, come inlevels of excellence, like Gold Level andTitanium Level. Warrantees can runfrom 60 to 120 days, and then thereare various levels of guarantees for wearand tear; anywhere from 5 to 25 years."

Satisfaction with the installation ofyour carpet or flooring is guaranteed fora lifetime. All of the store’s flooring isinstalled by employees of Keeps. Theinstallers work for Leslie — she neveruses subcontractors.

“We have another unique perk forour clients,” Leslie says, “We’ll replacecertain grades of carpeting for freewithin an agreed amount of time if acustomer doesn't like it.”

Keeps also has an in-house interiordesigner, Deborah Spanger. Deborah’sname may be familiar to people in Wes-ley Chapel because she is the formerowner of Interiors by Spanger Design,which was located in the FreedomPlaza, a few miles west of Keeps loca-tion on S.R. 54.

Deborah and Leslie have knowneach other for years, and have oftenreferred customers back and forth toeach other.

“When my lease was coming up inmy other location, Leslie and I joined

From Windows To Floors, Keeps Carpet One Has Got You Covered!

Nicolette Geiger (left) and owner Leslie Egan of KeepsCarpet One invite you to check out the many flooring

options at the store on S.R. 54 near Zephyrhills.


Swiffer duster over the floors. TheKeeps installers even carefully movedour piano and our two extremely heavyantique armoires.”

Karen and Alan Knight also usedKeeps. Karen says, “Leslie was veryknowledgeable about all of her prod-ucts and didn’t do any-high pressureselling. We found her installers to beprofessional and helpful, and we alsoused the painter she recommended. Ising their praises.”

American-Made ProductsAmerican-Made ProductsAt Keeps Carpet OneAt Keeps Carpet One

“All of our carpets are lined withan exclusive tear-resistant backing madeespecially for Carpet One stores,” Lesliesays. “I personally recommend Leescarpeting as top-of-the-line. It’s veryhard to stain, and if it ever does stain,we can usually get it out.”

Leslie also carries DuraCeramic tileby Congoleum, a special limestonecomposite tile that is more gentle onthe feet but can still replicate the lookof natural stone. “This can be groutedor aligned ungrouted, and can even becombined into designs with woodstrips,” Leslie adds. “It also can befloated over any type of flooring with-out being glued down, and with noth-ing being ripped up.”

The store also offers state-of-the-art laminate flooring — which today isamazingly durable and looking more

like real wood than ever before. Guestsin your home will be hard-pressed tonotice a difference. Laminate flooring isespecially suitable for people with petsor children with allergies, and still costsconsiderably less than real wood. And,Leslie says, “This, too, can be floatedover other floors.”

Leslie explains that “floated” floor-ing is advantageous in Florida’s humidclimate, where changes in temperaturecan cause materials to swell or contract,thereby changing the fit.

In addition, Keeps has high-gradevinyl flooring choices that are made tolook exactly like hardwood floors orceramic tile, for about a third of thecost of wood. These do need to beglued, and Leslie advises removal of theold floor first. And, of course, herinstallers can do all of that. She notesthat vinyl is more water resistant thanother flooring and very easy to clean.

“And, by the way,” Leslie addsproudly, “95 percent of our productsare American-made, like the Arm-strong® brand. Armstrong flooring hasbrought all of their manufacturing backto the USA, and is now based in Lan-caster, Pennsylvania.”

If customers so desire, Keeps cantreat new flooring for microbes,pathogens and other allergy-inflictingairborne substances before they lay thefloors down.

Keeps Carpet One is located at

34120 S.R. 54 W.,between the easternend of Wesley Chapeland Zephyrhills. Forfree estimates for yourflooring needs, callLeslie at 782-6712.For window treatmentsand design consulta-tions, call the store orDeborah at 263-4235.You’ll receive 10-per-cent-off your next pur-chase if you mentionthis story. The website,which includes designvideos, is keepscarpetonezephyrhills.com.

Deborah Spanger offers design consultations, win-dow treatments and more at Keeps Carpet One.


would make more than 1.4 millionFrench fries or 30,325 servings ofmashed potatoes.

