New Tampa Issue 11-11

By Gary Nager

Although the weather finally tookan expected turn for the worst at thevery end of the New Tampa & WesleyChapel Rotary Clubs’ eighth annualPigFest, the sudden downpour whichshortened the event’s closingannouncements certainly didn’t put adamper on the event itself.

In fact, because of the quicker-than-usual ending to the event, whichwas again held on the beautiful groundsat St. Mark the Evangelist CatholicChurch on Cross Creek Blvd., and thefact we went to press that same day(May 14), we can’t give you an exactrecap of everyone who ended up win-ning all of the prizes and giveaways.

What we can tell you, however, isthat there was a new “judges’ favoritepig-roasting team this year, the “MeatMonkeys” team from St. James UnitedMethodist Church, who dethronedmultiple winner Gary Callicoat’s Cally’sSticky Bones BBQ, which did not even

finish in the top three(of seven total teams)for the first time ever.Among the judgeswere New Tampa’sDistrict 7 City Councilmember Lisa Monte-lione and District 60State Rep. ShawnHarrison.

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“And, ofthat money thatis raised, morethan 90 percentwill stay and beused for pro-grams right herein HillsboroughCounty,” Doyleadded, notingthat only about 5percent of the money raised by theRelay events actually goes towardsadministrative costs, since so much ofthe work at the events is done by vol-unteers from the local communities.

Otherwise, the money goestowards the many programs and serv-ices that are offered by the ACS to

cancer patients and their families, all ofwhich are provided at no charge, and

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Rotary’s 8th Annual PigFest The Biggest & Best Yet!

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The event itself may be over forthis year, but with more than $89,000collected as of our press time, the 2011New Tampa Relay for Life was well onthe way to reaching the $150,000 goalset by organizers for this year.

According to Susanna Doyle, theAmerican Cancer Society (ACS)’s staff

coordinator for the New Tampa Relay(as well as several others that were heldaround the city and county), the finaldeadline for donations to be countedtowards the final total isn’t untilAugust, so she said she was confidentthat the goal would be reached. In all,she said, the ACS hoped to raise about$2 million from the two dozen Relayevents that were held in all of Hillsbor-

Cancer survivors take the first lap around the track at Bar-tels Middle School during the New Tampa Relay for Life.

See “Relay” on page 6.

(Left) Hundreds of local residents attended the New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Rotary Clubs’ 8th annual PigFest, which was held atSt. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church on Cross Creek Blvd. (Right) One of the seven pigs who made the event delicious.

The PigFest judges (left, with emcee Bob Thompson, standing) selected the Meat Monkeys team (right, withfriends) from St. James United Methodist Church to win the top pig-roasting honors.

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By now, eventhough we never got tosee the grisly pictures of a

bullet-riddled Osama bin Laden, I thinkeven the most skeptical people realizethat if he wasn't actually killed by U.S.Navy Seal Team 6, we would’ve heardsomething from al-Qaeda challengingU.S. President Barack Obama’s claimsthat “We got him.”

And, even though it took nearly 10years to find and kill the terrorist whomasterminded the destruction of thetwin towers in New York City and theplane that struck the U.S. Pentagonbuilding, I do feel some sense of satis-faction, despite all of the brave servicemen and women and billions of dollarswe have lost in the wars in Afghanistanand Iraq.

Long-time readers of this publica-tion know how I feel about death ingeneral. Although I have been knownto celebrate the lives of people whohave passed, it’s impossible for me to“celebrate” anyone’s death, even themost heinous of human beings, ofwhich bin Laden certainly qualifies.

But, whether or not you poppedopen a bottle of champagne when youheard the news, I hope you realize thestark realities of our post-bin Ladenexistence.

Although he was still “PublicEnemy Number 1” when that SealTeam found and killed him less than anhour from the capital of Pakistan, myunderstanding is that bin Laden no

longer was really running al-Qaeda.And, the fact that he wasn’t “dug in”somewhere in the rugged mountainsbetween Pakistan and Afghanistan, butliving comfortably in a “compound”located just yards away from the Pak-istani equivalent of West Point is a veryscary thought. Is Pakistan our ally or anuclear threat that isn’t happy about usentering their country without permis-sion to kill a terrorist they may havebeen harboring?

Even scarier is the fact thatalthough bin Laden and the literallythousands of other extremists aroundthe globe have been planning ways toterrorize U.S. citizens since9/11/2001, the fear here is that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups maynow be redoubling their efforts toattack us now that we have killed theman responsible for the deaths of morethan 3,000 of our citizens. They mayfeel they have something to prove —that bin Laden was only the tip of theterrorist iceberg.

Therefore, my hope is that notonly our federal government, but alsoour state and local leaders, will be evenmore vigilant, take even greater steps toensure our safety. After all, Macdill AirForce Base (located just a few miles


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SPORTS UPDATES................................Pages 1-36News Briefs........................................................................8Scheneckers Set To Battle In CourtTECO Worker ElectrocutedChurch Breaks Ground On New BuildingTeen Charged In Auto BurglariesRelay (cont. from page 1).........................................6-7

City Awards Contract For Gateway Bridge.................10New Tampa Community Calendar..................12-13

Church Receives Metropolitan Ministries Award........13

Local Business Updates............................16-33New Tampa Chamber Newsletter.........................16New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Business Briefs............17Women’s Care Florida..........................................18-19Star’s Organic Spa Expands..................................20-21Carmel Friendship Baptist Church........................24-25ASHI Home Inspectors........................................26-27

Local Education Updates..............................32Area School Bus Stops Lost To ReorganizationMeeting Scheduled On After-School ProgramStudents Tour Local Food Pantry

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New Tampa Sports Briefs...........................................35

Neighborhood MagazineStars Shine When Broadway Comes To Tampa.....37Gingerbread Cottage’s ‘Spring Social’........................40La Pink Boutique Doubles Its Space..........................41Our Exclusive 2011 Summer Camp Guide...........44-45A Tasty Visit To Joy Of Tokyo Restaurant.............46-47PigFest Recap (cont.)...........................................50-51

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An editorial by Gary Nager

A Slightly Different Take On The Death Of bin Ladensouth of us here in New Tampa) is animportant, strategic base of operationsfor the U.S. Central Command andSpecial Operations forces and may be atarget for those who want to destroy us,especially since we just took down theworld’s most famous terrorist.

So, if it means even longer linesand more stringent controls and inspec-tions at our airports, beefed up securityand protection at our ports, malls,sporting events and other well-populat-ed areas, I’m O.K. with the loss of“freedom” that comes along with thoserestrictions. I love my country, my state,

this area and my family too much toworry about why we need this protec-tion. All I know is that while the deathof bin Laden is a triumph, it took toolong and cost us too many lives and toomuch money for us to be celebrating.

God bless us, our troops and Godbless the United States of America.

I also wanted to acknowledge therecent passing of Rabbi Mordecai Levyof Temple Ohev Shalom. Rabbi Levy,who has presided over New Tampa’sJewish synagogue since its inception,helped forge important bonds with allother religious faiths in our area.



which are provided at no charge, andtowards research and education. Thefirst Relay was held in Washington in1985, and in 2010 there were 5,146Relay events held across the country,which raised more than $388 million.

Here in New Tampa, 563 partici-pants took part in the Relay, represent-ing a total of 36 teams from localschools, businesses and other groupsand organizations. The event was heldat Bartels Middle School in Live OakPreserve for the first time, andalthough the day of the event startedout cloudy and rainy, by the time theRelay kicked off at 6 p.m., skies wereclear and sunny.

Survivors & Honored GuestsAs always, a number of guest

speakers helped to kick things off andmotivate the participants, includingShelby Coriaty, a breast cancer survivorwho led the team from AdventistHealth and University CommunityHospital, and Dianne Jones, a memberof the Mary Kay Sisterhood team.Jones said she is a two-time cancer sur-vivor who was walking not only forherself, but also for her older sister,

who passed away from cancer, and alsofor her younger sister, who was recent-ly diagnosed with the disease.

After the opening ceremonies,Coriaty and Jones were joined by morethan 40 other cancer survivors, whotook the first lap around the school’strack before enjoying a special dinnerprovided by the Olive Garden restau-rant in Tampa Palms and a beautifulcake from Sweetbay supermarket.

Each Relay has its own theme,and the theme for the New TampaRelay was TV shows, so each teamhad its campsite (and many teammembers) decorated and deckedout for their respective theme. Thetop fund-raising team at the timeof the Relay was the “WonderWomen” from Freedom High, butthe winners for the awards for BestTheme and Camp Spirit were notavailable at our press time. But, onthe plus side, Doyle says that manyteams already signed up to partici-pate in next year’s Relay, and shewas hoping that all of them wouldsign up by the time it was over.

Meanwhile, there still is timeto donate to the New TampaRelay and have your donationcounted toward the 2011 total.

For more info, or to donateonline, visit RelayForLife.org.


“Relay”Continued from page 1

(Top) The Bartels cafeteria was decked out in pirple for the survivors’ dinner.(Above) Pride Elementary’s Relay team’s theme was “Pride 5-0” (as in “Hawaii 5-0”)

(Next page) The “Wonder Women” from Freedom High were the event’s top fund raisers.


Church Breaks Ground On New Worship Center

On Easter Sunday, the members ofthe congregation of the BridgewayChurch broke ground on a new wor-ship center located on the church’sproperty on Wells Rd., across from theWesley Chapel school complex.

According to Pastor Joel Eason,the groundbreaking, which took placeon April 17, marked the 10-yearanniversary of the church, which wasfounded in April 2001. Since that time,the church’s approximately 400 mem-bers have been attending services at 10a.m. on Sundays at the New TampaFamily YMCA in Tampa Palms.

Eason says that the church is nowin the process of getting rezoningapproved for the 21 acres of land thatwill hold the future sanctuary, but hehopes that construction will be able toget under way by early June and thatthe nearly 30,000-sq.-ft. building withseating for 495 will be completedsometime in early 2012.

“It’s very exciting,” Eason says.“This will really give us an opportunityto serve the community even more.”

In addition to the main sanctuary,Eason says the new building will alsohave an 11,000-sq.-ft. area upstairs areathat will be used for Bridgeway’svibrant youth ministry, which he says is

a big component of the church’s phi-losophy, which he described as non-denominational Christian but basedupon the Bible.

For more info about BridgewayChurch, visit Bridgeway.tv or call907-1313.

Teen Arrested For SeveralLocal Auto Burglaries

An 18-year-oldLand O’Lakes manwas arrested in mid-April and chargedwith a number ofauto burglaries thattook place in theMeadow Pointesubdivision.

