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Aldi Set To Open Thursday, Sept. 25
Posted Sep 22, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Sep 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM
UNIVERSITY AREA – A new grocery store, Aldi, will open Thursday, Sept. 25, at University Plaza at Fletcher Avenue and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
The store is one of 10 opening that day in the Tampa Bay area as the chain moves into this market. It is a no-frills store with shopping carts requiring a 25-cent deposit, which is returned to the shopper when the cart is returned.
The store is occupying part of the space previously used by U-Save Supermarket, which closed last year. The other part of the space is an Office Depot, which opened in August. The store hours will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Health Clinic To Open At Tampa Palms Publix
Posted Sep 22, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Sep 22, 2008 at 09:26 AM
TAMPA PALMS – The Publix at City Plaza in Tampa Palms will open a Little Clinic, which will provide in-store medical care.
An open house is set for 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, with the ribbon-cutting at 3 p.m. at the store, 16401 Tampa Palms Blvd.
A Little Clinic at 16560 N. Nebraska Ave. also will have an open house the same date and hours. Its ribbon-cutting is at 4 p.m.
The events are open to the public at no charge.
Busch Boulevard Beauty Project Begins This Month
Posted Sep 8, 2008 by Kenneth Knight
Updated Sep 8, 2008 at 04:07 PM
TAMPA - The Busch Boulevard beautiful project is set to begin this month.
Construction work on a four-mile stretch of Busch is expected to gear up the week of Sept. 22, said Kristin Carson, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Transportation.
A portion of the $12.5 million budget will give the unattractive boulevard an extreme makeover, with crepe myrtles, date palms and lots of purple, yellow and white flowers. The bulk of the project dollars will go to repave the six-lane road and bring it up to modern safety standards.
Community Council Networking Aug. 28
Posted Aug 28, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM
NEW TAMPA - The New Tampa Community Council will hold its monthly after-hours networking gathering from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, Aug. 28, at Stonewood Grill & Tavern, 17050 Palm Pointe Drive.
For information, call Sammy at (813) 774-2009.
Disputed Budget Strikes a Nerve
Posted Aug 26, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 27, 2008 at 04:31 PM
CORY LAKE ISLES—A double dose of budget meetings Tuesday exposed some frayed nerves in this New Tampa gated community.
The community development district board met in the morning expecting to award contracts for security and landscaping. But Tropical Storm Fay had delayed the bids a couple of days, which meant the board didn’t have enough time to evaluate the bids and had to approve a budget that night without knowing who its two largest contractors will be.
The budget has been contentious, with homeowners facing a potential $1,100 increase in assessments.
Supervisors said they made an effort to reach out to a wide segment of the community by posting an online survey on the property owners association Web site. The survey asked residents whether they would support paying higher fees for specific items, such as renovating the beach club or keeping roving security officers.
After the morning meeting, Supervisor Suzanne Manzi grew so enraged she began shaking and yelling about the survey, and how her opponents used a porn site to “spread their filthy lies.”
Jean Rugg, the district’s record keeper, said that of the 114 completed surveys, only 65 appeared to be legitimate. Nearly 40 were traced to a single user who filled out the survey using fake names and e-mail addresses. Another 15 were disqualified for other reasons.
“Apparently, we have several dead presidents living in Cory Lake Isles,” Rugg said.
During the evening meeting, homeowners who elected to speak during the public hearing were required to stand at a lectern as two armed sheriff’s deputies watched them from about 15 feet away. If it was meant to intimidate homeowners, the move didn’t stop then from lobbing insults at board members and calling on them to resign.
“What is your opinion of the homeowners in this community that you feel the need to hire off-duty sheriff’s deputies to protect yourself from us?” demanded Adam Ringhof, husband of candidate Kerri Ringhof.
Homeowners Fight Budget Hikes
Posted Aug 21, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 21, 2008 at 03:36 PM
CORY LAKE ISLES - More than 40 homeowners have sent e-mails or letters to their district manager objecting to the proposed 2009 budget that would raise their fees by more than $1100 per home.
Some called the budget hike “absurd,” “unconscionable” and “shameful.”
Several called on community leaders to reduce the security costs and eliminate a $500,000 budget item for legal costs associated with a lawsuit against developer Gene Thomason.
Several cited a letter from Leo Northington, and some even quoted his letter. Northington wrote:
“This homeowner is beleaguered, angry and exasperated. It seems not to even matter that there is a growing group of others who share my view. After observing the actions of the Board over the last months, my own expectations of local government responsiveness and homeowner (taxpayer) representations have waned. Still, I fight absolute desperation and cynicism. As long as there is a future, hope springs eternal.”
The Community Development District Board meets Tuesday to award bids for new security and landscaping. Tuesday night, the board holds a public hearing before adopting the final budget.
Temple Terrace City Council Meeting Rescheduled
Posted Aug 19, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 19, 2008 at 12:41 PM
The Aug. 19 Temple Terrace City Council meeting, cancelled due to the threat of Tropical Storm Fay, has be rescheduled for Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Temple Terrace City Hall, 11250 N. 56th St.
It will be preceded by a Temple Terrace Redevelopment Agency meeting at 5 p.m. at the same location.
Call Temple Terrace spokesman Michael Dunn at (813) 7197 for more information.
Meeting Rescheduled
Posted Aug 19, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 19, 2008 at 10:06 AM
HERITAGE ISLES—The community development district board has rescheduled today’s meeting for Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
The board will hold a public hearing and vote on the 2009 budget and will discuss the future of the community’s golf course and restaurant operations. Pebble Creek Golf Club owner Bill Place has expressed interest in buying the club.