The giant potato’s ongoingtour also is helping to raise aware-ness for the Meals On Wheels Asso-ciation of America (MOWAA), towhich the IPC recently donated$100,000 to help more than 5,000MOWAA programs around thecountry keep America’s elderlynourished, including here inTampa. According to the websiteMOWTampa.org, the group deliv-ers more than 650 meals each dayto households around the city.

By Matt Wiley

Giving a whole new meaning tothe term “hot potato,” a 28-footlong, 12,000-pound “Great BigIdaho Potato” sat outside of theWalmart Supercenter on Bruce B.Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa(acrross from Regents Park Dr. inPebble Creek) on June 30.

Sitting atop a fire-engine red,48-foot flatbed trailer, the huge spudhas been putting on some seriousmiles as it makes its way across thecountry in celebration of the 75thyear of the Idaho Potato Commis-sion (IPC).

“We’re on a seven-month tour,”said 23-year-old Ellis Nanney, who

has been traveling with the potatosince it left Idaho in April. “We’remaking stops at local supermarketsto spread the word that potatoes canbe very healthy, if they’re made cor-rectly.”

Nanney says that he is used tothe wide-eyed reactions that he getsfrom most people when they first seethe six-ton spud.

“It’s big,” said Jason Grady, ashe and his wife Doris admired thepotato. “It’s definitely the biggestpotato in New Tampa.”

The giant potato truly is a mar-vel. If it were real, it would havebeen more than 10,000 years in themaking and would take two yearsand nine months to bake. It also

WalMart Supercenter On BBD Hosts The World’s Biggest Potato!

It’s hard to miss the six-ton potato (left)or the truck hauling it around the U.S.

Residents report storm damage toat least a dozen homes in GrandHampton after Debby entered our area.

One particular home, that the NewTampa Neighborhood News editorialdepartment saw first-hand, had itsentire pool cage ripped to pieces andscattered across the backyard, withmuch of the debris landing either in thepool or in the adjacent vacant lot in oneof the newer sections of Grand Hamp-ton. The homeowner’s large, metal grill

was still standing, but in the grass onthe edge of the adjacent property.

The Grand Hampton Homeown-ers Association (HOA) would notrelease any details about how manyhomes had been damaged, what theestimated cost of that damage may havebeen or make any comment aboutwhether or not a tornado actuallytouched down in the community.

Even after the tornado was con-firmed by the NWS, we could not get aspokesperson for the Grand HamptonHomeowners Association to commenton the damage to the homes caused byDebby in the community.


After finishing the June 30 issueof our Wesley Chapel NeighborhoodNews on June 21, I was excited tohead south to Marco Island for theweekend, where the Marriott BeachResort awaited. My father was attend-ing a job-related conference at theresort, so it just made sense to spendthe weekend at the beach bar.

Enter Tropical Storm Debby. Ihad hoped to spend the weekendsoaking up some rays, but insteadended up just getting soaked. How-ever, despite the relentless rain andwind that made laying out on thebeach an impossibility, Debby pre-sented other unique opportunities,like gettinmg to be a “tornado chas-er”— my childhood dream, evenbefore the movie “Twister” made itsway into theaters.

Back to the bar. So, I’m enjoyinga nice Florida Avenue India Pale Ale(which is brewed right down thestreet from my house in centralTampa), talking to my family, when Idecide to turn around on my stooland take a look at the beach. I end updoing a double take after I notice alarge funnel cloud tearing up thewater offshore. Unable to control myexcitement, I took it upon myself tograb my camera phone and alerteveryone else at the bar, no doubtcontributing to a “storm” (see what Idid there?) of pictures of the swirlingwaterspout being uploaded to Face-book, Instagram and every othersocial media site.

And the fun didn’t stop there.The next morning, I groggily awoke,squinting through the haze of anearly-morning hangover, to find outthat a tornado had, in fact, toucheddown on the outskirts of Marco andsnapped some power lines, cutting offelectricity to the entire island. Theshops in the lobby were left to oper-ate by glow sticks, as the limited gen-

erator power was only used to lightthe hallways and operate the eleva-tors. Luckily for us, we were sched-uled to check out before noon.