According to areport issued by thePasco County Sher-iff’s Office, Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr., of24750 Blazing Trail Way, was chargedwith four counts of auto burglary,which occurred in the early morninghours of April 11. A 15-year-old sus-pect was listed as Rodriguez’s accom-plice, but his name was not releasedbecause of his age.

Rodriguez, who allegedly admittedto his role in the burglaries, wasreleased from custody after posting$4,000 bail. — MS


News BriefsNEW TAMPA

Legal Battle BrewingBetween The Scheneckers

Julie Schenecker, the TampaPalms mother who is accused of killingher two children, is scheduled to go ontrial for that crime later this year. Inthe meantime, however, she also isembroiled in a legal battle with herhusband, who has filed a wrongfuldeath lawsuit against her, in additionto filing for divorce.

Schenecker, 50, was found uncon-scious in the back yard of the family'sTampa Palms home on the morning ofJanuary 27 by police, who had beensummoned to the house by a relativewho was concerned that Scheneckermight harm herself. What police foundinstead, however, were the bodies ofthe Scheneckers’ two children, Beau,13, and Calyx, 16, both of whom hadbeen shot and killed. Police also founda note allegedly detailing how JulieSchenecker had planned to carry outthe murders because the children were,in her words, “mouthy.” The note saidthat she had also intended to kill her-self, but she was taken into custodyand charged with two counts of firstdegree murder.

The children’s father, Col. ParkerSchenecker, a U.S. Army intelligenceofficer who was out of the country atthe time of the murders, filed fordivorce from his wife in February.Through her attorneys, Julie Sche-necker responded by asking a judge tofreeze the couple’s assets in order tohelp pay for her defense on the crimi-nal charges. After a judge denied thatmotion, attorneys for Mrs. Scheneckerthen filed a second motion asking for$40,000 for legal fees, $10,000 for aforensic accountant, unspecified alimo-ny payments, a life insurance policy onCol. Parker naming her as beneficiaryand a diamond engagement ring.

In response, earlier this month,Parker Schenecker filed a wrongfuldeath lawsuit against his wife. In astatement to the press, he said, “This isa necessary step in my desire to givevoice to my children and to ensurethat throughout what may happen infuture criminal and civil litigation,Calyx and Beau are not forgotten.”

Although local legal experts saidthat Julie Schenecker may be entitledto receive half of the couple's assets inthe divorce, the wrongful death lawsuitis intended to offset any money shemay receive, thus not allowing her touse those assets to pay for her defenseon the murder charges.

According to reports, the StateAttorney’s office is still decidingwhether or not to seek the deathpenalty in the case, and some reportsindicate that Schenecker may plead notguilty by reason of insanity. At the timeof her arrest, she appeared unstableand was visibly shaking as she wastaken into custody, and has been heldin the jail infirmary since her arrest.

TECO Worker Fatally Electrocuted

A Wesley Chapel man died afterbeing electrocuted while working onpower lines in North Tampa last week.

According to reports, JasonMoore, 35, who was employed withTeam Fishel, a contractor for theTampa Electric Co. (TECO), wasworking in a bucket lift on power lineson N. Florida Ave. in Tampa at around1 p.m. on May 12 when he inadver-tently touched one of the lines.

Witnesses noticed Moore slumpedover in the bucket, and anotheremployee lowered it to the groundand began administering CPR. Moorewas then transported to UniversityCommunity Hospital, where he laterdied from his injuries.

An artist’s rendering of the Bridgeway Church, which will be built in WesleyChapel. The church currently conducts services at the New Tampa Family

YMCA in Tampa Palms.

RicardoRodriguez, Jr.



Contract Awarded For Gateway Bridge, Construction Set To BeginBy Michael Smith

The last of the obstacles blockingthe path of the planned bridge over I-75, linking New Tampa Blvd. in WestMeadows with Commerce Park Blvd.in Tampa Palms, seem to have finallybeen removed. Therefore, City ofTampa officials have awarded a con-tract that calls for construction of thecontroversial project to begin withinthe next month or so.

On April 21, the members of theTampa City Council awarded a $12.4-million contract to the lowest bidderfor the job, Prince Contracting, LLC,after hearing a number of commentsfrom individuals who voiced supportfor the project.

Many, like Tampa Palms Profes-sional Center developer and co-ownerGarrison Urette, represented businessowners and operators who would beserved by the new connection.

“(The bridge) will provide addi-tional means of getting from one sideof I-75 to the other,” Urette said.“This is key for businesses.”

Urette also pointed out that thebridge is a long-planned piece of thetransportation system in New Tampathat has been delayed for several yearsas opponents sought to block it.

One of those efforts was a lawsuitfiled by a West Meadows residentagainst the Hillsborough County Envi-ronmental Protection Commission(EPC), seeking to overturn the permitissued by the EPC to allow the bridgeto be built through a small patch ofwetlands on the West Meadows side.That lawsuit was resolved earlier thisyear when the permit was upheld by aspecial hearing administrator.

Andrea Zelman, an attorney withthe law firm of Fowler, White &Boggs, told the Council members thatshe also represented a number of busi-ness owners in the Tampa Palms area.

“(The bridge opponents) don’trepresent all of the property owners inNew Tampa and all of the people who

will benefit from the bridge,” Zel-man said, adding that “largeemployers in that area, like MetLifeand USAA, have been counting foryears on this bridge helping to alle-viate the traffic out there and gettingtheir employees to work.”

The only concern voiced at themeeting came from EvelynRomano, the West Meadows resi-dent who was named as the plaintiffin the EPA lawsuit, and WarrenDixon, the Tampa Palms residentwho served as her attorney in thataction. Actually, though, bothRomano and Dixon seemedresigned to the fact that the bridgewould be built, and only asked theCouncil members to consider put-ting off any plans to widen NewTampa Blvd., which is currently twolanes, in order to minimize the effectsof the added traffic that the bridge isexpected to bring into West Meadows.

They were advised by city officials,however, that there are no plans towiden New Tampa Blvd. in the imme-diate future. Even though the bridgewill be built wide enough for fourlanes, it will initially be striped as atwo-lane facility, city planners said.They also noted that the bridge willaccommodate a pedestrian trail on oneside of the roadway and a bicycle pathon the other. It will be painted in neu-tral colors and its design also willinclude planters and other landscapingand it will be decorated with artworkcreated by the winners of a contestheld at Wharton High in 2002.

“We have gone to great effort tomake sure that the project will blend inwith those master-planned communi-ties,” city transportation manager JeanDorzback said. “It will serve as a beau-tiful gateway for Tampa when you’redriving down the interstate.”

According to David Vaughn, thedirector of contract administration forthe city, the agreement with Princecalls for a two-year (720-day) con-struction schedule. He said that con-

struction should begin in late June, atthe earliest.

“But, I think it’s really gonnacrank up in July, after the Fourth ofJuly holiday,” he added, noting thatthe schedule will allow the widening ofthe current section of Bruce B. DownsBlvd. to be completed before thebridge project is done. It was purpose-ly coordinated that way in order tokeep drivers from using the bridge as away to bypass the construction onBBD, he said.

Once the bridge is completed, thecity will monitor traffic and accidentsin the area to determine if lower speedlimits or other safety measures arecalled for, Dorzback said.

In addition, she said that the cityalso is in the process of designing andinstalling new traffic signals on Com-merce Park Blvd. at the entrance toFreedom High on the Tampa Palmsside of the bridge, and at Wood SageDr. and New Tampa Blvd. on the WestMeadows side.

An aerial photo of the location of the planned Gateway Bridge. Photo by AirPhotoUSA.com.


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Community CalendarNEW TAMPA

Ladies’ Foodie ClubA new club for women in the

New Tampa and Wesley Chapel areaswho enjoy socializing, trying out newrestaurants and cooking ideas, sharingrecipes and other food-related activi-ties, is now forming.

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

MOMS Club Of New Tampa

The MOMS (Moms OfferingMoms Support) club of New Tampa,which offers a variety of activities forstay-at-home mothers, is looking fornew members. The club boundariesinclude all of the New Tampa area,except for Tampa Palms, GrandHampton and Live Oak.

Call 994-4272 or visit MomsClubNewTampa.webs.com.

Gospel Choir ConcertSunday, May 22 – The Sound of

Praise Gospel Choir will perform anExtravaganza Concert, 4 p.m., at theCenter for the Arts at Wesley Chapel(30651 Wells Rd., on the campus ofWesley Chapel High).

For ticket prices or other infor-mation, call the Center box office at794-8772.

Hillsborough CountyCommission RedistrictingMeetings

Tuesday, May 24 – In additionto meetings held around the countyregarding plans to redraw the districtboundaries for Hillsborough CountyCommission Districts 1-4, the countyalso will hold a public workshop onthe issue at 1:30 p.m. in the secondfloor boardroom at the County Centerbuilding (601 E. Kennedy Blvd.,downtown Tampa).

That meeting will be followed bya public hearing on Thursday, June 9,6 p.m.-8 p.m., in the same location,and a second public hearing on Mon-day, June 20, also in the same location(at which time the commissioners willvote to adopt the new district bound-aries). Input from the public is wel-come.

For more information, callSteve Valdez at 272-5275 or visitHillsboroughCounty.org.

New Tampa Noon Rotary Club

Wednesday, May 25 – The NewTampa Noon Rotary Club meets everyWednesday at noon at Hunter’s GreenCountry Club (18101 Longwater Run

Dr., inside the Hunter’s Green subdi-vision).

Business Networking Int’lWednesday, May 25 – Business

Networking International (BNI), agroup of business professionals dedi-cated to helping their businesses growthrough qualified referrals, meets everyWednesday at 7:30 a.m. at HeritageIsles Clubhouse (18630 Plantation BayDr., off Cross Creek Blvd.).

For more information, call JalIrani at 451-8229.

Civil Air PatrolWednesday, May 25 – The Wes-

ley Chapel Civil Air Patrol squadronmeets every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.-9p.m., at Tampa North Aero Park(4241 Birdsong Blvd.).

For more information, visitWesleyChapelCAP.com or callCheryl Spence at 973-7270.

New Tampa PARWednesday, May 25 – New

Tampa Professionals Achieving Results(PAR) meets each Wednesday for golfand networking, 5:30 p.m., at Her-itage Isles Country Club (10630 Plan-tation Bay Dr.). Membership costs $25and each round of golf costs $16,which includes nine holes of golf andrange balls.

For more information, contactChuck Lewandoski at 269-7100.

