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the location of the 19th annual Tastefrom Wiregrass to Wharton.

New Tampa Chamber presidentRachel Haviland says that the mallasked to see a final list of the partici-pating businesses in this year’s Tasteand wanted to have the right to keepcertain businesses from participatingin the event, due to exclusivity agree-ments between the mall and some ofits businesses.

“We just couldn’t tell any of ourbusiness exhibitors that they couldn’tparticipate, so we had to move it,”Haviland says.

At our press time, there were stillopenings for more interested spon-sors, business exhibitors and restau-rants, although you’re receiving this

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By Matt Wiley

After nearly five full years of legalbattles, development may finally soonbe in the works for the Cypress CreekTown Center Development of RegionalImpact (DRI) after a recent meetingbetween outlet mall developer SimonProperty Group and the Richard E.Jacobs Group, the company that hasbeen trying to develop the environ-mentally sensitive property at the inter-section of I-75 and S.R.s 54 & 56.

Pasco County administrator JohnGallagher says that Simon has expressedinterest in developing an outlet mall atthe Cypress Creek Town that would besimilar to the company’s Prime Outletsat Ellenton.

“They (Simon) wanted to knowwhat they had to do on the county-sideto start submitting plans after they gettheir permits,” he says.

Gallagher also says that it was avery positive meeting and that allSimon needs to do is obtain a buildingpermit from the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers before the developer cansubmit its preliminary plans.

Simon Property Group has neitherconfirmed nor denied any interest inthe property and says that, if anything isannounced regarding the property, itwill be through a press release.

Lawsuits from a coalition of envi-ronmental groups led by the SierraClub of Tampa Bay have delayed theproject with legal setbacks since 2007,shortly after the Army Corps issued theJacobs Group a permit to begin devel-oping the 500+ acre parcel, which hasdevelopment rights both north andsouth of S.R. 56.

The Corps revoked the permitafter muddy water was discovered pour-ing into Cypress Creek, a tributary thatfeeds into the Hillsborough River andsupplies drinking water to Hillsboroughand surrounding counties, but the Sier-ra Club’s lawsuit still moved forward.The headend of Cypress Creek, whichis located on the property, also is aknown fish rookery. The Sierra Clubsued the Army Corps for violating the

Clean Water Act in 2007and the Jacobs Grouppaid substantial fines in asettlement.

A November 2011ruling in Federal AppealsCourt reversed a previousdecision that all butrevoked the mall permitand, according to courtdocuments, ordered theCorps to make a determi-nation on how the proj-ect would affect wildlifehabitat fragmentation,specifically for the easternindigo snake.

“The big issue besides watchingthe water is the wildlife corridor,” saysSierra Club of Tampa Bay spokespersonDenise Layne.

Layne says that if the area weredeveloped, the animals would have tocross roadways when moving betweenprotected areas, particularly wetlands, atthe mercy of local traffic.

“The only place for wildlife to go

is through that corridor where theyplan to build that mall,” she says. “Allof the other land has been sold.”

Layne says that she doesn’t thinkthere are yet any imminent plans todevelop the outlet mall and that theSierra Club is still in litigation in Wash-ington D.C., but she is not opposed toworking with new developers.

“Anytime a new body getsinvolved, I’m very helpful,” sheexplains. “There’s always hope.”

Outlet Mall On The Horizon For Cypress Creek Town Center?

By Matt Wiley & Gary Nager

Although it will still be held onSunday, March 11, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.,the location of the 2012 Taste of NewTampa® has been changed a littlemore than a month before the event.

The Board of Directors of theNew Tampa Chamber of Commerce

voted on February 8 to move theTaste from the Shoppes at Wiregrassmall to Paul R. Wharton High onBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in NewTampa, the same location where it washeld last year.

Logistical reasons forced themembers of the Chamber Board totake action when they voted to change

Although Café Olé is under newownership, it will still be at the Taste

of New Tampa® on March 11.

The Cypress Creek Town Center development may begetting an outlet mall similar to the one in Ellenton.

See “Taste” on page 5.

Taste Of New Tampa® To Be Held At Wharton High On March 11!

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to S.R. 52 (one exit and five milesnorth of S.R. 54 off I-75) in the SanAntonio (FL) area than to either S.R.54 or 56.

However, the recent announce-ment that the same company thatdeveloped the Prime Outlets at Ellen-ton is now close to being able to buildits newest outlet mall in CCTC (again,see page 1) is hopefully good news forthis still-embattled, but surely strategi-cally located parcel of land.

Like J.D. Porter, the spokespersonfor the Porter Family Trust which soldthe property for both the Shops atWiregrass and the under-constructionFlorida Hospital Wesley Chapel and theWiregrass campus of Pasco-HernandoCommunity College (and is still plan-ning to sell the rest of the 5,000-acrecattle ranch to home builders), I wouldstill love to see if the Tampa Bay Raysbaseball club would consider theCCTC area as a location for movingthe team from its current base of opera-tions in downtown St. Petersburg.

Although it’s a solid 45 or 50-minute drive from Tropicana Field(where the Rays currently play), there’sno doubt that the local road network— with I-75, I-275, S.R. 56 and S.R.54 all recently expanded (or currentlybeing expanded) around the CCTC is a

vast upgrade from St. Pete and willallow fans both north and south ofWesley Chapel easier access to see Raysgames in the future. And of course,we’ll keep you posted.

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Those of you whohaven’t been living in ourarea very long may notrealize just how long

we’ve been waiting for actual verticalconstruction to begin in the CypressCreek Town Center (CCTC) develop-ment of Regional Impact (DRI).

It’s actually been at least ten yearssince we first heard that this sizableDRI, which is located just west of I-75(both north and south of S.R. 56,where S.R. 56 meets S.R. 54), wasplanned to include some sort of shop-ping mall. The initial announcement wegot about the CCTC property was thatit would be an upscale “outdoor” cen-ter, similar to the Shops at Wiregrassmall that has now been built in theWiregrass Ranch DRI, just a mile or soeast of CCTC.

But, because the CCTC propertyis so environmentally sensitive (seestory on page 1), a coalition of environ-mental groups, led by the Sierra Clubof Tampa Bay, has been keeping closetabs on the plans for CCTC, which ishome to the headend of Cypress Creek,an important tributary of the Hillsbor-ough River, which is a primary sourceof drinking water for HillsboroughCounty and surrounding areas.