While my family only had toendure a short 45-minute drive backto Cape Coral, I had the good for-tune of having to drive another hour-and-a-half back to Tampa for a Mon-day morning editorial meeting. And,luckily for me, the feeder bands ofDebby moved up the west coast ofFlorida, right along the I-75 corridor,the exact route I had to drive to getback to town. But, here I am anyway,sitting at my desk in the New TampaNeighborhood News office off AmberlyDr. in Tampa Palms, so despite a wetweekend and a miserable drive, Iguess everything turned out okay. Infact, it turned the weekend into anadventure!

We want to hear your Debbystory, too! Send us your experiencein 500 words or less, plus any per-tinent pictures and we’ll put themup on our website — NTNeigh-borhoodNews.com! — MW

Tropical Storm Debby Rocks Marco!“Tornado”Continued from page 1

This is the funnel cloud asst. editor Matt Wileysaw from the beach bar at his hotel on Marco

Island during Tropical Storm Debby.

The tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby that touched down in GrandHampton damaged at least a dozen homes in the community.

By Michael Murillo

Maintaining the discipline tobecome a bodybuilder is an impressiveachievement. Actually participating in asanctioned competition is a rare accom-plishment, and eventually winning adivision in one would be a highlight ofany athlete’s career.

But, by winning her Bikini divisionin just her second competition — the30th Annual Tampa Bay Classic Body-building Championships held June 9 atGaither High School — New Tamparesident Morgan Ferrera recognizesthat she already has accomplishedsomething special.

“I was still in shock from winningmy actual class, and then when theyannounced my number again as theoverall winner for the entire Bikini divi-sion, I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’”said Ferrera. “I couldn't believe it.”

Ferrera’s victory is a local successstory. After attending Freedom High,she attended Florida State Universityand the University of South Florida.Now 23, she lives in Tampa Palms andher father, Dr. Robert Ferrera, is a pop-ular local dentist and New TampaRotary Club member. His Ferrera Den-tal Associates has served North andNew Tampa for more than 25 years.

In the Bikini category, competitorswere placed into four division based onheight (Ferrera was in group B). Afterbeing judged on front and back posesand comparisons with other entrants,Ferrera was named her group’s winner.Next, she took the stage against thebest of the other groups in a pose-down for the title of Overall Bikini Cat-egory winner. Ferrera also took first inthe Overall, earning a trophy that near-ly matches her 5’-3” stature.

Ferrera might have had a shortpath to success in competitive body-building, but it wasn’t an easy one: Fivedays a week of weight training, sevendays a week of cardio training (the lat-ter including 45 minutes on a stair-climbing machine followed by a leg cir-cuit workout), a strict diet consisting offrequent, smaller meals throughout theday and an accelerated workout andeating schedule as the competitiondrew closer — all under the supervisionand guidance of her coach, Aimee Bien.

While her aggressive schedule wasphysically taxing, those weren’t the onlychallenges she faced in preparing forcompetition. “The mental challenge isthe hardest part,” Ferrera said. “Therewere days I didn’t want to get out ofbed at 6 a.m. to do cardio, or go backto the gym after a full day of school and

work, but I did it anyway.”Avoiding food and drink her

friends enjoyed was also frustrating, butshe relied on support from herboyfriend, Chris Shultz, and trainedwith another bodybuilder, Kathi Elling-ton, to keep positive influences in hercorner during the four months she pre-pared for the event.

In addition to trophies and recog-nition (her bikini division accomplish-ments will be noted in an upcomingarticle for a bodybuilding magazine,along with the winners of the body-building, figure and physique divisionsof the competition), Ferrera said shelearned valuable skills that will help herin personal relationships and future pro-fessional careers. The importance ofcommitment, even when facing chal-lenging obstacles, is critical to achievinggoals and creating positive outcomes.

Ferrera also said that this victoryisn’t the end of her bodybuilding jour-ney; it’s just the beginning. The TampaBay Classic is a Level 3 competitionsanctioned by the National PhysiqueCommittee (NPC), and once a body-builder wins at a certain level (gradedfrom 1-5), they can only compete athigher levels in the future. For Ferrera,her next stop is the NPC SoutheasternUSA Bodybuilding Championships, a

level 5 national qualifier held Sept. 29at Olympia High School in Orlando. Asuccessful performance there — a top-three finish earns national qualificationand a chance to compete against thebest in the country — will get her clos-er to her ultimate goal of obtaining anInternational Federation of Body-Builders (IFBB) Pro Card.