New Tampa EveningRotary Club

Thursday, May 26 – The NewTampa Evening Rotary Club meetsevery Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at Hunter’sGreen Country Club (18101 Longwa-ter Run Dr.).

For more information, callKimberly Weisgarber at 391-3974.

New Tampa Rotary ClubFriday, May 27 – The New

Tampa Rotary Club meets every Fri-day, 7 a.m., at Tampa Palms Golf &Country Club (5811 Tampa PalmsBlvd.). On May 27, the club memberswill hear reports from the 2011 RotaryInternational convention in NewOrleans.

For more information, visitNewTampaRotary.org or contactKaren Frashier at 375-2663.

Insomnia ProgramWednesday, June 1 - The Uni-

versity of South Florida’s PsychologicalServices Center will offer a 5-weekInsomnia Treatment Program onWednesdays, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., begin-ning June 1 (although the first sessionwill be approximately one-half hourlonger). The program will focus onimproving sleep hygiene, combatingunhelpful thoughts and engaging insleep-promoting behaviors. Each ses-sion is designed to teach psychological

In April, the Family of ChristLutheran Church in Tampa Palmsreceived a special honor when it wasnamed the 2011 Partner of the Year byMetropolitan Ministries of Tampa forits efforts to feed the hungry.

The award was recognized for thechurch members’ participation in Met-ropolitan Ministries’ Compassion +Action program, which provides a vari-ety of services to homeless and at-riskfamilies across the Tampa Bay area.

For its part, Family of Christ oper-ates a weekly food ministry in whichchurch volunteers gather every Wednes-day to provide food, clothing, toiletriesand other items to homeless people liv-ing in the north Tampa area.

According to church spokespersonTerri Schuh, between 50-100 peoplehave been served each week since theministry began in October last year.

Schuh says that some of the storiesrelated to the church volunteers areheart-breaking, such as one womanwho said she lived in a trailer with noelectricity, but still felt blessed because itat least provided some shelter; and oth-ers who told the volunteers that theyhad to walk all the way downtown toget meals at the Metropolitan Ministriesoffice or they would’ve been unable toeat at all.

Several church members, includingPastor Dave Haara, Schuh and others,received a special plaque noting theiraward during a brunch that was held atthe Family Grill at Metropolitan Min-istries to celebrate its ministry partnersand volunteers.

Schuh says that the church alwayscan use donations of food, clothing andother items for its ministry. Anyonewishing to donate can drop off theitems at the church, which is located at16190 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

For more information, call thechurch office at 558-9343. — MS


skills to help modify behavior thatundermines sleep. Additionally, theprogram will focus on developing cog-nitive skills to help with getting tosleep, staying asleep, and fixing brokensleep patterns.

Each session will include an educa-tional component, followed by groupdiscussions that will focus on applyingthe information learned to one’s dailylife. The total cost for the 5-week pro-gram is $75, which is due at the firstmeeting, and includes 5 sessions, anotebook, a CD, and an insomniatreatment manual that will be usedthroughout the program.

Space is limited. To register, orfor more information, please contact

the USF Psychological Services Cen-ter at 974-2496.

Tampa Bay Newcomers Coffee

Wednesday, June 8 – The TampaBay Newcomers club will host aNew/Prospective Member Coffee at10 a.m. at the Meadow Pointe II club-house (30051 County Line Rd.). TheNewcomers is a social service organiza-tion that is open to anyone.

For more information, or tomake a reservation for the coffeemeeting, contact Marilia Rodriguezat 335-0574 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Family Of Christ ReceivesMetroplitan Ministries Award

Pastor David Haara (in red) and other members of Family of Christ LutheranChurch in Tampa Palms with the “Partner of the Year” award given to the

church for its efforts to feed the homeless by Metropolitan Ministries.



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VP-Said IravaniTreasurer-Lesley ZajacSecretary-Connie Bladon

Non-Officers:Regina RamalheiraMatt PalmerCraig Miller

Executive Director: Karen Frashier

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keting 2.0”) will offer a “PersonalBrand in Businessland 2.0” workshop.The forum also will feature a Chambermember Business Expo. This forumpromises to be an networking eventnot to be missed! Presenting sponsor-ship opportunities are available.

Please contact the Chamber formore info or to become a sponsorby calling 293-2464.

Legislative Wrap-UpLegislative Wrap-UpThe New Tampa Chamber was

delighted to welcome District 60Florida House Rep. Shawn Harrisonto the Chamber luncheon on May 9,just three days after the regular statelegislative session ended. The Housefreshman explained the new businesstax changes and a few stories about hisfirst session in Tallahassee.

During the chamber’s May work-shop, members took home a trade-marked networking method to makethe most of their New Tampa Cham-ber memberships. Tom Fleming withthe Referral Institute also presentedtips to help members avoid the “net-working toilet bowl.” If you want toknow what that means, register earlythe next time Tom joins the Chamberfor a workshop.

Join the New Tampa Chamber’sFacebook page to receive regularupdates on Chamber news. Simplyvisit Facebook.com/NewTampaChamber and click on the “Like”button to join us!

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NewTampaChamber.org to see theWho’s Who of Chamber memberbusinesses and support them when youneed products or services.

For more information abouthow to join the New Tampa Cham-ber, please click the red “JoinNTCC” button on our web site orcall 293-2464. New and renewingmembers are invited to the Cham-ber luncheon on June 13 to receivetheir chamber plaque and introducetheir respective businesses to theattending Chamber members.

Mark Your Calendars For A Unique Mix Of Chamber Events! June 3: TGI Friday’sJune 3: TGI Friday’sGrand Re-OpeningGrand Re-Opening

New Tampa businesses are flour-ishing and the New Tampa Chamberof Commerce will be celebratingGrand Openings for two of our mem-bers in June! Come and celebrate Cus-tomer Appreciation Night at T.G.I.Friday’s on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. atHighwoods Preserve Pkwy. with cham-ber members on Friday, June 3, 6p.m.- 9 p.m. Friday’s is celebrating thegrand re-opening of its outdoorKorner Bar, which is perfect for specialevents and entertainment.

We also invite you to join us onThursday, June 30, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.,at Stonewood Grill & Tavern for theGrand Opening of Etica AccountingServices. Owner Andrea Tocco will cutthe ribbon celebrating the opening ofher new accounting firm during ourmonthly Chamber Connections Net-working program at Stonewood.

You may RSVP now for eitherof these events at [email protected].

June 13: SMU EconomistJune 13: SMU EconomistDr. Bernard WeinsteinDr. Bernard Weinstein

Dr. Bernard Weinstein, associatedirector of Southern Methodist Uni-versity’s Maguire Energy Institute, will

discuss oil industry earnings at ourmonthly luncheon on Monday, June13, noon, at Pebble Creek Golf Club(10550 Regents Park Dr., off BBD).

Dr. Weinstein says oil companyprofits ultimately benefit the economy,arguing that reducing tax breaks forenergy producers would make domes-tic energy production more expensiveand increase consumer prices. TheAmerican Petroleum Institute is spon-soring Weinstein’s speaking engage-ments, as well as a recent spate of TVcommercials. The Chamber offers dif-fering points of view because it encour-ages healthy public debate on impor-tant business issues.

Tickets are available now for $15if you pre-register by Friday, June 10;they cost $20 at the door. Networkingbegins at 11:30 a.m.

For more info or to register forthis and other chamber events,please visit NewTampaChamber.org.

Business Forum To BeBusiness Forum To BeHeld Sept. 29!Held Sept. 29!

Add the New Tampa BusinessForum on Thursday, September 29,to your calendar. Syniverse CFO DavidHitchcock will offer the keynoteaddress, and Bernie Borges (CEO ofFind and Convert and author of “Mar-


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Avalon MedSpa Avalon MedSpa Changes HandsChanges Hands

We’re both happy and a little sadto announce that Avalon MedSpa,which is next to our office in theShoppes at Amberly plaza in TampaPalms, now has new owners.

Rose Weinberg, who is retiring totravel and spend more time with herfamily, has sold Avalon to a group ledby Aaron Schlau, M.D. Dr. Schlau, whoalso is Avalon’s new medical director, isan internist who has been in the TampaBay area for 25 years, with offices inTown & Country, Palm Harbor andTarpon Springs.

Avalon’s new primary on-sitephysician will be Caroline Lomboy,M.D., another internist who has beenperforming Vaser Liposuction and der-mal filler procedures in the Tampa Bayarea for more than seven years.

Dr. Lomboy will consult withpatients at Avalon’s Tampa Palms office,although the MedSpa will providetransportation to and from its TarponSprings office for patients who needsurgery. She will offer Vaser Liposuc-tion, photofacials using Avalon’sIntense Pulsed Light (IPL) machineand vein restorations, as well as Botox®and Juvéderm® facial filler procedures

using Allergan products. A spokesper-son for Avalon says Dr. Lomboy is,“one of the founders of dermal fillerand Vaso Liposuction procedures in theTampa Bay area.”

The new owners will continueAvalon’s popular “Girls Night Out”events, including the evening of Tues-day, May 31, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Dr.Lomboy will be on-hand to do Botox®and Juvéderm® procedures (from 6p.m.-8 p.m. only; see below), as well asVaser Lipo consultations and photofa-cial procedures during the event.

During Girls Night Out, Avalonwill offer the first 10 units of Botox®for just $50 (regular price: $120) andwill charge just $8 per unit after that.Botox@ procedures will conclude at 8p.m., to give patients receiving thetreatment time to hold their heads stilland give the product time to distributeproperly. In addition, Latisse® eyelashtreatments, SWiCH facials, laser hairremoval and massages will be availableat the “Girls Night Out” event. Call-ahead reservations are suggested.

For reservations and more infor-mation, visit Avalon MedSpa (15347Amberly Dr.) or call 866-8400.

Limor Weinberg Steps UpLimor Weinberg Steps UpAlthough her mom has sold the

MedSpa, former Avalon marketingmanager and Barry University nursingstudent Limor Weinberg has made hermom Rose proud. Limor was elected tothe executive board of the FloridaNursing Students Association (FNSA),which allows Weinberg to act as“Region 6 Representative” and legisla-tive chair for a full year. Weinberg’sobjective as “Region 6 Representative”is to be the liaison between the FNSAboard and the local Nursing StudentAssociation (NSA) chapters.

As legislative chair, Weinberg alsorequested a proclamation from wrote toGov. Rick Scott to acknowledge andsupport the hard work and dedicationof Florida’s nursing students. Theyreceived this proclamation and shared itwith all of the Florida nursing schools.

