It’s not too late to participate in the Westchase Thanksgiving Food drive on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. The annual food drive – the biggest community food drive in Tampa Bay – benefits Metropolitan Ministries. And we need your help to ensure hungry families and children across Tampa Bay have a happy Thanksgiving! This …
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The Willeke family from The Bridges has adopted an annual tradition that helps bring smiles to our service men and women each holiday. They do it through special gift packages they compile with other military academy families. But to ensure the packages’ delivery, they need your help to get them to our young heroes. Traicey …
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As the holidays ramp up and 2021 counts down, why not consider a fitness gift for your family and friends? Once again this year, as WOW’s Fitness columnist, I offer my top picks. Some have made the list for the first time and others feature interesting enhancements in design and technology. Shop on, fitness fans! …
At the Nov. 2 Westchase CDD meeting supervisors heard that Vertex, the company with which they have contracted for two possible cell towers to improve Westchase service, was moving forward with a proposed tower on CDD-owned land behind the Maureen Gauzza Library. The meeting also saw supervisors unanimously vote to increase the wages of Greens …
For those who are struggling, the past two years have posed serious challenges that have left a third of Americans with no savings. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, even before the pandemic hit, 10.5 percent of U.S. households faced food insecurity sometime in 2019. That’s 35 million Americans who faced hunger when the …
After every census, state and local and state politicians adjust political boundaries for federal, state and county seats to account for population shifts. The latest maps released by Hillsborough County’s Board of County Commissioners for seats on that body suggest a change may be in store for residents of the Westchase Community Association (WCA) and …
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The Oct. 12 meeting of Westchase Voting Members saw VMs appoint two members to the newly created Budget Committee and vote to continue holding their meetings via Zoom. After accepting the minutes from their Aug. 17 and Sept 14 meetings, Westchase Community Association (WCA) Director Eric Holt announced, “Last month the board approved the creation …
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At the Oct. 5 CDD Meeting, Westchase CDD supervisors learned that Westchase Golf Course owner, Nick Neubauer, in reaction to some supervisors’ questioning of his motives, had taken his offer for a perpetual conservation easement for the course off the table. The announcement led Supervisor Greg Chesney, who had worked to negotiate the easement agreement …
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While handling routine administration matters at their Sept. 14 meeting, Westchase CDD Supervisors again debated a conservation easement offered by the Westchase Golf Course owner That debate shows the board is currently split down the middle regarding its adoption. Opening the meeting, supervisors approved a six-month extension of their agreement with Vertex to construct a …
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An unexpectedly short Westchase Voting Members (VMs) meeting led to the quick election of three Westchase residents to the board’s open seats. Residents who follow the Westchase Community Association (WCA) will likely recognize the names. Reelected to their current seats were WCA Directors Dale Sells of Harbor Links/ The Estates and Eric Holt of Radcliffe. …
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