Although the entire CCTC areaisn’t comprised of wetlands, much ofthe land is extremely low-lying andthere also is a goodly amount of uplandanimal habitat in the area that still isn’tautomatically afforded the same protec-

tions wetlands have in Florida today.So, the Sierra Club, National

Audubon Society and other local envi-ronmental groups have been trying toensure that the development of theCCTC will not despoil this environ-mentally rich piece of real estate. Theirefforts have caused such extreme delaysto that development that the developersof both the Wiregrass Ranch mall andThe Grove shopping center (one exitnorth on I-75, off S.R. 54 and OakleyBlvd.) were able to get their large com-mercial projects not only approved butbuilt, while the CCTC developer, theRichard E. Jacobs Group, remainsmired in legal red tape.

The fact that the other two largeprojects in Wesley Chapel were devel-oped first caused the Jacobs Group tochange its plan for the proposed mall inCCTC to something closer to the mixof “big-box” stores that now exists inThe Grove than anything approachingan actual “mall.”

And, because of the ongoing legalwrangling at CCTC, many stores thatpreviously had been announced for thatdevelopment reportedly had/chose topull out of their agreements to placestores in the area. At our press time, wehad not been told whether or notKohl’s Department Store or otherplanned CCTC tenants were still plan-ning to be built in the development.Hopefully, we will be able to providemore updates soon.

AA New Outlet For GrNew Outlet For GreateatShopping?Shopping?

In years past, we also heard that alarge, outlet-style mall, similar to theone located off I-75 in nearby Ellenton,was likely to be built someplace closer

An editorial by Gary Nager

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Table of ContentsLOCAL NEWS, BUSINESS, & EDUCATIONUPDATES........................................................Pages 1-26Redistricting Maps Under Review By Florida Supreme Ct.....4Taste Of New Tampa® Update (cont. from page 1)..............5

Wesley Chapel News Briefs ...........................................8-9‘Works’ Bomb Found At Wesley Chapel HighSignal Will Flash Until Walmart OpensDougherty Gang Pleads Guilty

Wesley Chapel Community Calendar.......................12-13

Local Business Updates..................................16-25Max Muscle Can Help You Get In Shape..............................16JAB&P- Your Dedicated Team Of Legal Eagles...................20Wesley Chapel Business Briefs..........................................23GasTek Keeps Pools Warm In Winter....................................24Swiss Spirit Massage Adds New Nutrition Service.................26

Wesley Chapel Education & Sports Updates..........30-31Pasco Students Get Week For Thanksgiving........................30Pasco Principal Of The Year’s School Gets ‘A’ Grade.........30WCH & WRH End Basketball Seasons..............................31

Neighborhood MagazineSaddlebrook Resort & Spa Adds MedSpa Services.........33-34Neighborhood Nibbles....................................................35Rock “n” Body Pole Dancing Puts New Spin On Fitness....36WESLEY CHAPEL COLOR CLASSIFIEDS........38

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“They (the districtlines) are good geographi-cally,” Harrison says. “All ofNew Tampa is now in mydistrict. That’s my home,but I still have an office anda lot of friends in TempleTerrace.”

Florida’s 120 legislativedistrict boundaries areredrawn every ten years,based on the most recentpopulation census.

Under new redistrict-ing rules meant to preventgerrymandering (or redraw-ing a district to benefit anofficial currently in office orthat official’s political party), Weather-ford says the districts have been drawnwithout acknowledging incumbents-officials currently in office-or theirpolitical parties.

Still Not A Done DealStill Not A Done DealAlmost immediately after being

passed by a vote of 31-7 in the FloridaSenate, the Florida Democratic Partyfiled a lawsuit challenging the consti-tutionality of the newly redrawn dis-trict maps, claiming that the maps vio-

late the recently added anti-gerryman-dering regulations and that they bene-fit the Republican-incumbent-con-trolled Florida House ofRepresentatives and Senate.

Weatherford says that he isn’t sur-prised by the lawsuit.

“There are always lawsuits duringredistricting,” he says, adding, howev-er, that these maps are fair.

The Supreme Court has untilMarch 9 to decide whether to approvethe maps, but that decision wouldn’tbe made until after we went to press.

By Matt Wiley

New Florida redistricting mapsare currently being reviewed by theFlorida Supreme Court, after alreadyhaving been approved by the FloridaHouse of Representatives, FloridaSenate and by Governor Rick Scott. Ifapproved by the Court, the maps arepoised to reshape the state legislativedistricts for both Wesley Chapel andNew Tampa.

“The district numbers havechanged dramatically,” says currentFlorida House District 61 Rep. WillWeatherford (R - Wesley Chapel),who chaired the House’s redistrictingcommittee. “Pasco County hasbecome three separate districts.”

Rep. Weatherford says that,despite the lawsuit brought on by theFlorida Democratic Party contestingthe maps, the districts have beendrawn as compactly as possible, with-out any political favoritism or break-ing up any racial minority districts.

The newly redrawn maps moveall of Wesley Chapel from District 61into House District 38, which wouldbe comprised entirely of Pasco Coun-ty residents.

He says that his district hadgrown from 60,000 to a populationof 250,000. Because of this massivegrowth, Weatherford’s district is nowstrictly within Pasco County andincludes all of Wesley Chapel, as wellas Zephyrhills and Dade City. Itwould no longer contain the smallportion of New Tampa that previous-ly was in District 61.

The portion of New Tampa thatWeatherford was representing hasmoved into the newly drawn HouseDistrict 63, along with the rest ofNew Tampa, old Carrollwood and theUSF area. If approved, the only partof the old District 60 (which currentlyis comprised of both New Tampa andTemple Terrace) that won’t be includ-ed in District 63 is Temple Terrace.

“I hate to not be able to repre-sent New Tampa, but my district wasseverely overpopulated,” Weatherfordsays. “It had to shrink. It makes moresense for it to be more compact.”

Current Florida House District60 Rep. Shawn Harrison (R - NewTampa) says that he likes the new dis-trict lines, although he hates to lose5,000 Temple Terrace voters from hisnew district.

Current State House District 61 Rep. (and WesleyChapel resident) Will Weatherford (left) chairedthe Florida House of representattives’ redistricting

committee. Source: MyFloridaHouse.gov.

Redistricting Maps Being Reviewed By Florida Supreme Court

issue only a day or two before theevent. Some of the eateries thatalready have confirmed their partici-pation this year include:

Café Olé, Baker’s Gallery, LaCubanita Café, Marco’s Pizza,Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Stacy’sGluten-Free Goodies, TijuanaFlats, P.J. Dolan’s Irish Pub &Grille, North Pole Ices, PapaJohn’s Pizza, Betty’s Cakes,Bruster’s Ice Cream and Ph.D’serts& Cakes.

“We always have a late run ofrestaurants and business exhibitorsthe last few weeks before the Taste,”says Haviland. “We expect to havearound 25 restaurants and beverageproviders again this year.”

Among this year’s Taste sponsorsare Gunter & Gunter Insurance, YCNPublishing, MidFlorida Federal CreditUnion, Tampa Bay Times, Sickle-

Hunter Financial Advisors and, ofcourse, the New Tampa & WesleyChapel Neighborhood News.