“I was extremely honored to havebeen chosen to represent such a vibrantpopulation of future nurses and am veryexcited to continue doing so until myterm ends,” she says.

Florida Executive RealtyFlorida Executive RealtyHires New RealtorHires New Realtor

Our friends at Florida ExecutiveRealty in Tampa Palms have hired anew Realtor, Deborah Pearson, whohas been in the Tampa Bay area since1993.

“My husband Jeff and I loved it somuch that we chose to stay here andmake Tampa our home,” Pearson says.

“And our children, Lauren and Ryan,have gone to area schools.”

Pearson has been in real estatesince 1999 and works with both buyersand sellers. “I know thearea well and haveworked throughoutHillsborough, Pasco,Pinellas and Hernandocounties in both resaleand new construction,”she says. “I would loveto help you find yourdream home or to helpyou sell and move to your new destina-tion. So, whether you are buying, sell-ing or just have a real estate question, Iwelcome your calls and emails.”

Client Lamar Henderson says,“Deborah was a great agent to workwith, she explained every step of theprocess and made sure we understoodwhat we were getting ourselves into.”

“I am pleased to announce to havejoined the Florida Executive Realtyfamily,” Pearson says. “Their businessphilosophy reflects my own personalvalues as a Realtor, which is to providea professional level of service and adviceto all clients and colleagues. My goal isto earn the trust, friendship and respectof clients, friends and peers.”

Florida Executive Realty is locat-ed at 15802 Amberly Dr. For moreinfo, call 972-3430 or visit Flori-daExecutiveRealty.com. — GN

Deborah Pearson


Women’s Care Florida Offers Complete Health Services For WomenBy Michael Smith

In addition to all of the healthcare issues that are faced by men andwomen alike, women also have a widerange of specialized health issues thataffect only them, for which they needdoctors with specialized training andexperience.

Women’s Care Florida is astatewide physicians group that pro-vides those specialized services. In ourarea, the group is represented by thepractice of M.D.s Richard Dillon,Brian McNulty, Vicar Qureshi, KristenSegall, and Gem Ashby, who haveoffices in New Tampa, Wesley Chapeland the Carrollwood area.

The practice was originally startedby Drs. Dillon and McNulty in 1995,but Ashby and Segall, who joined thegroup in 2009, are the newest mem-bers of the team, and both havealready built a devoted followingamong area women for their compas-sionate and caring approach towomen’s health.

Dr. Ashby, a native of Barbados,received her M.D. degree from theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistryof New Jersey in Newark before com-

pleting her residency training inobstetrics and gynecology atFlorida State University in Talla-hassee. Segall, meanwhile, is anative of Dallas, TX, whoreceived her M.D. degree fromthe University of Texas-HoustonMedical School before complet-ing her Ob-Gyn residency train-ing at the University of SouthFlorida (USF). After graduation,she returned to Texas, where sheworked in private practice forthree years before returning toTampa and joining Drs. Dillon,McNulty and Qureshi in Women’sCare Florida.

Dr. Dillon is a Pennsylvania nativewho majored in chemical engineeringat the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology in Cambridge and worked as aresearch engineer at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory in Tennesseebefore pursuing a medical degree atthe University of Kentucky (where hegraduated first in his class and waspresident of Alpha Omega Alpha, themedical academic honor society) inLexington. He then completed his res-idency in Ob-Gyn at the Medical Col-lege of Ohio in Toledo and began pri-

vate practice in Tampa in 1985. That’s also the same year that his

original partner, Dr. McNulty, aMichigan native, began practicing inthe Tampa Bay area, after receiving hisM.D. degree from USF in 1981. Hestarted his Ob-Gyn residency at Chari-ty Hospital of New Orleans and com-pleted his residency at the USF Affili-ated Hospitals.

Dr. Qureshi is a native of Indiawho received her Doctor of Medicinedegree from Gandi Medical College atOsmania University in Hyderabad,India, in 1978, and completed her res-idency at Bronx Lebanon MedicalCenter in Bronx, NY, in 1984.

Drs. Dillon, McNulty, Qureshiand Segall are all Board-certified bythe American Board of Obstetrics andGynecology and are Fellows of theAmerican College of Obstetrics andGynecology (ACOG), while Dr. Ashbyis Board-eligible and is a Junior Fellowof the ACOG.

Each of the doctors practices bothobstetrics and gynecology, and thatallows the practice to offer a compre-hensive range of services, includinginfertility evaluation, counseling andtreatment, prenatal and preconceptioncare and services, and all aspects oflabor and delivery; as well as generalwomen’s health care, which includesmenstrual issues, cancer testing andscreening, contraception, urinaryissues, sterilization, hormone therapyand more.

“I like the fact that we have theability to take care of our patientsthroughout their lives, from their teensthrough their sixties,” Dr. Segall says.

In an average year, the doctorshelp deliver about 600 babies, utilizingthe facilities at the University Commu-nity Hospital Women’s Center, butnew technology also allows them to domany procedures that used to requirehospitalization right in their office.

The qualified, friendly doctors fromWomen’s Care Florida (which has an officein Wesley Chapel) provide comprehensive

health care for women.


One example is tubal sterilization, aform of permanent birth control,which can now be done in-office,without a surgical incision and withoutthe need for general anesthesia. Thepractice also offers in-office ultrasoundexams and biopsies, when needed.

Other more complicated proce-dures are made easier by the use oflaparoscopic surgery, which also mini-mizes the effects of surgery and recov-ery, or the latest innovation, roboticsurgery, which allows the doctors toperform precise maneuvers with mini-mal incisions. Dr. Ashby says that thebenefits from such innovations includeshorter recovery times, less pain andless risk of infection for the patient.

The doctors stress, however, thateach patient is different, and that’swhy they strive to treat each one as anindividual.

“We treat each patient the way wewould want someone to treat ourmom or sister, not like a number,” Dr.Ashby says.

The Women’s Care practice cer-tainly has received glowing reviewsfrom the ladies in the NeighborhoodNews office, two of whom see Dr.Ashby at the Wesley Chapel location.

“She is just amazing,” says cus-tomer service manager Nikki Bennett,who recently started seeing Dr. Ashby

on a recommendation from billingmanager Ashley Knoblach. Bennettsays she visited several different localphysicians to find out what was caus-ing pain in her abdomen, but it wasn’tuntil she went to Dr. Ashby that shereceived some concrete answers.

“She’s very caring and under-standing and I really felt like she waslistening to me and was able to get megoing on a definite plan of action,”Bennett says.

In addition to their in-officeduties (each of the doctors rotatesbetween each of the offices on a regu-lar schedule), Drs. Ashby and Segallalso will be giving a free talk on thelatest surgical treatment options,beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,May 19, at the Women’s Center atUniversity Community Hospital(3100 E. Fletcher Ave., Tampa).

For more information aboutthe seminar, call (877) 482-4362.

The Women’s Care Floridaoffices of Drs. Dillon, McNulty,Qureshi, Ashby and Segall arelocated at: 13601 Bruce B. DownsBlvd., just south of Tampa Palms(972-9300); 26823 Tanic Dr. inWesley Chapel (929-7377); and at3321 W. Bearss Ave, in Carroll-wood (269-2528). For more infor-mation, visit WomensCareFL.com.

under one roof in Wesley Chapel orNew Tampa than you’ll find here.”

The expansion was celebrated lastmonth with a Greater Wesley Chapel

Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cuttingceremony, which also featured healthy,delicious food, like turkey “lollipops”and delicious yogurt snacks provided by


By Gary Nager

It’s only been a fewmonths since we first toldyou about Star’s OrganicSpa Group, located in theSeven Oaks ProfessionalPark off S.R. 56 (nearSam’s Club) in WesleyChapel, but Star Ryan,certified personal trainerKelly Mothershead andaestheticians Judy(facials/skin care) andDonna (nail services) havealready physically expand-ed into additional space in the samebuilding and also have added additionalboutique items for sale.

Kelly’s “A Focus on Fitness” hasmoved into a much larger space, largeenough for her to add fitness andzumba dance classes to her personaltraining and nutritional counseling, andher smaller space in the building hasbeen taken over by Jessica’s All Brides 2Be & Formal Wear, which has weddingand bridal party gowns, formal, cock-

tail, bat mitzvah, sweet 16, flower girland many more outstanding dressesand gowns for all occasions.

Also new in the lobby at the spa isJanis Labusch’s Beadangled Sterling,Fashion, 14 Kt. & Custom Jewelry.

“We’re all about providing thewomen of this community with aunique boutique and spa experience,”says Star. “You won’t find more out-standing goods and services for women

Star’s Organic Spa Celebrates Expansion With A Great Event!

(Left) Jessica’s All Brides 2 Be & Formal Wear has moved into the space previouslyoccupied by personal trainer Kelly Mothershead of “A Focus on Fitness” at Star’s

Organic Spa in the Seven Oaks Professional Park. (Above) The Wesley Chapel Cham-ber provided a formal ribbon-cutting at the event.

(Left) Janis Labusch of Beadangled Sterling, Fashion, 14 Kt. & Custom Jewelry is anew vendor at Star’s Organic Spa. (Right) Personal Chef of Tampa Bay Tatiana

Martinez (right in photo) provided healthy, delicious fare for the ribbon-cutting event.


(Above) Kelly shows off her newly expanded fitness area in the same building. (Below) Douglas from A Cup of Organic coffee house gave away free samples.

Personal Chef of Tampa Bay Tatiana Mar-tinez and the great coffee and other treatsfrom “A Cup of Organic,” the Christian-based coffee house located in the EaglePlaza on S.R. 54 in Lutz, just a couple ofmiles west of the S.R. 56 intersection.

For more info, call 973-8787 forStar’s Organic Spa Group (2136 AshleyOaks Circle, Suites 101-102). ForBeadangled, call 991-5035. Jessica of AllBrides 2 Be can be reached at 406-0403,Personal Chef of Tampa Bay TatianaMartinez’s number is 419-2863 and forA Cup of Organic (1906 Oak GroveBlvd. Lutz), call 527-6911. — GN




A Sense Of Community Can Be Found At Carmel Friendship Baptist ChurchBy Melissa O’Brien

Pastor Quincy Stratford wants youto know that you are always welcometo join the services at Carmel Friend-ship Baptist Church (CFBC), whichcurrently meets at Benito MiddleSchool on Cross Creek Blvd. everySunday at 10:30 a.m.