“I feel very blessed that I won atthe Tampa Bay Classic after only fourmonths of training, so I can’t wait tosee what’s coming in the years tocome," she said.

For more information about theTampa Bay Classic BodybuildingChampionships, visit TampaBayClas-sicBodybuilding.com. For the NPCSoutheastern USA BodybuildingChampionships, call (407) 474-8502or visit SoutheasternUSA.net.


Local Resident Wins Bikini Bodybuilding Title!

Bikini bodybuilding titlist Morgan Ferrera (right)


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‘Appreciated’ Chamber Members Meet Wild Things In Dade City!If you (or your child) love animals,

you owe it to yourself to visit DadeCity’s Wild Things (DCWT), the 22-acre zoo located just 30 minutes or sofrom most of New Tampa, near thePasco Hernando Community Collegecampus in the heart of Dade City.

As a proud member and supporterof the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamberof Commerce (in addition, of course,to the New Tampa Chamber), I wasthrilled to be one of fewer than 200people who got to attend the Cham-ber’s “Member Appreciation Night” atDCWT. We also were treated to freeraffle prizes, a sumptuous buffet mealprovided by my friend Ghada Jadallahof A Dash of Salt & Pepper (located onCross Creek Blvd. in New Tampa) anda modified walking tour of the mon-keys, bison, ostriches, macaws, bearsand especially the animals that so capti-vated me as a youngster — plenty ofbig cats!

DCWT has more than 200 speciesof animals, but I especially loved thezoo’s full-grown lions, tigers (includingwhite tigers) and Florida panthers, aswell as the 10-month-old lion “cub”named “Leonardo, King of Beasts,”and four amazingly cute two-month-old tiger cubs. The cubs get so close toyou during DCWT’s awesome animalshow — which we also got to enjoy —that you’re practically holding the cutecritters in your lap.

It was an amazing evening andwell worth the trip!

Dade City’s Wild Things offersguided tours and hands-on opportu-nities Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5p.m. (and some Sundays). For moreinfo, call (352) 567-WILD or visitDadeCitysWildThings.com. — GN

In addition to Florida panthers (above left) and beautiful baby tiger cubs(above right), you also can get up-close-and-personal with a 350-lb. ostrichnamed Oz (right), American bison (buffalo, bottom right) and so much

more at Dade City’s Wild Things, an amazing local zoo you should visit soon.(Below center) You can’t get this up-close-and-personal with the baby tigercubs at Dade City’s Wild Things, but during the zoo’s “animal adventure”

shows, the wildlife handlers really seem to enjoy their company. Your group (orfamily) can enjoy a walking tour of this unique zoo, too.

By Gary Nager

While most of us who aren’t fromthe Windy City only think of deep dishpizza as being “Chicago-style,” long-time Chicago resident Ron Chase, theowner of the all-new Full Circle Pizza& Grill in the Pebble Creek Collectionon Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. hassomething special he would love foryou to try.

Ron has been around our arealong enough to remember the oldMama Mae’s Pizza, the original tenantin this location in the Collection and headmits he loved (as I did) Circles NewTampa Bistro, the tenant that replacedMama Mae’s. I told him that althoughCircles was my favorite restaurant inNew Tampa literally every year since itopened, I also enjoyed the true NewYork-style pizza served at Bella Vita,which replaced Circles.

In other words, there’s been a lotof great pizza and Italian food served inthe space now occupied by Full CirclePizza (a name Ron came up with intribute to Circles and because he hopesthis location has now come “full cir-cle”), but Ron, a first-time restaurateur,hopes that everyone in our area wholoves great food at excellent prices willcome check out his unique new menu.

And, after several visits to Full Cir-cle Pizza, I can assure you that Ron’sfood is not only different than anythingelse in the area, it’s also delicious.

On my most recent visit, I tookour entire office to a sampling of Ron’swonderful cuisine and we were joinedby several members of the New TampaChamber of Commerce (see page 22).

