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Co-Work Space, Philly Pretzels, Kimi’s Ice Cream Join Leaven Brewery At Shoppes Of Boyette Plaza
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Jay and Adam Souza of will open the second location of Kimi’s Ice Cream & Coffees in July in the Shoppes of Boyette.
for businesses to host events.” Build-out of the 1,400 sq. ft. space is underway and when complete, it will feature two bathrooms and a kitchen area, in addition t the meeting space. Tables and chairs offering seating for up to 80 people, plus audio visual equipment will be provided. The Dahls are members of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce and have been active members of the community for the past five years. “We are looking forward to working with more people in the area and being able to fill this need,” said Julie. For more information, call 813-773MEET. Philly Pretzel Factory is another new addition to the plaza with an anticipated opening of late June or early July, according to owners Michele and John Maffei. The Maffeis, Philadelphia natives, have been interested in opening a Philly Pretzel Factory franchise for several years and after moving to the Tampa area in 2016 and seeing that there were no franchises in the area, they decided it was the perfect opportunity. “We came in contact with a lot of people from the north who knew about the pretzels and were excited about the idea of having them available in the area. The pretzels are homemade from scratch, hand-twisted and fresh baked
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Riverview Resident And Purple Heart Recipient Celebrates 75th Birthday Gordon Beadle, a resident of Riverview, is celebrating his 75th birthday this month. When he was a young Marine fighting in Vietnam in 1965, there were more than a few occasions he wondered if he might see another birthday as a combat engineer who cleared active mine fields for a living. Beadle always wanted to be a Marine. Born April 23, 1943 in Philadelphia, he knew military service was a calling at a young age. With the approval of his father, he enlisted early at the age of 17 in 1960. After finishing boot camp at Paris Island, SC, he joined C Company, 8th Engineers Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was trained as combat demolition and explosive expert. He bravely cleared mine fields and neutralized explosives for fellow infantrymen. He became so good at it that he eventually trained troops in the craft of mine warfare. Corporal Beadle fought in jungle warfare in Japan while stationed in Okinawa and eventually was stationed at Camp Pendleton in CA where led a team of eight men as an combat engineers in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. His job was finding and clearing explosives and demolitions. In July of 1965, his country decided to put Sergeant Beadle’s expertise to use in the jungles of Vietnam. He did what he was trained to do; clear mine fields of explosives so his fellow servicemen would have safe passage to finish the mission. Three months after he landed, Beadle was wounded by a land mine on November 11, 1965 in Chu Lai, Vietnam. The injuries to Beadle’s legs were severe. He lost one of his legs and badly injured the other. Doctors and
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medics were thankfully able to save the injured leg. After being stabilized, he was flown back home to the Naval hospital in Philadelphia to be closer to family. Sergeant Beadle was awarded the Purple Heart while still recovering from his injuries in Vietnam. Being a Marine was a family affair. Beadle’s two other brothers also joined the Marines and fought in Vietnam as well as other family members. His younger brothers, Robert and Harry Beadle enlisted at the first chance they could to join him. His youngest brother, Harry Beadle, was killed in action in 1968 at the tender age 19. Gordon Beadle has his brother’s Purple Heart medal, something he cherishes. Sergeant Gordon Beadle, USMC had planned to make being a Marine a lifetime career. He medically retired with full benefits after his injury. After hours and hours of therapy and hard work, he was able to walk with a prosthetic leg. He started a new life, went to college and started a successful business. But all would be for nothing if he hadn’t met the love of his life on a blind date. Celebrating her 18th birthday, Susan was picked up at her house by a handsome stranger in a suit and tie, carrying a wrapped birthday present. It was necklace that Gordon had picked out as nice gesture to his mysterious date. He’s a Marine and gentleman. They were married June 13, 1970 and have three children and five grandchildren. Happy 75th Birthday Sgt. Gordon Beadle, USMC Retired. Oorah! Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
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The Shoppes of Boyette is 100 percent leased. There will be four new stores opening in the coming months, in addition to the recently opened Leaven Brewery which celebrated its grand opening with a Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting last week. Leaven Brewery, owned by Apollo Beach residents KJ and Jillian Lynch, is now open Fridays and Saturdays, 3-10 p.m. The brewery offers 12 beers on tap that include their flagship beers, plus seasonal offerings and a guest tap featuring beers from other Florida breweries. Food trucks and local restaurants will provide food. For more details, visit www.leavenbrewery.com or call 813-677-7023. The Venue will be a meeting space for professionals to host training, conferences, networking and other small events. Owned by Julie and Eros Dahl, also owners of the neighboring Riverview Mortgage, the Venue is set to open in late April or early May. Julie explained, “Our initial vision was to create a co-work space and after doing some research, we found that the greatest need in the area is for a small place
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A recent disaster simulation event at Big Bend High School acted as final exam for JROTC students with the help of the Big Bend Community Emergency Response Team and Hillsborough County Emergency Management. During the exercise, the students and CERT team members applied training to respond to simulated tornado damage and numerous casualties. See Full Story Page 13.
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