“We want people to come as theyare,” says the pastor. “There is no needto ‘fix yourself’ first. We can all make adifference in our lives moving forward.God has made real tools for us. It isnot about putting on fancy clothes andcoming to church, but about gettingto know God and having a place inyour heart for Him.”

CFBC is one of the newestchurches in the ever-growing NewTampa/Wesley Chapel area. Thechurch is affiliated with the SouthernBaptist Convention on a national leveland with the Tampa Bay Baptist Asso-ciation locally. CFBC’s first service atBenito took place on Easter Sundayand Pastor Stratford hopes the centrallocation of the services and thechurch’s warm and welcoming com-munity feel will encourage more peo-ple to worship with them.

“We want people to know that wehave a real commitment to the com-munity,” says Pastor Stratford, wholives in West Meadows with his wifeJennifer and four children — Angel,Aniya, Elijah and Emmanuel. “Wechose this location because it is in ahigh-traffic area and Benito is such abig part of the community. The schoolalready hs a lot of family activitiesthere, from kids playing soccer to PopWarner football and cheerleading totrack, so we thought it would be agreat location to welcome families.”

Prior to meeting at Benito, Strat-ford and his wife held services insidetheir home. “We started out with ahome-based Bible study,” he says.

“Then, we startedoffering services.It got a little busywith a lot of kidsrunning aroundthe house, so westarted lookingfor a home forthe church.”

Stratford saysthat CFBC, which currently has about20 families who regularly attend servic-es, is about helping people grow inGod and build their relationships withGod and other people. “I am not per-fect,” he says. “But I believe as apreacher, husband and father that Ineed to maintain my integrity. Every-one has a past, and while that is not alicense to do wrong, even if you madethe biggest mistakes, God is still ableto redeem you. There is redemptionand hope found in God. I have learnedfrom experience that there is no needto stay by yourself. I urge people toget involved in the church and getinvolved with people who can bringgood things to your life. Then, onceyou receive so much, you also need togive back.”

On Coming To GodOn Coming To GodPastor Stratford’s own past did

not always include the church. “I wasnot brought up in a religious family,”he says. “As a kid, our family did notattend church. Then, when I went toKentucky Wesleyan University (inOwensboro) in 2000 on a footballscholarship, I was not prepared for theseriousness of being on a collegiateteam. I started a bad spiral of drugsand alcohol. Another player on myteam told me his testimony. He wastelling me about his life and how Godturned it around, but at that time, Iwas 19, and I didn’t care.”

“About a year and a half later,when things hit the fan, I just felt a

pull to the church,” continues Strat-ford. “I felt that every time I went, thepastor was speaking directly to me.”

It was around this time that Strat-ford met his wife Jennifer in Kentucky.

“We were saved together and thenbaptized together,” he says. “Every bigdecision we made, we did it together.We had come from two differentdirections, but came together with thesame ideas.”

Quincy and Jennifer moved toDallas, TX, where he began studyingto become a minister at Dallas BaptistUniversity and where he also helpedstart a church. “I work for Walmart asa manager and they asked me to trans-fer to Tampa in 2009,” says Quincy.“We had intended to move back toDallas, but once we got here, itbecame clear that God wanted us tostay and have a ministry here.”

Pastor Stratford says that one ofhis biggest assets is being able to relateto everyday people and situations.

“I have never shied away fromwho I am and what my experienceshave been,” he says. “I know what itfeels like for someone on the outsideof the church, for someone who feelshopeless or who feels like they can’t

make it. These are not bad people. Iam honest with people because it helpsthem to drop down their guard. Mostpeople don’t want to be in a placewhere people put on a front. At ourchurch, people come together. I wantpeople to know that God can meetyou where you are and take you whereyou need to be. He has so many bless-ings if you just walk with Him.”

Being a part of the community isvery important to Pastor Stratford andthe members of the CFBC congrega-tion. They are a part of the Fellowshipof Christian Athletes (FCA) and thepastor has spoken to many school ath-letic teams across the county. As partof the FCA, the church holds a Biblestudy called “Going Deeper” everyWednesday, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., atthe New Tampa Family YMCA onCompton Dr. in Tampa Palms. Thechurch also plans to offer an ongoingSunday school for children as theparish continues to grow.

Mario Junious, who lives in Lex-ington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, is oneof the founding members of thechurch. “I have known Quincy for twoyears and worked with him throughchurch for about a year,” says Junious.

Pastor QuincyStratford


“I have always liked his approach tospeaking the Word. He breaks it downto where everything is very under-standable and personable.”

Junious adds, “I have four kids,too. And, I have found that the churchis very family-oriented. Pastor Quincy’swife helps with the kids and is startinga Sunday school. It is the type ofchurch where everyone can feel com-fortable bringing their family. It feelslike a home instead of like a business.”

Lisa Gould, who was the Strat-fords’ Realtor when they moved herefrom Dallas, travels all the way fromRuskin to attend services.

“I was looking for a place to wor-ship, and it just fit my personality,” shesays. “I was raised Catholic, so it was a

big deal for me to attend a Baptistchurch. Pastor Stratford is very goodat explaining things and applyingthings to the real world. There arefamilies and singles there — people ofall ages. I really look forward to grow-ing with the church.”

Carmel Friendship BaptistChurch’s main service is held onSunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. atBenito Middle School (10101 CrossCreek Blvd.). The “Going Deeper”Bible study is held at the NewTampa Family YMCA (16221Compton Dr.) on Wed.nesdays,6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

For additional informationabout CFBC, visit CFriendship.orgor call 866-0989.

Pastor Stratford of Carmel Friendshiup Baptist Church, which meets atBenito Middle School on Cross Creek Blvd., delivers his weekly message.


ASHI Home Inspectors Learn From ‘Off the Wall’ FindingsBy Kate Schafheimer

When purchasing a home, the lastthing you want is unexpected andcostly repairs. That’s why you hire ahome inspector. However, members ofthe American Society of Home Inspec-tors (ASHI) Florida Wiregrass Chapteroften see many negative consequencesof improper inspections by unqualifiedinspectors. Recently, they workedtogether to maintain their own qualityinspection skills at the chapter’s semi-annual peer review.

“Sometimes you see stuff that’soff the wall and you think ‘You’ve gotto be kidding me,’” inspector JoeJanosz says. “This person had no cluewhat [he was] doing. [He was] justcovering things up, and the sad part issomeone is going to buy that house.”

Nancy and Joe Janosz live in theNorthwood community in WesleyChapel and are the vice president andtreasurer, respectively, of the ASHIFlorida Wiregrass Chapter. Togetherthey own Pro-Team Property Inspec-tions and have been inspectors for 20years.

Florida just made a law requiringa license for home inspectors in 2010.However, the national organization ofASHI, which started in 1976, requires

inspectors to have 250 paid inspec-tions, at least 20 hours of continuingeducation every year and a review oftheir reports to meet ASHI standards.

A basic home inspection involveschecking a home’s structure, electricaland plumbing systems, heating, airconditioning, roofing, insulation andventilation. At the peer review, nineASHI members met and split into twogroups to examine each room of aNew Port Richey house and thentalked to each other about the issuesthat they found.

The peer-reviewed house wasbuilt in 1959 and in the process ofrehabilitation. ASHI members foundelectrical, heating, flooring and roofingissues, among other problems.

Jim Richards, the president of theWiregrass chapter, lives in Temple Ter-race and owns Inspection Connection,Inc. He has been a home inspector for12 years and before that worked as abuilding contractor.

“When I was a builder I hadother people look at my headaches,and now, as a home inspector, I canlook at their headaches,” he says. “It’snot what goes wrong but how a per-son fixes that problem that reallymakes a difference.”

While the peer review was a meet-

ing of competing business owners,members at the meeting valued thechance to learn from other inspectors.

“We want to look at the sameproblem and make sure we report itthe same way” Richards says.

Brenna Eddins, a realtor withSeven Oaks Realty Group, lives in

Seven Oaks in Wesley Chapel andstarted working with Richards in 2008.Eddins said ASHI is the associationRealtors recognize for home inspectorsbecause of its standards.

Beyond pointing out potentialareas of concern, Eddins said Richardsalways helps educate her clients on the

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI ) Wiregrass members (l. to r.)Mark Myers, Dennis Whelan, Jim Richards inspect pool equipment


structure of their properties.“It’s really important to know

how your house works and also toknow exactly what you’re getting,”Eddins says. “Short sale houses aresold as is, and that’s fine, but it’simportant that you understand whatyou’re buying bumps and bruisesincluded,” she says.

Steve Whallen lives in Land O’Lakes and owns Affordable HomeInspection of Tampa Bay with his wife,Mary Ann. He also attended the peerreview and says that in addition tohelping home inspectors think abouthow to better phrase their inspections,

ASHI also provides a goodresource to find experts indifferent areas of inspection.

Similarly, Nancy Janoszsaid learning from the differ-ent perspectives of otherinspectors helps her look atinspections in a new way.

“It helps you become amore well-rounded businessperson,” she says. “You learnfrom each others’ experienceand get a new perspective ofwhy something is the way itis or how to better word areview so you are clearer tothe buyer.”

Joe Janosz said homeinspectors need to avoidbeing stuck in a routine as

they inspect homes.“Everyone has a pattern and looks

for the same things all the time, but itcan get old and stale,” he says, addingthat the group inspection, “wakes youup a little” and helps inspectorsimprove their skills. “We belong toASHI because they set standards to setand exceed.”

Whallen adds that rather than justthinking about a home inspectionupon the suggestion of a Realtor, hav-ing a home inspection by an ASHIinspector should be on the forefront ofevery home buyer’s mind.

“It would be like going in front of

a jury and representing yourself whenyou’re not familiar with the laws,” hesays. “A lot of people are not reallyfamiliar with how a house works.”

Nancy Janosz agrees, saying thatshe enjoys educating home buyers ontheir new home.

“It’s the largest investment they’reever going to make, and they shouldknow what they’re getting for theirmoney,” she says.

ASHI Florida Wiregrass Chap-ter has monthly chapter meetingsthroughout the area. For moreinformation on the time and loca-tions of meetings, call (800) 743-2744 or visit ASHIWiregrass.org.

Todd Johnson (left) and Steve Whallen discusselectrical issues.



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It’s not quite as bad as in “thegood old days” that our parents andgrandparents used to talk about, whenthey had to walk miles to school,“uphill in both directions,” but severalhundred local public school studentsmay be getting a bit more exercise ontheir way to and from their bus stopsnext year, after Hillsborough CountySchool District officials announced ear-lier this month that they would bephasing out more than 400 stops in aneffort to trim transportation costs.