We sampled three different crispy,thin-crust brick-oven pizzas (the “tradi-tional” South Chicago Italian sausageand cheese pie, a tasty BBQ pizza withBBQ brisket on one half and BBQchicken on the other, and an awesomechicken and pesto pie), several differentsandwiches (see below), a savory FullCircle salad (try the Jalapeno ranch,creamy Caesar and wasabi orientaldressings), perfect garlic knots servedwith a chunky and thick marinara dip-ping sauce and more.

Ron’s been refining his tomatosauces — both his pizza sauce and hismarinara and meat sauces — and Ithink they’re all outstanding. The meat-balls in his meatball sub (I will definitelyorder it as a meatball parmigiana nexttime) are very flavorful and the meat-balls are the right size — and the oven-toasted Italian bread is to die for.Although I can’t eat shrimp, everyonewho sampled the shrimp wrap sandwich


Full Circle Pizza & Grill — New Tampa’s Taste Of Chicago!(which isn’t even on the menu)raved about it. Ron also served us athick-slice BBQ beef brisket sand-wich slathered in a zesty BBQsauce and most everyone at thetable’s favorite — the authenticChicago-style Italian beef sand-wich, heated in its own gravy/ nat-ural juices on a Chicago turano rollwith sauteed mild green peppersand hot gardinera peppers. You caneven order Chicago beef and gar-dinera peppers on a pizza. YUM!

Another favorite at the tablewas Ron’s Full Circle fettuccine,which isn’t in an overpoweringcream sauce. Instead, it is tossedwith lemon, olive oil, spinach,mushrooms and a light Alfredosauce topped with fresh cherry toma-toes. Add grilled chicken or plump,tender shrimp and you have an awe-some meal for at least two!

Ron also serves spaghetti withthose homemade meatballs, burgers,fries, potato salad, cole slaw, a tasty friedravioli, fried mozzarella sticks, jumbowings (which I definitely will sample onmy next visit), chicken parm and Italiansubs, New York-style cheesecake andWoodbridge by Robert Mondavi winesand draught and bottled beers, all atoutstanding prices.

The place has been completelyremodeled and there are nice flat-screenTVs everywhere, so there’s really noreason not to give Full Circle a try —and please tell Ron we sent you!

Full Circle Pizza & Grill (19651BBD Blvd.) is open every day exceptMonday, as follows: Tues.-Fri., 11a.m.-9 p.m., noon-10 p.m. on Satur-day and 3 p.m.-8 p.m. om Sunday.Reservations are not required andtake out and dine-in are always avail-able, Call 994-3700 to place anorder or for more info.

Try the BBQ chicken & brisket pizza at Full Cir-cle Pizza & Grill in the Pebble Creek Collection.


(Above left) The chicken and pesto pizza and (above center) theshrimp fettuccine pasta and all three sandwiches below were

among our favorites at Full Circle Pizza.

Save some room for a slice of FullCircle’s decadent New York-style

cheesecake for dessert.


Fushia To Become KTV AsianCafé - Those of us who appreciateNew York-style Chinese food will behappy to learn that the activity you mayhave seen in the same Shoppes ofAmberly plaza on Amberly Dr. inTampa Palms where our office is locat-ed is merely an expansion and impend-ing name change for the existingFushia Asian Bistro (903-6705). Myfriends Sharon and Charlie Wang, theowners of Fushia, have taken over theadjacent former “Kidz Club” locationand have transformed it into KTV (asin “Karaoke TV”) Asian Café, an evenmore impressive-looking restaurantwith six private karaoke “salons” for 5-30 people.

Sharon and Charlie have broughtin a new chef with plenty of experiencein New York City for KTV Café, andhave added authentic rotating dim sum(appetizer) trays where you can sampledozens of New York-style dim sum spe-cials and then hang out after dinner inone of the karaoke salons. We were get-ting ready to participate in a special pre-view event at KTV Café as this issuewent to press, so look for a more com-plete update soon.

