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Volume 28 Issue 1 January 2, 2020
THE YEAR 2019 IN REVIEW STORY & PHOTOS BY JOHN C. COTEY
Like construction site dirt through an hourglass, these were the days of our lives. And in New Tampa in 2019, there was a lot of construction dirt. Whether it was the New Tampa Recreation Center expanding, the New Tampa Performing Arts Center beginning or The Village at Hunter’s Lake — anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market — taking shape, there were plenty of dump trucks to go around. Not bad for an area that seemed to be showing its age last year. After a series of closings in previous years and months across New Tampa — HH Gregg, Staples, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ruby Tuesday, etc. — there was enough concern that a few area folks decided our ‘hood needed a good, hard look. In June, local residents packed a room at Compton Park in Tampa Palms to voice concerns as a study by the USF School of Public Affairs kicked off. Then, as if on cue, it was revealed that the old HH Gregg was going to be taken over by Urban Air Adventure Park, and a 16,000-sq.ft. Indian market called Taza was taking over the old Staples building in the Market Square at Tampa Palms plaza, and Aldi was interesting in the Ruby Tuesday spot, and The Brunchery was moving into the former Boston Market, and get this….are you sitting down….there is a light at the end of the long tunnel that is the vacant Sweetbay Supermarket. LL Cool J would tell us not to call it a comeback, See “Year In Review” on pages 4-5.
Photo: Charmaine George
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Many More Exciting Tenants Coming Soon!
King of The Coop
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Treble Makers
Dueling Piano Bar & Restaurant
F45 Team Training 45-Min. Functional Workouts!
Double Branch Artisanal Ales
Craft Brewery, Food & Entertainment
Brooklyn Water Bagel Co.
Real NY-Style Bagels, Coffee & More!
The Kilted Axe
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• NY-Style Pizza & Ristorante • The Dessert Box • Spuntino Artisan Bistro
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