Paul R. Wharton High islocated at 20150 BBD. For moreinformation, please call 294-2464or visit TasteofNewTampa.info.


North Pole Ices on Cross Creek Blvd.will again participate in the Taste.

“Taste”Continued from page 1


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News BriefsWESLEY CHAPEL

‘W‘Works’ Bomb Works’ Bomb Works Works WayayInto WCH TInto WCH Trashcanrashcan

An arrest has been made in con-nection with the acid bomb that wasdiscovered emitting smoke in a trashcanat Wesley Chapel High (WCH) onFebruary 21.

According to the Pasco CountySheriff’s Office (PCSO), a 15-year-oldsophomore constructed a “Works” acidbomb out of Works toilet bowl cleanerand placed it in a trashcan shortly afterclasses started at 7:30 a.m.

Pasco County Schools spokesper-son Summer Romagnoli says that thebomb did not explode and that no onewas injured, although the school’s assis-tant principal felt nauseous after inhal-ing some of the fumes coming out ofthe trashcan. The lockdown at WCHwas lifted around 10 a.m. and classesresumed normal operations.

“A number of students were ques-tioned,” says PCSO spokesman KevinDoll, “some of whom said that thealleged ‘bomber’ had been talkingabout doing it for a long time.” Dolladds that the student responsible is fac-ing a felony charge of making and dis-charging an explosive as well as disturb-ing school activity, a misdemeanor.

“Kids make these (types of bombs)

all the time,” Doll says. “But, this is thefirst time I’ve heard of this happeningat a school.”

Authorities say that when the assis-tant principal discovered the smoke bil-lowing out of the trashcan, 911 wascalled and WCH issued a “modifiedlockdown,” requiring faculty and stu-dents to stay in their classrooms.

Romagnoli explains that this is dif-ferent than a “full lockdown,” whichoccurs when there is an intruder or a“definite threat” at or to the school. Ina “full lockdown,” students and facultyare ordered to remain quiet and stay intheir rooms with the lights off and thedoors locked.

According to the Center for Dis-ease Control, an acid bomb, or“Works” bomb in this case, is a con-tainer filled with toilet-bowl cleaner andother household items. When the sub-stances react with one another, a gas iscreated and fills the container until itescapes, which is the smoke that theschool administrator saw.

Signal WSignal Will Still Flash Untilill Still Flash UntilWWalmaralmart Openst Opens

As Wesley Chapel Blvd. (S.R. 54)traffic passes by underneath, the trafficlight above only flashes yellow, holding

no authority to force drivers to hit thebrakes and stop.

This has been the life of the stop-light at the intersection of WesleyChapel Blvd. (S.R. /C.R. 54) andPointe Pleasant Blvd./Wiregrass RanchBlvd. since last December.

The traffic signal was installed inpreparation for the opening of WesleyChapel’s newest Walmart, the third inPasco County, and will feature onlyblinking light until construction of thenew commercial development at thenorthern end of the Wiregrass Ranchdevelopment is nearly completed.

“The light is fully operational andready for a full cycle of red, yellow andgreen,” says Pasco County’s chief proj-ect manager Robert Shepherd.

Even though most new traffic sig-nals flash for only 2-4 weeks to alert

drivers that the light will soon be fullyoperational, Shepherd says that thelight, which is in front of WesleyChapel Nissan and Precision Kia, willcontinue to flash until there is enoughtraffic to justify the light being put on afull cycle.

The signal was installed during theweek of December 15th and will servepatrons of the Walmart and an adjacentstrip center, as well as the future resi-dents of Wiregrass Ranch, the massiveDevelopment of Regional Impact(DRI) located between S.R.s 54 and56, east of Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

A traffic signal at Cypress RidgeBlvd. and S.R. 56, that also had beenpreviously flashing, was put on its nor-mal cycle on February 7.

Dougherty Gang Pleads Guilty Dougherty brothers Dylan and

The flashing traffic signal at the corner of S.R. 54 & Pointe Pleasant/Wiregrass RanchBlvd. will not be fully operational until a new Walmart opens at the intersection.


Ryan have pleaded guilty to multiplefelony charges in a Colorado court onThursday, February 16.

According to the Associated Press(AP), during their appearance in Huer-fano County Court in Walsenburg, Co.,on February 16 Ryan, 22, pleadedguilty to five counts of felony menac-ing, while eldest brother Dylan, 26,pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.Ryan faces 20 years in prison and Dylancould face up to 32 years, the longestpossible sentence of the three Dougher-ty siblings. Sister Lee Grace, 29, plead-ed guilty to one count of attemptedfirst-degree assault and two counts offelony menacing on February 9 andfaces up to 28 years in prison, with a

minimum sentence of nine years. After nearly six months in jail, the

trio will be sentenced together on April30. The three Dougherty siblings werearrested in Colorado after a cross-coun-try crime spree that began in August,just east of Wesley Chapel.

Dylan was recently transferred,from the Huerfano County Jail that allthree had been held at, to the PuebloCounty Jail, about 45 miles north, afterdeputies discovered a makeshift knife,escape plans and a letter to both theF.B.I. and his sister about his plannedescape. The AP reports that charges ofconspiracy to escape and possession ofcontraband have been dropped inDylan’s plea deal. — Matt Wiley


Community CalendarWESLEY CHAPEL

TTaste Of New Taste Of New Tampa®ampa®Sunday, March 11, 1 p.m.-4 p.m

- The 19th annual Taste of NewTampa® has been moved from TheShops at Wiregrass and will now beheld at Paul R. Wharton High, 20150Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd.

See page 1 for details.

Experienced NetworkingExperienced NetworkingPrProfessionals (ENP)ofessionals (ENP)

Monday, March 12, 7:30 a.m.— This networking group meets Mon-day mornings at 7:30 a.m. for breakfastand at 8:00 a.m. for networking atQuail Hollow Golf & Country Club(6225 Old Pasco Rd.

For more information, callCindy at 505-3065.

FrFree Networking Int’lee Networking Int’lMonday, March 12, 8 a.m. —

Free Networking International (FNI), agroup of area business owners, meetseach Monday for networking and dis-cussion at the Lexington Oaks GolfClub clubhouse (26133 LexingtonOaks Blvd., off S.R. 54).

For more information, call StacyDalton at 469-5499.

Business Networking Int’lBusiness Networking Int’lTuesday, March 13, 7:30 a.m.

— Business Networking International

(BNI), a group of business profession-als who work to support each otherthrough qualified business referrals,meets Tuesdays at Song & Dance Stu-dio (27221 Foamflower Blvd., off OldPasco Rd.).