Peabody’s Goes Smokeless! -No, that’s not a misprint! After years ofrequests from yours truly and many ofits other regular customers, Peabody’sBilliards (972-1725), which also islocated next to our offices in theShoppes of Amberly plaza, is now asmoke-free environment! Yes, smokersare still welcome on the covered out-door patio, but smoking has beenbanned inside Peabody’s for severaldays now, as the popular pool hall andentertainment venue concentrates more

on its food — including the unveilingof an all-new, expanded menu (like out-standing new hand-cut fries!) to gowith the best wings in New Tampa (inmy opinion), great NY-style pizza andeven a quality sirloin steak special onFriday nights. The eye candy and TVsare still everywhere, so please visit thenew, smoke-free Peabody’s soon andplease tell them we sent you!

More Restaurant Comings &Goings - Three of the eateries we toldyou about last issue — Baja FreshMexican Grill (388-6898), the adja-cent iCream Café (both located nextto The Hungry Greek on BBD) andPDQ Fresh Tenders, Salads & Sand-wiches on S.R. 56 (directly in front ofSam’s Club) have all opened and arealready attracting interested customers.

I have to admit that PDQ’s crispychicken tenders and hand-cut fries,zesty dipping sauces and amazingshakes are new guilty pleasures of mine,while Baja Fresh’s wahoo (not a mis-print) tacos are a little less guilt-induc-ing. And, iCream’s space-age approachto providing the coldest ice cream,frozen yogurt and shakes, plus hot pud-ding desserts, all with all sorts of mix-ins and toppings, has to be tasted toreally be believed.

Hopefully, the third time will bethe charm for the location that previ-ously was home to Santo’s Pizza &Pasta and, more recently, Drake’sPlace in the Pinebrook at The Groveplaza (on S.R. 54 west of I-75 in Wes-ley Chapel). The new restaurant is still,for now, also being called Drake’sPlace, but is under new ownership witha new chef, karaoke and bike nights anda whole new, friendlier attitude.

And, in the bad news (at least forme) department, both the deliciousBoardwalk Frozen Custard on S.R.56 and the Aja Wiregrass restaurantand night club in the Shops at Wire-grass mall, which attracted a nicelydressed mix of everyone from 20s to60s, had closed before our press time.We had not yet heard anything aboutpossible replacements for either eatery.

Ribbon Cuttings & Mixers - Itseems that there are fewer of these freeevents in the summer, but we still gotto attend a few before our press time.

Among the most recent was aGreater Wesley Chapel Chamber ofCommerce ribbon cutting at the newA&A Boutique (528-8765), locatedat 2653 BBD Blvd., Suite 108, in thesame plaza as Baja Fresh & iCreamCafé. Twin 16-year-old sisters and bou-tique owners Allie and Amber Malottand their mom Lori call A & A Bou-tique, a “high-end couture consign-ment shop for men and women.”

A & A features designer items byVersace, Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo

and Louis Vuitton and the sisters, whohope to be fashion designers themselvesone day, say customers can expect topay 50-75 percent less than what’sbeing sold on retail shelves, and con-signers can look forward to a 50-80percent return on items consigned andsold — and promise to have items youwon’t be able to find at the Shops atWiregrass or International Plaza.

We also recently attended a freeafter-hours mixer at Kelly Mother-shead’s A Focus on Fitness (344-3325) studio, which was celebratingtwo years in the same location, whereKelly is part of Star Ryan’s Star’sOrganic Spa Group (2136 AshleyOaks Cir., in the Seven Oaks Profes-sional Park; 973-8787). Around 100people attended and enjoyed greatwrap sandwiches, fresh fruit and otherhealthy snacks, free raffle prizes...andmaybe a glass of wine.

A few days before that mixer, theInsurance New Tampa (33845 S.R.54, Suite 103; 435-6350) office ofindependent agents Bob Black and

Susan Casey in the newBrookfield Professional Plazaon S.R. 54 (just a couple ofmiles west of Zephyrhills)hosted a Wesley ChapelChamber ribbon cuttingalso attended by at least 60or 70 people.The office pro-vides home, auto, motorcy-cle, boat, RV, life, business& health insurance & finan-cial services.

New Tampa RotaryInstallation Banquet -Congratulations to the2012-13 officers and direc-

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The Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce helps the own-ers of the new A&A Boutique on BBD cut a ribbon.

tors of the New Tampa Rotary Club,which meets Fridays at 7 a.m. for break-fast at Tampa Palms Golf & CountryClub (TPGCC). The new officers wereintroduced during the club’s InstallationBanquet, where outgoing presidentMatt Palmer swore in new PresidentDennis Loomis, President-Elect PeterGambacorta, VP Robert Garofano, Sec-retary Brice Wolford, Treasurer JoeRutherford and Sgt.-At-Arms BobThompson.