The latest round of cuts, whichwas announced following a SchoolBoard workshop on May 10, is theseventh and final phase of the SchoolDistrict’s transportation department’sreorganization plan that began in2007. This phase affects schools in theDistrict’s Area III, which includes notonly schools in New Tampa, but alsoparts of Temple Terrace, Lutz andCarrollwood as well.

In all, 425 bus stops were eitherconsolidated into other existing stopsor cut altogether. Here in New Tampa,a total of 187 stops were changed, asfollows: six at Chiles Elementary; six atClark Elementary, three at Heritage

Elementary; one at Hunter’s GreenElementary; seven at Pride Elemen-tary; eight at Tampa Palms Elemen-tary; 12 at Turner Elementary; 30 atBartels Middle School; 12 at BenitoM.S.; 33 at Liberty M.S.; 44 at Free-dom High and 25 at Wharton High.The stops eliminated serve approxi-mately 150-200 students.

District officials said that many ofthe changes resulted from stricterobservance of the state law which saysthat the District is only required toprovide bus transportation to studentswho live at least two miles away fromtheir school.

Not only will the changes makethe school transportation system moreefficient, but it also will save the Dis-trict quite a bit of money, a spokesmansaid. Since the reorganization planbegan, it has saved the District about$9 million, he said.

The Hillsborough School Districtis in the process of notifying the par-ents of those students who will be los-ing bus service.

For more information aboutbus routes for the 2011-12 schoolyear, visit SDHC.k12.fl.us. — MS

Education UpdatesNEW TAMPA Some Local School Bus StopsLost To Reorganization Plan

Hillsborough County officials areconducting a series of public meetingsto provide information and get inputon proposed changes to the after-school programs offered by the coun-ty’s Parks, Recreation and Conserva-tion Department.

A committee called the “Round-table to Plan Services for the Childrenof Hillsborough County” developed anumber of recommendations designedto maximize the county’s financial andstaffing resources, to take better

advantage of other communityresources that also are providing after-school activities, and to increaseopportunities for more children toparticipate in the county programthrough financial assistance programs.

The meeting for the North &New Tampa areas will be held onWednesday, June 1, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.,at the University Area CommunityCenter (14013 N. 22nd St.).

For more information, call635-8110.

Tampa Palms Elementary Students Visit Local Food PantryIn order to see where all of thehard work they have done col-

lecting food for the needy goes, agroup of Tampa Palms Elemen-tary studens recently toured thefood pantry at the UniversityCommunity Resource Center.

Students from the school collect-ed the most canned goods for thepantry during a drive earlier

this year and are planninganother food drive before the

school year ends.

County To Hold Public Meeting On After-School Program



Give Your Child A Competitive Edge At MB Sports CampsBy Michael Smith

Summer is right around the corner,and there are plenty of camps and otherprograms available around our area thatcan help occupy your children’s timeonce school lets out (for more informa-tion about other local camps, see ourexclsuive “Summer Camp Guide” onpages 44-45).

However, if they are interested inplaying a sport, and playing it well, thenthe best choice for their free time thissummer could be the sports programsoffered at MB Sports Camps.

The MB in the MB Sports Campsname stands for Mehdi and Maria Bel-hassan. Mehdi, a Real Estate Brokerwith Casa Fina/GMAC Realty, is a for-mer professional tennis player whoplayed for the Davis Cup team for hisnative Morocco. He was good enoughto earn a scholarship to play tennis atFranklin Pierce University based inRindge, New Hampshire.

After suffering a career-endinginjury, however, Mehdi turned tocoaching, and that’s where his affiliationwith what was then known as theOffense Defense Sports Camp began.Originally founded in the Boston area in1969, the Offense Defense Camp

offered high-level instruction in tennis,golf and football, and Belhassan cameon board as coach of the tennis pro-gram in 1988. Then, when the oppor-tunity arose, he purchased the campfrom the original owners in 1995 andrenamed it.

Since that time, he has expandedthe program to include not only tennis,but also soccer, golf, lacrosse, softballand volleyball and he and Maria nowoffer camp programs not only in the

original location in Boston, but in theTampa Bay area and the United King-dom as well.

The Tampa program runs in twoweekly sessions, June 19-24 and June26-July 1, and there are programs forday campers, extended-day camps thatinclude some outside and evening activi-ties, and overnight camps, whichinclude room and board for the week.

The camps are open to athletes ofall skill levels between the ages of 8-18,but for instructional purposes, thecampers are divided into groups based

upon not only their age but also theirskill level, Maria says.

The overnight campers stay at theMainsail Resort in Westchase, but theactual sports training takes place at dif-ferent venues around the area, depend-ing upon the sport. Tennis, for example,is taught at Hillsborough CommunityCollege, while the golfers play at theWestchase Golf Club and soccer, softballand lacrosse take place at the ShimbergSports Complex in the Citrus Park area.At our press time, however, Maria saysthe Belhassans hadn’t yet finalized a

Whether softball (left), tennis (above), soccer, golf, lacrosse or volleyball, MBSports Camps offer professional coaching at a variety of local locations.


Kids ages 8-18 will have lots of fun while getting top-level sports instructionat MB Sports Camps.

Sports BriefsNEW TAMPA

Young Golfer Headed ToEuropean Championships

Deven Rabeiro, an 11-year-oldfifth-graderwho attendsPride Elemen-tary, hasreceived aninvitation toparticipate inthe U.S. KidsGolf EuropeanChampi-onships, whichwill be held inScotland May31-June 2.

Rabeiro, who is the son of Delilah,a teacher at Pride, and Orlando Rabeiro,the assistant golf pro at Tampa PalmsGolf & Country Club, practices three tofour times a week and has already estab-lished himself as a future star. He hasqualified for the prestigious WorldChampionships four times, and alreadyhas earned more than 50 top-three fin-ishes in tournaments from all around thecountry.

At the European Championships,Deven will pit his skills against morethan 400 of the best young players from

all over the world and he is one of onlytwo American players in his age groupto receive an invitation. We wish himthe best of luck.

Wharton High HostingWharton High HostingSummer Football CampSummer Football Camp

Wharton High head football coachDavid Mitchell and his staff will be host-ing a summer football camp for boysand girls ages 8-14.

The camp will be held in four four-day sessions – June 20- June 23; June27-30; July 11-14 and July 18-21 –from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. each day.The cost is $80 per camper per sessionand $70 per camper for each additionalsession.

The camps will cover the funda-mentals of football, such as passing,catching, blocking, kicking and punting,along with other activities like flag foot-ball, weightlifting, flexibility and more.Campers must bring their own footballcleats, regular tennis shoes, shorts andT-shirts. Upon completion of the camp,each participant will receive a free T-shirt and certificate.

For more info, contact AndyMartin at 924-3698 or by e-mail [email protected]. — MS

Deven Rabeirolocation for the volleyball program. Thetennis, soccer and golf programs are allco-educational, while lacrosse is offeredfor boys only and softball and volleyballare open to girls only.

Maria says that all of the programcoaches are either current or formerprofessional players like Mehdi, or highschool or college coaches, and instruc-tion is more than just getting out andfooling around for a few hours duringthe week.

“Whereas many camps may onlyoffer a few hours of actual loose instruc-tion in a week, our camps are a great

way for athletes to get a solid 30 hoursof training in one week,” Maria says.“It’s a very intensive program.”

The camps also are affiliated withNike Sports Camps/U.S. SportsCamps, who provide T-shirts for all ofthe campers as well as some equipmentused, promotional and instructionalsupport. Campers can sign up for oneor both weekly sessions, and the Belhas-sans are offering a half-price special toall YMCA members.

For additional information, or toregister online, call (800) 836-6473or visit MBSportsCamps.com.



‘Broadway Comes To Tampa’ Gets Standing Ovation At Saddlebrook Although the much-anticipated

and hoped-for announcment that Hills-borough County had finalized a deal togive land located across from Hunter’sGreen to the New Tampa Players(NTP) never materialized during theevent, I’m betting that no one whoattended the twelfth incarnation of“Broadway Comes to Tampa” wenthome unhappy.

NTP president Doug Wall, whohosted the event on May 7 at Saddle-brook Resort & Spa in Wesley Chapel,didn’t give specifics (nor was a fund-raising total for this year’s gala availableat our press time) about why theannouncment wasn’t forthcoming, allhe said was that the deal, although notfinal, was “still in the works.”

Even so, “Broadway Comes toTampa” was again an amazing experi-ence. Featuring Wall’s cousin andBroadway composer Neil Berg on thepiano and Wall’s brother Greg on thesaxophone and the vocal talents ofBroadway stars Rita Harvey (Berg’s

wife), William Michals, Carter Calvert,Brad Little and Ted Louis Levy, theevening also featured two local gueststars — 10-year-old NTP alumnusSebastian Hagelstein, who is starring ina national touring show of “The MusicMan,” and 80-year-old Peter Palmer,who played the title role in “Lil Abner”

on Broadway more than 50 years ago.The food at Saddlebrook was out-

standing, the silent auction items wereawesome and local Dr. Lance Myersonwon the evening’s Grand Prize raffle —a trip for two to Broadway! Bravo!

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(Clockwise from top left) New Tampa Players president Doug Wall hosted another wonderful “Broadway Comes to Tampa” eventat Saddlebrook Resort. The cast of this year’s gala included (l. t r.) William Michals, Rita Harvey, Sebastian Hagelstein, Brad Lit-

tle, Carter Calvert and Ted Louis Levy. Little & Harvey reenact a famous scene from “Phantom of the Opera.” Michals’ dulcetbaritone was as smooth as silk singing “The Impossible Dream” from “Man of La Mancha.”

Saddlebrook made sure the food was as special as the event, with heavy hors d’oeuvresbefore dinner, a wonderful chicken and filet pairing (left) and a cupcake trio for dessert.




Even though I spelled her name wrongin the promo I did for her NeighborhoodNews-sponsored “Spring Social” in our lastissue, Gingerbread Cottage owner WendyO’Neill will probably be even more upset atthe fact that I again called her eclectic bou-tique in the Publix-and-Bealls-anchoredShoppes at New Tampa of Wesley Chapelplaza on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. (justsouth of S.R. 56 and the Shops at Wiregrassmall) the area’s “Last-Minute Mother’s DayGift Shop” in the sub-headline above.

“We’re open all year-round, Gary,”Wendy always stresses. “And we willalways have great gift ideas available forevery occasion on the calendar.”