For more information, contactJD Lane at 391-5018 or by e-mail [email protected].

East Pasco NetworkingEast Pasco NetworkingTuesday, March 13, 9 a.m. —

The East Pasco Networking Groupmeets every Tuesday, 9 a.m., at BeefO’Brady's (1660 Bruce B. DownsBlvd., in the Shops at New Tampa ofWesley Chapel plaza). Contact FrankieAmmons at 479-7997 or by e-mailat [email protected].

WWesley Chapel Rotaresley Chapel Rotary Cluby ClubWednesday, March 14, 12:15

p.m. — The Rotary Club of WesleyChapel meets every Wednesday at Pag-elli’s at the Shops at Wiregrass (2001Piazza Ave.).

For more information, call 862-8989 or 391-3895.

WCWC Civil Air PatrCivil Air PatrololWednesday, March 14, 6:30

p.m. — The Wesley Chapel Civil AirPatrol squadron meets every Wednes-

day at Tampa North Aero Park (4241Birdsong Blvd., off S.R. 54).

Visit WesleyChapelCAP.com orcall Cheryl Spence at 973-7270.

CBC Networking GrCBC Networking GroupoupThursday, March 15, 7:30 a.m.

— The Christian Business Connections(CBC) Networking Group meets everyThursday at Organic Life Coffeehouse(1900 Oak Grove Blvd., off S.R. 54,Lutz). The group is open to all businessleaders and professionals in NewTampa, Wesley Chapel and surroundingcommunities.

CBC members’ core philosophyputs God first and bases business deci-sions on Christian values,.

For more information, call JeffHanneken at 600-9200.

IDS-CC Open HouseIDS-CC Open HouseThursday, March 15, 8 a.m. -

Independent Day School-Corbett Cam-pus, an independent school for Pre-K3through eighth grade, will host anAdmissions Open House. The eventwill begin with an overview of theschool conducted by Headmaster Dr.Joyce Burick Swarzman. It will includea tour of the beautiful, cypress tree-cov-ered campus. A light breakfast will beserved. The school is located at 12015Orange Grove Dr. in Tampa.

Contact admissions director Dr.Jennifer Morrow to place a reserva-

tion at [email protected] or call961-3087. For more informationabout the school, or to schedule apersonal tour, visit IDSyes.com.

Networking For SuccessNetworking For SuccessThursday, March 15, 8:30 a.m.-

10 a.m. — The Networking For YourSuccess group meets every Thursday atSong & Dance Studio (27221 Foam-flower Blvd., off S.R. 54).

For additional information, callJohn Anglada at 298-3232 or visitNetworkingforYourSuccess.com.

WC WWC Wind Ensembleind EnsembleThursday, March 15, 7 p.m. —

The Wesley Chapel Wind Ensemble, acommunity group of brass and wood-wind players, meets every Thursday atCrossroads Community UnitedMethodist Church (26211 CountyLine Rd.). New members are encour-aged to join.

For additional information, callGlenn at 746-4821 or e-mail him [email protected].

WC Sunrise RotarWC Sunrise Rotary Cluby ClubFriday, March 16, 7:15 a.m. —

The Wesley Chapel Sunrise RotaryClub meets every Friday at Quail Hol-low Country Club (6225 Old PascoRd.) *Note-The Club no longer meetsat Lexington Oaks Golf Club.

For additional information, callLynne Wilson at 695-6466.


Sand Pine ElementarSand Pine Elementary PTy PTAABarbecueBarbecue

Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. -The Sand Pine Elementary PTA will behosting its very first family barbecue inthe Sand Pine cafeteria. Come on outin your country/barbecue attire andenjoy a delicious dinner from Dickey’sBarbecue on Bruce B. Downs Blvd.The event also will feature dessert, aDJ, line dancing, a balloon artist andlots of games. Tickets cost $5 each andMUST be purchased ahead of time.Ticket sales will be held before schoolthe week prior to the event.

For additional information, con-tact Chrystal Mueller [email protected].

CountrCountry Wy Walk Communityalk CommunityGarage SaleGarage Sale

Saturday, March 17, 7 a.m. -The Country Walk community on S.R.54 is having its spring garage sale on St.Patrick’s Day. There will be hundredsof homes participating, so this is not asale to be missed. Country Walk islocated at 30400 Country Pointe Blvd.,off S.R. 54, east of Curley Rd. in Wes-ley Chapel.

For more information, callGregg Gruhl at 991-6102.

MOMS Club Of WCMOMS Club Of WCMonday, March 19, 10 a.m. —

The Moms Offering Moms Support(MOMS) Club of Wesley Chapel, anon-profit social group for stay-at-home mothers, meets the third Mon-day of each month at the LexingtonOaks Golf Club clubhouse (26304Lexington Oaks Blvd., off S.R. 54) foractivities, field trips and more.

For more information, e-mailHeather at [email protected].

WWesley Chapel Tesley Chapel ToastmastersoastmastersMonday, March 19, 6:15 p.m.

— The “Wesley Chapel Speaks” Toast-masters Club meets on the first andthird Monday of every month, atHyundai of Wesley Chapel (26944Wesley Chapel Blvd.). Club meetingsare open to all interested parties.

For more information, call 406-5931 or visit Toastmasters84.org.

2012 Mid-Florida MS W2012 Mid-Florida MS Walk alk Saturday, March 24, 5:30 p.m. -

9:30 p.m. — Join the National MSSociety, Mid-Florida Chapter, for itsannual MS Walk at Tampa’s LowryPark Zoo (off Sligh Ave.). The 1- & 2-mile walks will be fully accessible andfun for the whole family. Walk as anindividual, join or create a team. Regis-tration starts at 5:30 p.m. and the walkstarts at 6:30 p.m. Cost is a $20 dona-tion/participant. Proceeds supportresearch to create a world free of MS.

For more information, contactCody at 889-8363.

Corpus Christi CatholicCorpus Christi CatholicSchool Golf TSchool Golf Tourournamentnament

Sunday, March 25, noon - Cor-pus Christi Catholic School’s ParentTeacher Club will be hosting its annualgolf tournament and family picnic atSaddlebrook Resort. The tournament isopen to the public and will be a four-person scramble format. Registrationbegins at noon and will be followed bya shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is$125 per player for golf and $15 perperson for the picnic. The CorpusChristi Catholic School is located at9715 N. 56th St., Temple Terrace. Sad-dlebrook Resort is located at 5700 Sad-dlebrook Way, off S.R. 54.

For more info about the eventor for sponsorships, contact ChrisJeffords at 508-4572 or email [email protected].