To Build or Not to Build
Posted Aug 8, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM
TAMPA PALMS - When Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio held a town hall meeting in West Meadows a few months ago, Councilman Joseph Caetano and other Tampa Palms residents got her word that she would not support building the New Tampa Boulevard Bridge over Interstate 75 without the east-west road.
Iorio restated that position in May when she organized a transportation summit at the New Tampa Regional Library.
But now Caetano has changed his mind. He not only supports the bridge, he has appointed a task force to get it built.
“I did not know all the information I know now,” he said.
The $22 million bridge project would link Tampa Palms to West Meadows, giving motorists a way to access schools, parks and shopping without traveling on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
“That bridge was an integral part of development plan for New Tampa, and it’s a part of the West Meadows [development of regional impact,]” Caetano said. “And Lennar gave $1 million for the project.”
The task force holds its inaugural meeting 1 p.m. Tuesday at Freedom High School.
What do you think? Should the city go ahead and build the bridge?
Wharton High gets a pat on the back
Posted Aug 6, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 6, 2008 at 03:14 PM
TAMPA—Hillsborough County Commissioners gave special recognition today to New Tampa’s Wharton High School, which took home the school district’s Vernon Korhn Award for excellence in sports and academics.
Wharton teams took home the state title last year in boys’ tennis and soccer and was runner-up in girls’ track.
Here’s an except: WHEREAS, the residents of Hillsborough County are proud of these many accomplishments by the athletic program at Wharton High School, both on the playing field and off.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of County Commissioners of Hillsborough County, Florida, does hereby congratulate the
Wharton High School Athletic Program for its many championships and awards this year, and commends the school’s administration, coaches and sports team members for their persistence, commitment to hard work and excellence, and high level of academic achievement.
Office Depot Opens Wednesday
Posted Aug 5, 2008 by Northeast News Staff
Updated Aug 5, 2008 at 04:10 PM
UNIVERSITY AREA - The Office Depot at University Plaza is set to open Wednesday – just in time for back-to-school shopping.
Store personnel were busy Tuesday afternoon putting the last merchandise on the shelves.
The store, at Fletcher Avenue and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, occupies part of a remodeled U-Save Supermarket, which closed last year. The remaining space will be an Aldi Supermarket, set to open in October.
JoAnn Fabrics Moves To New Tampa
Posted Aug 1, 2008 by Kenneth Knight
Updated Aug 1, 2008 at 07:20 PM
NORTH TAMPA - Fabric is flying off the shelves and check out lines are long at JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts in the University Collection shopping center.
The banner hanging from atop the store entrance says the store is closing.
Not to fear, the store is actually relocating to a new site in New Tampa.
Bruce B. Downs Lanes Close Overnight
Posted Aug 1, 2008 by Kenneth Knight
Updated Aug 1, 2008 at 06:56 PM
NEW TAMPA - Expect a week of overnight traffic delays on Interstate 75 at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard starting Sunday.
To complete road work, DOT workers will close the left lane of northbound I-75 at Bruce B. Downs from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, and Monday, Aug. 4., a Florida Department of Transportation release said.
The right lane on southbound I-75 will be shut down from Bruce B. Downs to the Hillsborough River from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday to Friday, Aug. 8. The Hillsborough River flows beneath I-75 about 3 miles south of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, also known as County Road 581.
In July, the DOT opened a flyover bridge ramp from southbound Bruce B. Downs to southbound I-75.
Plans are under way to widened northbound I-75 to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, which is Exit 270, to ease backups as traffic exiting the interstate.
Temple Terrace Library Offers Early Voting
Posted Aug 1, 2008 by Kenneth Knight
Updated Aug 1, 2008 at 06:57 PM
TEMPLE TERRACE - With local primaries approaching and the general election to follow, the Temple Terrace Public Library is opening its doors to voters who can’t wait for election day.
The library at 202 Bullard Parkway will be an early voting site in August and October for the 2008 fall elections. The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 11-23 to vote early for primary races and from Oct. 20 to Nov. 1 for the general election, including Temple Terrace Municipal Elections.
Area voters will choose among a slate of candidates seeking legislative and county commission in party primary races in August, as well as circuit judge posts. On Nov. 4, voters will select a U.S. president, legislators and county commissioners.
In addition, Temple Terrace voters will choose a mayor and two council members during the November elections.
To contact the library, call (813) 989-7160.
National Night Out Toasts 25 Years of Crime Fighting
Posted Aug 1, 2008 by Kenneth Knight
Updated Aug 1, 2008 at 05:07 PM
TEMPLE TERRACE - National Night Out, the city’s premier annual neighborhood anti-crime program, will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Family Recreation Complex on Whiteway Drive.
The program, in its 25th year nationwide, is designed to strengthen the police department’s relationship with residents in the effort to tackle neighborhood crime, a city of Temple Terrace release said. Temple Terrace’s National Night out program has been recognized as one of the best in the state.
The city’s award-winning program to be held this year at 6610 E. Whiteway Drive will feature games, a rock climbling wall, face-painting, free ice cream, a Laser Shot firearms-training simulator and visits from costumed, crime-fighting superheros. McGruff the Crime Dog and Tiny, a miniature talking police car, will make appearances. Police cars, firetrucks and an AeroMed helicopter will be on display. In addition, there will be giveaways, other exhibits, coloring books and snacks.
The Busch Gardens Sheiks and Temple Terrace Highlanders will provide music.
The event will conclude with a flashlight walk around the neighborhood at 8:30 p.m. as a demonstration of unity against crime.
More than 10,000 communities across the nation participated last year in National Night Out, according to the National Association of Town Watch.
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