Truer words were never spoken, as afew dozen people found out at the Gin-gerbread Cottage “Social” on April 30.The event featured outstanding honey-garlic wings, baked ziti, Cuban sandwich-es, fresh fruit and a crudité platter sup-plied by Allen Cann of Garlic PressCatering (335-2130) and great musicprovided by Gary Carmichael of Heart &Soul Karaoke (561-441-5617), as wellas several fantastic local singers (yourstruly notwithstanding). The “Social” alsowas a unique way to see all of the greatMother’s Day (and other) gifts available atthe Gingerbread Cottage, from jewelry tocandles, great University of Florida and

Florida State logo merchandise, customapparel, Bible covers, home décor and all ofthe other ever-changing items for sale.

Also on hand at the event, which alsofeatured great free raffle prizes (many provid-ed by this publication), was Certified Match-maker & Life Coach Dr. Nancy Wall ofTampa Bay Matchmakers (907-0410),who noted that, “This really is a great littlegift shop.”

The Gingerbread Cottage (1836 BBDBlvd.) is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. For more info, call 770-7876.- GN

Gingerbread Cottage ‘Social’ Spotlights Area’s Year-Round Gift Shop!

(Clockwise from top left): Shinta was the afternoon’s fantastic first singer at the Neighborhood News-sponsored GingerbreadCottage ‘Spring Social.’ (L. to r.) Austin, Wendy & Matt hosted the event. Chef Allen Cann of Garlic Press Catering provided

outstanding wings and baked ziti. Gary Carmichael of Heart & Soul Karaoke gets a little soulful listening to Wanda.

Whether your mom’s a Florida or Florida State fan, or she loves jewelry or framed art-work, you can find great last-minute gifts at the Gingerbread Cottage on BBD.

Tasty Event Brings New Customers & Tasty Event Brings New Customers & Neighborhood NewsNeighborhood News Fans! Fans!

By Gary Nager

It’s hard to believe that it’s beenfive years since Amy Crumpton firstopened her La Pink Boutique in TheWalk at Highwoods Preserve (in thesame building as Men’s Wearhouse) offBrice B. Downs Blvd.

Well, it’s true. And, while manylocal businesses are downsizing in orderto deal with the still-down economy, LaPink just doubled in size from justabout 1,100 sq. ft. to more than 2,200by, taking over a previously vacant adja-cent parcel in the plaza and celebratedwith a Grand Re-Opening Sale & FifthAnniversary Party on May 10.

For the party, Crumpton filled thestore with pink cupcakes, pink cham-pagne (poured by her husband Jim)and more than 100 of her close friends,family members and loyal customers.

La Pink still heavily features thecomplete line of Vera Bradley hand-bags and accessories, but Crumptonsays she has added “many new cloth-ing lines,” including Miss Me Jeansand Miss Me Coutour, Voom by JoyHan dresses, Hazel Clothes and Teesby Tina, to name just a few — all atvery reasonable prices.

“I saw that top in Neiman Mar-cus for about double what I sell it forhere,” Crumpton told one of her cus-tomers. “Women love to look great,but most of us aren’t interested inoverpaying for them.”

Crumptonalso has added avariety of greathome décoritems to hernewly expandedspace, includingselections of Nat-ural Life prod-ucts, Tyler Can-dles, DanielsonSigns (many ofwhich featuredelightfully wittysayings, such as“What’s impor-tant is not thecharacter of aplace, rather thecharacters in theplace,” and CurlyGirl cards.

“I love fillingmy house withitems that lookgood and havesomething tosay,” she says. “Alot of the peoplewho were herethat day — andsince then —have told methey like it, too.”

The larger La Pink also still fea-tures popular employees Judi Kushaand Lori Hairston and Amy callsboth, “Just wonderful.” She addsthat the Grand Re-Opening Sale was“a huge success. We got to spendtime with a lot of familiar faces andmeet quite a few new customers, too.The store did very well at the event.”

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La Pink Boutique In Highwoods Preserve Doubles In Size!

(Top left) The newly expanded La PinkBoutique in The Walk at Highwoods Pre-serve is offering many new clothing lines.(Above) Jim and Amy Crumpton greetedfriends, family and customers at la Pink’s

Grand Expansion event.(Left) La Pink still carries the complete

line of Vera Bradley handbags and acces-sories, albeit in a new location in the store.(Below) Delicious pink cupcakes added asweet taste to La Pink’s new line of home

décor items.

Almost everything in the store waspink for the Grand Re-Opening,

including these magnificent pink roses.

Amy’s friend Debbietried on a fun hatduring the event.




Presenting Our Exclusive 2011 Local Summer Camp Guide!

training, while others focus on enhancingthe player’s love of the game. All of thecamps are designed to meet the develop-mental needs of each player, ranging fromthe youngest recreational player to the aspir-ing player who wishes to play at a higherlevel. Each day the players are given anopportunity to go to the pool, which will besupervised by a certified lifeguard.

Summer Camp 1- June 20-24, 8:30a.m.-1 p.m. (Ages 5-15)

Summer Camp 2- July 11-15, 8:30a.m.-1 p.m. (Ages 5-15)

Soccer Fun & Games- August 1-5,8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Ages 5-12)

For more information visit our web-site at FusionFutbol.com.

Hunter’s Green CountryHunter’s Green CountryClub Camps Club Camps

Come join Hunter’s Green CountryClub for a summer filled with excitement.We offer a variety of amazing activities forcampers. Camp starts Monday, June 13.

Kid’s Choice Activities include: FunFridays with wii, moonwalk and waterslide

time. NEW 2011 Themed Tracks:Cooking classes, golf, cheerleading, flagfootball, volleyball, nature, film club, soc-cer, dance & basketball. Additional DailyActivities: Daily swimming, music, groupgames, movies, arts & crafts & much more.Afternoon Snack included! Field trips andspecial guests will be added fun for all!(Additional fees will be applied for fieldtrips and will be based on group rates.Exact locations, dates, guests & costs willbe announced in May.)

For more info, call 474-7285.

Master Academy Tae KwonMaster Academy Tae KwonDoDo

Help your child build a strong mind,positive character and good physical healththis summer with Master Academy's TaeKwon Do Summer Camp. The Academyoffers physical fitness, summer enrichment,affordable field trips and unique in-houseprojects. Students are eligible to enrollweekly, monthly or for the entire summer.

Register early and receive $20 offregistration and 10-percent off weeklyfees. For more info, visit MasterAcade-myTKD.com. or call 978-9696. MasterAcademy Tae Kwon Do is located at14515 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., just southof Tampa Palms.

MB Sports CampsMB Sports CampsMB Sports Camps are Nike-sponsored

sports camps with professional training forbeginners, intermediates and advanced play-ers in Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Lacrosse, Volley-ball, and Softball. MBSC’s coaches all have

AAP FitnessAAP FitnessLooking for “family friendly” fun this

summer that also offers you and your chil-dren a great way to get active? AAP Fitnessoffers AAP Fit Camps! These are a greatfamily activity and are a wonderful way toget your child involved in healthy exercise!The camps are for children 8 and older withtheir parents!

Visit AAPFitness.com for moreinformation and our class schedule!

Academy At The Lakes Academy At The Lakes Full- and half-day summer camps for

kids ages 3-Grade 9, with one-week sessionsJune 12- August 5. Join Academy at theLakes for a summer of fun that includes:arts & crafts, cheerleading, cooking, dance,drama, field trips, music, photography,sports, academic reviews, and much more!

To register, call 948.7600 or visitAcademyattheLakes.org/campus-life/summer-program for an online brochure.

America’s Ballet SchoolAmerica’s Ballet SchoolDance all through summer 2011! Join

ABS this July and August for special camps,workshops and intensives as well as the con-tinuing adult ballet classes and Saturday pre-ballet classes.

Princess Dance Camp: July 11-15,July 25-29, Aug. 8-12. For ages 3-6, toexplore princess stories through ballet andmovement, creating a unique dance theywill share with parents on Friday. Interna-tional Summer Intensive: Aug. 1-20; Aprogram for serious dancers ages 12 and up,to study with a world-renowned faculty thatallows for the dancers’ artistic and technicalgrowth. For more info, call 558-0800 oremail [email protected].

Camp IDS 2011Camp IDS 2011For the 15th consecutive summer,

Independent Day School-Corbett Campus(IDS-CC) will host one of the largest sum-mer camps in the Tampa Bay area. Dividedinto seven weekly sessions from June 13 toJuly 29, Camp IDS 2011 will offer morethan 70 different full-day and half-daycamps in a broad array of fields – academic,communications and technology, perform-ing arts, visual arts, recreation and sports.Free morning extended care: 7:15 a.m.-8a.m. After-camp care also available, 3 p.m.-6p.m. Bus transportation also available.

IDS-CC is located at 12015 OrangeGrove Dr., Tampa 33618; Call 961-3087 or visit IDSYes.com/camp-ids.html.

Camp SealCamp SealNow providing a fantastic aquatic

camp program for children ages 4-12. Eachcamp week will center on a theme whereyour child will enjoy a variety of activitiessuch as swim lessons, recreational swim-ming, outdoor sports, indoor games, artsand crafts and much, much more! Eachchild will receive personal attention fromour talented and dedicated professionalcamp staff that will encourage them todevelop their imaginations and individualabilities while enhancing their self-esteem.

For more information, call Melanieat 229-7946 or visit CampSeal.net.

Carrollwood Day SchoolCarrollwood Day SchoolCarrollwood Day School (CDS)’s

2011 Summer Camps & Enrichment pro-grams are available now and are for campersentering 1st grade-12th grade. Each campsession is one-week long, beginning theweek of June 6 and running throughAugust 1. CDS offers an array of camps,from sports to art to robotics, so there issure to be something perfect for your child.All camps are either $150 or $250 a week!

Sign up today at CarrollwoodDaySchool.org. The camp information andforms can be found under Quicklinks orCommunity. If you have any questions,please contact the Camp Director, DonnaHolyman, at [email protected] or call 920-2288.

Discovery Point Discovery Point Discovery Point Seven Oaks is an

award-winning center providing care forchildren of all ages. Our summer camp fea-tures fun-filled activities, including weeklyfield trips, water-play days, cooking activities,art and crafts and more. Reading and othereducational curriculum will be incorporatedin a fun and creative way. Our camp is sepa-rated into age specific groups to ensure thatall of our kids have a summer to remember!

FLEXIBLE days and hours can becustom designed to meet YOUR familyneeds. Please stop in for a tour (we’relocated behind Sam’s Club) or call 994-2700 for more information.