WWomen Of Women Of Wesley Chapelesley ChapelFriday, April 6, 7:30 a.m. —

WOW, the Women of Wesley Chapelnetworking group, meets the first Fri-day of every month at the Branch ofChrist Building, Cypress View Square(27223 S.R. 56, next to BoardwalkFrozen Custard). This month’s speakeris Debbie Lundberg, certified lifecoach, certified leadership coach and amember of the National Speakers Asso-ciation speaking on her trademarkedexpression “Reversing the Slobificationof America.”™ She will be sharing

ideas and tips on both “Leading PeopleWhile Managing Process,” and “Com-municating Through Questioning.”

For more info, contact LoranTripp at 948-6355.

Palm Cove Chili Cook-OfPalm Cove Chili Cook-OfffFor CancerFor Cancer

Saturday, March 24, noon-3p.m. - Ashton Woods Homes presentsthe inaugural Palm Cove Chili Cook-Off at the Ashton Woods model homein the Palm Cove community off S.R.54 in Wesley Chapel to benefit theAmerican Cancer Society. Contestantswill have a 6-foot table to decorate andpromote their business. The winner forthe Best Chili will walks away with a$200 cash prize!

For more info, contact PaulBartell at 390-3800.

WWomen N Charomen N Charge Meetingge MeetingFriday, April 6, 11:30 a.m. - The

meeting will feature guest speaker AprilSaland, speaking about the “Top 10Insurance Myths” at the Pebble CreekGolf and Country Club.

For more info, contact LoranTripp at 948-6355.

WC Republican ClubWC Republican ClubThursday, April 12, 7 p.m. —

The Wesley Chapel Republican Clubmeets the second Thursday of eachmonth at Hyundai of Wesley Chapel(27000 Wesley Chapel Blvd./S.R. 54).Visitors are always welcome to attend.

Call Mike Moore at 777-6171or email [email protected]..

‘Celebration Of The Ar‘Celebration Of The Arts’ts’

Saturday-Sunday, April 14- 15,11 a.m. - The Greater Wesley ChapelChamber of Commerce is proud toannounce that the fifth annual WesleyChapel “Celebration of the Arts” willbe held at the Shops at Wiregrass mall.

Vendors will line the streets at themall with their incredible works of fineart and crafts, that will again includeartists who specialize in acrylics, oilsand watercolor, metal sculpture, ceram-ics and glass, lithographs, photography,jewelry and wood sculpture.

For more information, contactLoran Tripp at 948-6355.

Lex Oaks WLex Oaks Women’s Clubomen’s ClubSaturday, April 21, 8 a.m. - 3

p.m. - The Lexington Oaks Women’sClub is seeking vendors and sellers toparticipate in their annual fund-raisingevent, in conjunction with the commu-nity’s yard sale, located at 26304 Lex-ington Oaks Blvd., off S.R. 54. Vendorspaces are available for $15.

For applications and informa-tion, call Sue at 907-9063.

WC Relay For LifeWC Relay For LifeFriday, April 27, 6 p.m. - Wesley

Chapel’s American Cancer SocietyRelay for Life will begin with Openingceremonies at 6 p.m., followed by a“Survivor/Caregiver Lap.” Registeredcancer survivors will be treated to a1950s & ‘60s-themed “AmericanBandstand Birthday Bash,” with dinner,dessert, gifts, a T-shirt, lots of fun andentertainment. More info next issue!

To register a team, volunteer orfor more info, email Shanon Weiss [email protected].

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being held at the newly renovated Quail Hollow Golf & Country club, to benefit theKlingebiel family. Just a few months after a tragic car accident in February of 2011 inwhich Jennifer Klingebiel suffered a shattered pelvis (along with a number of otherinjuries), and daughter Courtney Klingebiel sustained a shattered left arm and broken leftleg, Jennifer’s son Aaron was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He began six weeks of radia-tion treatments on February 29. Proceeds from the golf tournament will help to pay forthe family’s medical-related expenses.

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employees must pass a nutrition examto receive their “nutrition specialist”certificate.

Salas also has a Bachelor’s degreein nutrition, physical education andsports science from Manuel SajardoUniversity, the institute for strength,conditioning and nutrition in his nativeCuba. He also boasts 14 years of expe-rience in sports and fitness education ata number of Hillsborough Countyschools, including Chiaramonte,Mendenhall and Lockhart Elementaryschools. He says that he went as far as

he thought he could in that career andwanted to do something in which hecould “call the shots.”

A friend introduced Salas to MaxMuscle in 2005 and he says as soon ashe met the people behind the scenes —such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Joe Wells — he was hooked. Max Mus-cle has been around since 1990 and,according to the website, now has morethan 100 franchise stores, with a pro-jected 750 more expected to open inthe next five years.

“I loved the concept,” he says. “I

By Matt Wiley

They may be distant memories bynow, but if your New Year’s resolutionsconsisted of losing weight, gettinghealthy and even packing on somemuscle — like four-time Mr. OlympiaJay Cutler — consider visiting WesleyChapel’s Max Muscle on S.R. 54 (nextto Sweetbay Supermarket), your nutri-tional one-stop shop.

Cutler, a multiple world-champi-on-winning body builder, will be mak-ing an in-store appearance at the WesleyChapel Max Muscle and signing auto-graphs for local fans on SSaattuurrddaayy,,MMaarrcchh 2244,, 1111 aa..mm.. Needless to say,store owner Fernando Salas is excited.

“Usually an appearance by [Cut-ler] draws a big crowd,” he says. “Peo-ple will be lined up out the door.”

Salas says that part of the proceedsfrom any sales made that day will bedonated to help a local child with spinalatrophy.

Max Muscle, which also has a loca-tion on N. Dale Mabry Hwy. in Car-rollwood, is not your typical nutritionalsupplement store, ready to shove gianttubs of putrid protein powder in yourface with a guarantee that you will seethe results you’re striving toward.

Instead, Salas and his two employ-ees provide in-store nutrition consulta-tions to find out exactly what it is thateach customer is trying to accomplishwith their fitness/nutrition regimen,and then, using that information, makerecommendations from Max Muscle’sexclusive line of supplements that fitinto that customer’s personalized plan.

“More than anything, we providethe education necessary for the personto accomplish what they are trying todo,” says Salas. “Whether it is a momtrying to get healthier after she’s had acouple of kids or a person with highblood pressure problems, we tacklepretty much everything (from a nutri-tional supplement standpoint) withwhat we sell in the store.”

He said that consultations can lastas little as 10 minutes to as long as twohours; it all depends upon how muchtime the customer has and what theyare trying to accomplish.

“The education that we providecan be from very simple to very in-depth,” Salas says. “It all depends onwhat the person is trying to get, or theamount of time they have. I won’t putinto somebody’s hand something thatthe person does not need. That’s some-thing we don’t do. We pretty much tellyou exactly what you need for whatyou’re telling us you want to do.”