Also sworn in at the banquet atTPGCC on June 15 (by 2011-12 Dis-trict Gov. Alan Feldman) was newRotary District 6890 Governor andcharter New Tampa Rotary memberTom Wade and Gary and Joyce Gunter,who were sworn in as the 2012-13 Asst.Governor-at-Large and District Secre-tary, respectively.

Anista Adds Aesthetics Expert -Anista New Tampa, the urgent carecenter located in the Anista Plaza(across from Muvico) at 18101 High-woods Preserve Pkwy., is proud toannounce the addition of medical aes-thetic procedures, including injectableneurotoxins such as Dysport and Botox,as well as all dermal fillers, performed byNurse Practitioner and NationalInjectable Trainer Jenny Molloy, ARNP.

Ms. Molloy graduated with tophonors from USF’s nationally rankedCollege of Nursing, where she earnedthe Clinical Excellence Award and wasinducted into the National NursingHonor Society. She’s also a member ofthe Amer. Academy of Medical EstheticProfessionals. For more informationor appointments with Jenny Molloy,call Anista at 972-2900.—GN & MW


Charter New Tampa Rotary Club member Tom Wade (center) is sworn in by2011-12 Rotary District Governor Alan Feldman as the 2012-13 Governor of

Rotary District 6890 at the New Tampa Rotary Installation Banquet.

Big things are happening at theintersection of Trout Creek Dr. andBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. TheColonial Grand Apartments atHampton Preserve are open andnearly completed and in front of theapartments, a new AutoZone autoparts store is being constructed on thecorner outparcel. And, in the nearfuture, several more businesses shouldbe opening their doors in the recentlycompleted retail center adjacent toAuto Zone, which will be known asTrout Creek Commons.

The still-vacant, 11-unit, 15,000-sq.-ft. strip center was completed earlythis year and is still leasing to business-es that are interested. And, consideringthat the plaza is located in front of thenearly-completed Colonial Grand com-plex, a 486-unit, luxury multi-familydevelopment, the shopping plaza willsoon see a considerable amount of traf-fic moving past it each day.

“I have a few businesses looking,”says Maher Alagal, president of MaherProperties Group of Tampa and ownerof the property. “I am negotiable onprice and can lease individual units or awhole building.”

The only confirmed tenant for theplaza — which currently is conductingan interior build-out is “fast casual”

burger franchise Burger 21, whichalready has locations in Westchase andCarrollwood, with plans to open anadditional location in South Tampa.

J.O. DeLotto & Sons, Inc., aTampa-based contracting company,constructed the shell buildings and sitein less than six months. Doug Littrell,executive vice president of J.O. DeLot-to & Sons, says that he thinks the sitewill be a great place for business.

“There is a lot of interest for peo-ple placing themselves in that proximi-ty (in front of Colonial Grand and withfrontage on BBD),” he says. “It’s avery lucrative site since there will benew residents moving through thatarea every day. It’s a great location.”

For more information aboutTrout Creek Commons, email [email protected]. - MW

Trout Creek Commons Still Leasing

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3 BR + Study, 3 Bath, 2 Car Garage, 3001 s.f. Conservation, cul-de-sac, botanical setting. Study w/ built-ins, display lighting, new interior & exterior paint, remodeled master bath. Spa w/ rock wa-terfall. Offered for $400,000

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4 BR + Den + Gameroom, 3 Bath, 3 Car Garage, 3537 s.f. Gran-ite countertops, 42” Maple cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, crown molding, large pool. Offered for $625,000

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5 BR, 5 Full Baths, 4438 s.f., 3 Car Garage. Gated village. Upgrades

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4BR, 2 1/2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, 2214 s.f. Newly remodeled kitch-downstairs. Large pie shaped, conservation lot on cul-de-sac w/

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New kitchen w/ 42” Europan style cabinetry. 1/2 acre conserva-tion, custom pool/spa Outdoor kitchen. Offered for $500,000

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