Family Of Christ ChristianSchool/CDC Summer Camp

The Family of Christ Christian Schooland Child Development Center SummerCamp will have weekly themes that includeoutside games & athletics, computers, arts& crafts, cooking projects and age-appropri-ate field trips. We have certified teachers onhand, offer full- & part-time programs andoffer multi-child discounts. Separate groupsfor: Kindergarten, 1st-3rd grades, and 4th-8th grades. We also offer: Summer VPK, 3& 4-year-old Summer PreK.

For more information, call558.9343, ext. 10. A downloadablebrochure is available at: FamilyofChristTampa.com/summercamp.

Fusion Futbol Soccer CampsEach camp is designed to develop the

technical aspects of each player’s game.Some camps are designed for more intensive

Camp IDS includes everything fromsports to rocket launching!

Even the youngest kids can learn toswim at Camp Seal!


TCMSTornadoes. com/slam.

Wendy Rice’s ‘SummerWendy Rice’s ‘SummerCamp For Your Brain’Camp For Your Brain’

If your child has ADD or ADHD, Dr.Wendy Rice, Psy.D., of Rice PsychologyGroup is offering two “Summer Camp foryour Brain” sessions this summer (June 20-July 14 & July 18-August 11 that can help-kids with “learning differences” think effec-tively, focus better and remember more.Classes are held in Carrollwood and SouthTampa, Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-3p.m. or 3:30-5:30 p.m.

For more info, call 969-3878 orvisit RicePsychologyGroup.com.

USF Soccer CampsUSF Soccer CampsGeorge Kiefer’s USF Soccer Camps

and Denise Schilte-Brown’s Bulls SoccerCamps have established themselves as oneof the premier soccer camps in the South-east region, for all skilllevels, with 10 summercamp locationsthroughout Florida formale and female play-ers of all ages.

Day camps andovernight camps willbe offered at the Uni-versity of South FloridaCampus in Tampa andadditional day campswill be offered at thefollowing satellite loca-tions: Fort WaltonBeach/Destin, Clear-water, Largo, WesleyChapel, Westchase,

Brandon, Gainesville, East Lake and Fish-hawk Ranch in Lithia.

Reserve your spot today and regis-ter online at USFSoccerCamps.com andBullsSoccerCamps.com.

You Do The DishesYou Do The DishesIf your child loves art, then this sum-

mer camp is for you! You Do the Dishes inthe Shoppes at Amberly in Tampa Palms isnow offering Art Fest 2011 for childrenages 7-13. Workshops will be held Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. during the follow-ing dates: June 13-17, 20-24 & 27-July1; July 11-15, 18-22, 25-29; and Aug.1-5. The cost is $200 per session, whichincludes all materials. Children should bringtheir own snacks and lunch) Space is limitedand advance sign-up is necessary!

Call 975-1700 or visit You Do TheDishes (15357 Amberly Dr., off BBD inTampa Palms) or YouDoTheDishes.comfor more details.

many years of experience and the programsare ideal for campers trying to make travelteams, play more tournaments, or the youngbeginner who wants to learn more aboutthe general skills of their sport. Camperstrain 5-6 hours per day and have the optionof attending fun evening activities like:Bowling, Laser Tag, and more.

For more information, contactMaria by email at [email protected] or call 1-(800) 836-6473 orsee the story on page 34.

New Tampa Dance TheatreNTDT is offering its popular and excit-

ing Summer Program for the beginnerthrough advanced student, ages 3-adult,June 13-30 (Mon.-Fri.) with 1-3-weekoptions available. There are multiple pro-grams from which to choose: half- & full-daycamps exploring the creative world of dance,Intensives designed for the serious student,and daily afternoon or evening classes for allages. Each program allows students theopportunity to participate in a variety ofclasses, as NTDT is equally proficient inmultiple artforms (classical ballet, modern,tap, jazz, hip-hop and creative movement).

For more information, visit NewTampaDanceTheatre.com or call 994-NTDT(6838). Contact: Dyane Elkins-IronWing, Artistic Director.

New Tampa YMCA CampsNew Tampa YMCA CampsSummer camps at the New Tampa

Family YMCA focus on nurturing thepotential of children and helping them growin spirit, mind and body. We encourage funand friendship and provide the opportunityfor young people to build self-esteem, devel-

op interpersonal skills and make lastingmemories. Summer camps are offered at 12Tampa Metro YMCA locations, but theNew Tampa Family YMCA offers full-daycamps with field trips each week or half-dayspecialty camps including preschool, volley-ball, basketball, soccer, flag football, art,drama, cheerleading, teen camp and more!

Visit TampaYMCA.org for moreinformation or contact the New TampaFamily YMCA at 866-9622.

PROtential Sports CampPROtential Sports CampDo your kids like sports and being

outdoors? If so, they’re going to love oursummer camp!

We offer hands-on instruction for Golf,Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Football,Volleyball, Baseball, Soccer, Horseback Rid-ing, Lacrosse & Recreation Games for ages5 – 15. Our staff includes present & formerpro and collegiate athletes (NFL, NCAA,etc.). Field trips to Build a Bear, Laser Tag,Busch Gardens, Waterskiing, Bowling &More; Golf taught by the Rick Bradshaw &Jim Dent School of Golf. Full summer andweekly programs available. Fee: $90 if regis-tered before April 15. After this date, $120.

For more information, call 843-9460 or visit ProtentialSports.com.

Terrace Community Terrace Community Middle School CampsMiddle School Camps

Full- and half-day camps for 6th-8thgraders. One week sessions run June 20-July14, Monday-Thursday, $75-$85 per half-session. Join us for ceramics, photography,zumba, music, sports, academic review,computer classes and more.

To register or for more info, visitThis summer, you can draw (pun intended) out the artist

in your child at You Do The Dishes in Tampa Palms.

By Gary Nager

If you’re looking for excellentJapanese cuisine at very fair prices, Isuggest visiting Joy of Tokyo, whichhas been located in the space previouslyoccupied by the Louis Pappas MarketCafé in the Oak Ramble Plaza (sameplaza as Acropolis) on Bruce B. DownsBlvd., just south of Tampa Palms, forseveral months.

Owner Lisa Tian, who also hasowned successful restaurants in Ohioand Indiana, came to our area becauseher son is attending USF, and she says

she hopes more New Tampa res-idents will recognize that Joy ofTokyo offers very good sushiand Japanese fare at lower pricesthan you’ll find at the localJapanese steak houses.

“We are friendly and alwaystry to serve you quickly,” Lisasays. “And, our customers appre-ciate our food, our prices andthat we have straightened outsome of the problems we had in ourkitchen when we first opened.”

I definitely agree. One of the greatrecent additions at Joy of Tokyo is sushichef Paul (below left), who built upquite a following at New Tampa’sSukhothai restaurant. Lisa has let Paul


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(L. to r.) Sushi chef Paul puts thefinishing touches on a Yellowtail

Jalapeno roll. We recommend Joy ofTokyo’s chicken tempura, steamed

gyoza and hibachi steak.

Sushi lovers should definitely try the awesome spider(soft shell crab) roll and tilapia tataki at Joy of

Tokyo in the Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD.come up with some really unique sushioptions, like his incredible “MiracleRoll,” which is basically a fresh lobstersalad roll wrapped with freshly searedbeef in a yummy sauce, and his “Yel-lowtail Jalapeno Roll,” a crabmeat saladroll wrapped with fresh, seared yellow-

tail and topped with semi-hot jalapenoslices and a savory, spicy sauce.

Paul also still makes my otherfavorites, too, like his outstandingtilapia tataki, fresh red snapper sashimi,California and spicy tuna rolls, as well asa crispy Spider (soft-shell crab) roll.

We also heartilyrecommend several ofthe hot appetizers andmain dishes on Joy ofTokyo’s menu, includ-ing an extra-crispychicken tempura,excellent steamed porkgyoza (dumplings),and a delicious BentoBox lunch or dinner,with your choice ofchicken, steak, shrimpor even scallopscooked in teriyaki,hibachi or Thai currystyle and served withfried rice, a yummysalad, California roll,noodles, fresh veggies and even dessert.

Although it’s not cooked tableside,Joy of Tokyo’s hibachi steak is a definitefavorite, served with your choice ofthree great sauces. And, you can finishyour meal off with a decadent tempura(fried) cheesecake dessert. There’s alsogreat (and reasonably priced) Japaneseand other import and domestic bottledbeers, wine and hot and cold sake.

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awards that wasn’t yet decided byour press time was the “People’sChoice” award-winning BBQteam, voted on by the day’s atten-dees, as New Tampa Rotary presi-dent Gary Gunter said there werestill hundreds of votes to count.

“We estimate that there weremore than 900 total tickets soldthis year,” says Gunter. “Thatwould be an increase of about 50percent over the PigFest record.”

Also not yet determined atpress time was the winner of theday’s $1,000 cash Grand Prize,although Roberto Hiller ofSign*A*Rama of New Tampa

walked away with more than $400as the day’s 50-50 raffle winner.

So, there will still be somethings for us to wrap up nextissue, including thanking all of thisyear’s PigFest sponsors and organ-izers, but the bottom line is that itwas another day of great food (inaddition to all of the roast pig,there was everything from LeeRoy Selmon’s BBQ chicken andfixins and Texas Roadhouse’s ribsand fries to Dairy Queen DillyBars), great beverages (free beerfrom Pepin Distributing and theYuengling Brewery, free winefrom Toast Fine Wine & CigarBar on BBD and free Coca-Colaproducts) and great fun. Congrat-ulations to everyone involved!


“PigFest”Continued from page 1

(Clockwise, from top left) The Quest Martial Arts Center on BBD provided some great hand-to-hand entertainment at PigFest 2011. Our editor was one of those who voted forthis awesome roadster as the “People’s Choice” award winner at the PigFest’s car show. She may not have won, but the eldest daughter of New Tampa Noon Rotary president Scott

Hileman got our vote for cutest pie-eating contest entrant. The Freedom High jazz band rocked the house. Ya gotta take your hats off to those crazy Wesley Chapel Rotarians!


(Clockwise, from top left) This year’s PigFest should raise more funds than ever before, thanks in part to amazing sponsors like Ed Morse Cadillac. Hector Gonzalez of Toast FineWines on BBD was busy pouring outstanding wines all day. Christy Raille of the Halo Academy at Grace Episcopal Church and Matt Urbanovsky of Urbano Cigars were just

two of the 40 vendors attracting the attention of PigFest attendees. Joyce Gunter gives 50-50 raffle winner Roberto Hiller of Sign*A*Rama of New Tampa his cash!




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