Not only does Salas provide hiscustomers with nutritional supplementsto help accomplish their goals, it alsoprovides other tools to assist in theprocess.

“We build meal plans for people,”he explains. “We help people identifywhat kinds of foods they should be eat-ing and are able to put that in print dueto the fact that we hold a nutrition cer-tification. That’s another thing that setsus apart.”

Salas says that he has customers fillout a form detailing the types of foodsthat they like to eat and then, usingthat information, he is able to fashion ameal plan that includes those foods.

“They’re not going to eat some-thing if they don’t like it,” he says. “Ihave to work around what they like toeat. You have to make the simplestthing for people to follow.”

He says that customers returnevery two to three weeks so he canmeasure their body fat percentage tosee if the plan is working. If not, hemay tweak it a little bit to better suitthat specific person.

Max Muscle employees obtaintheir nutrition certifications from theNational Exercise & Sports TrainersAssociation (NESTA), which offers cer-tificates in a number of different nutri-tion programs including fitness, sportsand even nutrition for kids. After takinga class at their own pace, Max Muscle


Maximum Results From Wesley Chapel’s Max Muscle!

Wesley Chapel Max Muscle owner Fernando Salas has everything you need to loseweight and/or get in shape. The store is located next to Sweetbay on S.R. 54.


love what we do at the store everyday-the educational aspect of the wholebusiness-the line of supplements, theirpurity, the way they're manufactured-that's what made me jump at theopportunity,” he says.

Salas bought the rights to a MaxMuscle in 2005 and opened the doorsin his current location in the TowneCenter of Wesley Chapel plaza in 2009.Since then he has been using the storeto educate people about fitness, as wellas to give back to the community.

“We provide a lot of free nutritionclasses that we teach in the schools,”Salas explains. “We are heavily involvedin the education aspect of this industry,so we do a lot of education for theschool district.”

He also has appeared at local gymsfor special events where he provides freesamples of supplements and productsfor the gym’s members and visitors.

Newton Shines In ‘MaxNewton Shines In ‘MaxForFormation’ Contestmation’ Contest

Another way that Max Muscle isinvolved in the community is through anationwide body transformation contestcalled Max Formation. Max Muscle’scorporate entity sponsors and hosts theannual contest, the national winner ofwhich is awarded $25,000. Thousandsof people across the U.S. enter eachyear to see who can accomplish the

greatest transformation, based uponweight loss, body mass index (BMI)and body measurements. Among thosewho competed in 2011, Wesley Chapelresident Darlene Newton made thenational top 25 at the age of 47.

“I joined the website in Februaryof 2011,” Newton says. “I bloggedevery day on the site and added about25 people that I’ve never met face toface. But, we’ve been very supportive ofeach other.”

Upon entering, contestants con-struct their own profile page atMMyyMMaaxxMMuussccllee..ccoomm.. They submit apicture of themselves holding a newspa-per (to show the date), their beginningweight, BMI and body measurements.Fellow contestants add each other asfriends and lend each other support asthey each go through the same chal-lenges and changes in losing weightand/or getting into better physicalshape. Participants “weigh in” and adda new image once a month to docu-ment their “transformation.”

Newton, now 48, remembers herfirst time walking into Max Muscle.

“I was quite intimidated,” she says.“I took a Max Muscle magazine thatFernando had put on people’s cars inthe parking lot with his business card. Iread it cover-to-cover and did someresearch online. I carried it around forweeks before I was comfortable walkingin there. I couldn’t have been more

wrong (about being intimidated).”She says that her first visit with

Salas lasted more than two hours, most-ly due to his welcoming nature andoutstanding customer service.

“He made a seemingly difficultprocess very easy,” she says. “He is sucha great source of info. Every time I goin, I end up staying 30-45 minutes.”

During her preparation for thecontest, Newton visited Max Muscleweekly. He would test her body fat andgive her nutrition recommendations. Inaddition, Salas also got Newtonacquainted with her personal trainer,International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) pro Mark Antonek.

Newton and Antonek were mar-ried this past Valentine’s Day.

Salas says that he hopes that this

year’s national winner will be a regularpatron of his Wesley Chapel store. Hesays that he has at least eight peoplethat have signed up on the website forthe 2012 contest.

He encourages Wesley Chapel res-idents who are interested to stop by thestore for a free nutrition consultation.

“We provide the in-store experi-ence and quality in our supplementline,” he says. “We have what prettymuch no one else in the country has,which is a quality ingredient guarantee.But, the thing that separates us is theeducation that we provide. One thingwe don’t do is sell people out.”

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JAB&P has a multitude of repeatand regular clients. All seven attorneysare very involved in the community, soPratico says word of mouth bringsthem many of their cases.

“We don't do family law — likedivorce or custody disputes — or crimi-nal cases,” he says, ‘but we have a shortlist of other attorneys whose work iswell known to us, to whom we referpeople with those types of needs. Like-wise, our relationships in the communi-ty have built to such a point that whensomeone needs help in the kind of pro-cedures we do, it’s not unusual for anew client to walk in and say they weresent by someone we know.”

With paralegals, assistants and theMeridian Title Company under the

firm’s umbrella, there is a total of 25employees at JAB&P, all of whom areinvolved in different community events;the partners also sponsor many charita-ble occasions each year.

For example, one or more of themis involved in the Cinderella Ball, anonprofit organization for education;Big Brothers and Big Sisters of TampaBay; Ducks Unlimited, a wetlandspreservation group; and Dade CityMain Street, an organization dedicatedto the historic preservation of the city.So, the firm supports a wide range ofinterests and causes.

The attorneys and their wives alsoare active with their children’s schools,which helps them make still morefriends in the area.

By Sheryl Young

Have you ever walked into a lawoffice and felt very much at home? Itmay seem like an unbelievable concept,but at Johnson, Auvil, Brock and Prati-co (JAB&P), walking through the dooris like sinking into a plush, overstuffedchair. Anyone in need of legal assistancewould immediately be put at ease —not only by the friendliness of theentire staff, but also by the comfortablesetting of the old-fashioned, stand-alone building in Dade City.

The law group of JAB&P offers awide avariety of legal services in thisheadquarters, on Meridian Ave. near7th St., not far from S.R. 52 — andonly 20 minutes or less from most ofWesley Chapel.

Consisting of four partners andthree associate attorneys, the law firmhandles every situation in civil law andcommercial litigation, with each of thelawyers specializing in different areas.This includes foreclosures and avoidingforeclosure, personal injury, estate plan-ning and probate, real estate, employ-ment and discrimination, constructionand land use and banking, business,and corporate law.

Leonard Johnson, who brings 30years of legal experience to the table,started the firm in this same building in

1992 with his original partner, the lateJerry Schrader. Schrader was the broth-er of current Pasco County commis-sioner Ted Schrader.

“Jerry and I were both lawyers in1991, when we realized we shared simi-lar ideas on how to accomplish ourjobs,” Johnson says. “We wanted tomerge our practices and took the thirdfloor of the building. The next year, weinvited Jonathan Auvil to join us. Wehad attended law school together.”

Auvil is the third generation in hisfamily to do legal work in Dade City.Today, Johnson and Auvil partner withP. Hutchison “Hutch” Brock, II — aformer mayor of Dade City (2004-08)— and Steve Pratico. Pratico, a footballplayer in college (at both Rutgers andBucknell), stays connected to the sportby being a Board and Selection Com-mittee member for the annual OutbackBowl (in Tampa). The four partners arejoined by associates Sheada Madani,Cady H. Walden and Carolyn A. Con-rad Meadows.

What Sets JAB&P AparWhat Sets JAB&P Apart?t?“It is our strength in having some-

one to handle or specialize in each ofthese areas of law,” Pratico explains.“For example, my own specialty is com-mercial litigation — like foreclosurelawsuits and contract disputes.”


Johnson, Auvil, Brock & Pratico—A Team Of Dedicated Legal Eagles

The partners at Johnson, Auvil, Brock & Pratico (JAB&P) in nearby Dade City include(l. to r.) Steve Pratico, Leonard Johnson & Hutch Brock. (Not pictured: Jonathan Auvil)


“What sets us apart from other lawfirms is our commitment to the com-munity,” says Brock. “I guess youcould say we've grown our business‘organically’ — literally 90 to 95 per-cent of our new cases are people whoknow the people we’ve helped before.”

He says this philosophy comesfrom his training. “I was taught thatthe other side will always be able to seewhether you know your client well.And, we are thankful to our repeatclients who have helped us build ourreputation and our resources.”

JAB&P extends their work notonly to neighborhoods close to DadeCity, like Wesley Chapel and NewTampa, but throughout and beyondthe five counties surrounding theTampa Bay area. The firm representsclients all around the state of Florida,from Miami to Pensacola.

“Our commercial clients haveinterests all over the state,” Praticoexplains. “But, most of our work for

individuals comes more locally.”Since foreclosure is still very much

a concern today, Pratico says he doeshis best to help people in those toughsituations. “I will help them if theywant to avoid foreclosure, like workingon mortgage modifications,” he says.“But, I can also help if they feel thebest thing is to leave the house withoutthe debt following them.”

Brock specializes in personal injurylaw along with Walden (who came onboard two years ago). “I am proud tosay Hutch is my mentor in all thingslawyering,” Walden says. “Everyone inthe firm is really close, and we like tocelebrate each other’s achievements,especially when we win a case for client.There’s no rivalries here.”

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You may remember Charles Tuoz-zo’s name because he previously ownedCharles Jewelers (which is still in busi-ness in Tampa Palms) and Sophia’sBoutique, which was named for one ofhis two daughters.

Well, while Sophia’s was a uniqueclothing-and-more store for our area,Charles always wanted to get back intothe jewelry biz and has now re-openedSophia’s, in the Publix-anchored NewTampa Center plaza, as SSoopphhiiaa’’ss JJeeww--eellrryy && DDeessiiggnn..

Sophia’s is where you’ll find“expensive taste at affordable prices,”with some amazing values in gold, sil-ver, precious gems and many originaldesigns. You can even see a great selec-tion of Lafonn Everlasting Desire dia-mond engagement rings and beautifulwedding bands starting at just $100.

And, when you mention the ad inthis issue, you’ll receive 20-percent-offANY item in Sophia’s. Go check it outand please tell Charles we sent you!

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Benco Dental Helps ‘GiveBenco Dental Helps ‘GiveKids AKids A Smile’Smile’

Benco Dental Company andlong-time New Tampa resident FranGriesser have helped make the “GiveKids a Smile” event, sponsored by theHillsborough County Dental Societyand Suncoast Community HealthcareCenters (whose corporate offices are inRuskin), a little brighter.

“Give Kids a Smile” was held atthe Ruskin location of Suncoast onFebruary 3. More than 60 kids weretreated that day, with services coveringeverything from x-rays, exams, hygieneprocedures, and operative work. Severallocal dentists donated their time to pro-vide the treatments, valued at $64,000!

Benco Dental’s local reps —

Griesser, Joe Dixon and Florida Man-ager Durrand Ashford, donated morethan $1,000 in dental supplies for theevent. And, Dr. Natalie Carr of CarrPediatric Dentistry was one of theparticipating dentists who donated themost time. Great job!

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Spa Moritz — ASpa Moritz — A Last-Last-Minute Gift Life-Saver!Minute Gift Life-Saver!

What do you do when you sud-denly realize you’ve forgotten to get agift for someone special’s birthday...or,let’s say...for Valentine’s Day?

If you’re like me, you’ll call thebeautiful, elegant Spa Moritz, locatedon Commerce Park Blvd. in TampaPalms, across from Freedom High.

Until about 1 p.m. on Valentine’sDay, I didn’t think I had plans, butthen, when I suddenly did, I calledDyan and Dennis Piller and asked if Icould still schedule a couple’s massage.

And, it just so happened that thespa had just extended its hours onTuesdays until 8 p.m., so there was anopening at 7. We enjoyed a compli-mentary chocolate-strawberry martini,the best relaxation massage I’ve everhad and took a tour of the truly Euro-pean-style salon and MedSpa beforeheading off to Jalapeno MexicanGrille in the Oak Ramble Plaza onBBD south of Tampa Palms for a deli-cious dinner. Thanks!

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Business BriefsWesley ChapelIn this issue’s Business Briefs, we

have information about some of thenew commercial construction in ourarea, a newly revamped store, a localcompany’s participation in a great eventand my most recent visit to one of myfavorite local spas.

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You may have noticed the recentvertical construction on S.R. 54, nextto the existing GGooooddyyeeaarr TTiirree && AAuuttoorepair shop. Although he wasn’t theBroker on that property (he does, how-ever, have the listing on an adjacentparcel; see below), Dickinson says thebuilding under construction is a newAAddvvaanncceedd AAuuttoo PPaarrttss store. He addsthat Advanced is actually being built onthe center of three parcels with frontageon S.R. 54, all of which are between1.3-1.6 acres. He says the furthest westof those three parcels will be home to anew TTiirree CChhooiiccee.. The 2.5-acre parcel

Dickinson is handling, however, has nofrontage on BBD and is located directlybehind the Advanced Auto Parts store.He says that the lot he is working withhas entitlements for up to 20,000 sq. ft.and also is zoned for auto service,although he adds that it, “is suitable forother commercial uses, too.”

Just east of I-75, Dickinson says anew RRaacceettrraacckk gas station will be con-structed just south of the BBuurrggeerr KKiinnggat the corner of S.R. 54 and C.R. 581(aka Bruce B. Downs Blvd., or BBD).Long-time residents of the area willremember that there was a Racetrackthat was torn down between the GGoolldd--MMaaxx (formerly USA Gold Buyers) andthe WWeennddyy’’ss on S.R. 54, between BBDand I-75. He also notes that the exist-ing DDiissccoouunntt AAuuttoo PPaarrttss just east ofBBD on 54 will move to the plazabeing constructed next to the futureWWaallmmaarrtt store being built south of S.R.54 and east of BBD, at the new Wire-grass Ranch Blvd.

Less than a mile south of the Hills-borough/Pasco County line on BBD,Dickinson says a new AAuuttoo ZZoonnee &CChhrriissttiiaann BBrrootthheerrss AAuuttoo RReeppaaiirr willbe constructed in the Trout Creek area,just south of the new Burger King.

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New Tampa resident and Benco DentalCompany rep Fran Griesser (far right)

at the “Give Kids a Smile” event.


GasTek Pool & Gas Services Can Keep Your Pool Warm In Winter By Matt Wiley

During what we Floridians liketo call our version of “winter,” it’shard to take the plunge into a coldpool, no matter how sunny it may beoutside. Luckily for New Tampa resi-dents, GasTek Pool & Gas Services ishere to transform chilly pools intooversized hot tubs.

Newly opened in January 2011by New Tampa resident Paul Schaller,GasTek Pool & Gas specializes exclu-sively in propane and natural gas poolheater repairs, sales and installations.

Schaller saw a need to be filled inthe New Tampa area when he movedhere 11 years ago.

“When I moved here, thereweren’t that many gas companies inthe area,” Schaller says. “Since mov-ing here, there has been an increasein gas pool heaters. There are morethan I initially thought.”

Noticing the increase in gasheaters and the lack of service andinstallation companies, Schaller decid-ed to make a move.

“I was out of work and lookingfor something to do,” Schaller says.“I had previous construction experi-

ence and a relative doing the samekind of work. I saw a possible niche.”

Schaller’s first step was to obtaina gas installation license from theFlorida Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services (FDACS).This required him to attend a one-day class and take a three-hour examin order to be licensed to service,install, repair and sell liquefied petro-leum gas equipment, appliances andpiping.

This license is one of the thingsthat sets GasTek apart from other gasheater and pool companies in thearea.

“A lot of other gas heater andpool companies will come and hookup a new heater through the pool’sPVC plumbing pipes,” Schaller says.“Then, they’ll contract out all of theother work. But, here at GasTek, I’mlicensed to do it all.”

He says that many pool compa-nies tend to take advantage of cus-tomers once they are on site,attempting to sell them products orservices they may not need.

“If they don't need it, they don’tget it,” Schaller says of his clients. “Idon’t try to oversell anything to my

customers.”The most common problem

Schaller says that he sees in gas poolheaters is a lack of service. He notesthat heaters do get old and rot out, aproblem that he is more than happyto help solve.

Schaller says that the averageprice for a gas pool heater runsbetween $2,000 and $3,000 for a

total replacement, including installa-tion and removal of the old unit,which, as GasTek’s lone employee, hedoes himself. He says that on aver-age, he can have a gas heater replacedand installed in less than two hours.

According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy, gas pool heaters runon gas or propane and are great forheating pools quickly. Gas heaters

Paul Schaller of GasTek Pool & Gas Services can install and repair a gaspool heating system in your home, too.


work by circulating pool waterthrough a filter and then a heater,where the gas is burned. The heatedwater is then transferred back into thepool, and the cycle continues.

Schaller says that from what hehas seen in the area, about 75-per-cent of pool owners use gas poolheaters, while about 25-percent useelectric heaters or heat pumps. Hesays that some people use both — aheat pump for their pool and a gasheater for their spa.

He says that gas heaters are espe-cially good for use in spas becausethey can heat the water at an averageof a degree or two per minute,whereas a heat pump could take upto a day or two.

In addition to installing and serv-icing gas pool heaters, GasTek alsofeatures pool-cleaning services toensure that pools stay clear, as well aswarm. Schaller offers monthly clean-ing packages ranging from $45-$80.

GasTek normally services theNew Tampa and Wesley Chapel areas,but Schaller says that stretching hisboundaries is no problem. He saysthat he will happily service all ofHillsborough County as far south asSun City Center, and all of PascoCounty as far north as thePasco/Hernando County line.

As far as the future is concerned,Schaller says he plans to keep on serv-icing his current regular customerswhile continuing to advertise and try-ing to expand his business.

“I’m just going to keep on doingwhat I’m doing,” he says. “I plan onpicking up more parts for differentbrands so that I can keep my cus-tomers happy and serve them in atimely fashion without having to waitfor parts I have to order.”

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no longer anissue for her.

“The firstcouple of weekswere a littletough for me,”she admits. “But,I have never hadthis much energywhile on a ‘diet’and my cravingsfor carbs are defi-nitely gone.”

Marlen saysit’s important forclients to followthe Metabolic Balance® programexactly the first 2-4 weeks, so theirbodies can adapt to the dietarychanges and their “engines” can beginburning away their excess fat.

“There’s no doubt that the pro-gram works,” adds Connie, a clientwho has lost 23 lbs. on Metabolic Bal-ance®. “I knew when I started, butonce the weight loss started kicking in,it was easy. I can honestly say I’venever been hungry on this program!”

And, Marlen notes, once the pro-gram is working, clients can startadding back their favorite carbs andother more fattening foods, althoughshe says the best way to do so is to

have one or two “cheat days” a week,where you eat basically whatever youlike but go back on the program tothe letter on your non-cheat days.

“But, even on the days you cheat,it’s important to have a bite of proteinbefore you have a bite of carbs. Forexample, if you put smoked salmon ona bagel, have a bite of the salmon first,to get your engine started breakingdown the protein.” She adds that it’simportant that you have only one pro-tein and one carbohydrate food at eachmeal. “For example, you shouldn’thave smoked salmon and cream cheeseon your bagel,” she says. “Even onyour cheat days, you need to learn the


Swiss Spirit Massage Adds Metabolic Balance® Nutrition Services

Already well-known in the area for avariety of licensed massage therapies

(including hot stone massages, above)Swiss Spirit Massage owner Marlen

Caduff (left) has now added a uniqueweight loss program to her list of services.

By Gary Nager

One of our favorite local licensedmassage therapy centers — Swiss SpiritMassage in the Cory Lake Isles Profes-sional Center on Cross Creek Blvd. inNew Tampa — has recently expandedits unique mix of available services.

Owner Marlen Caduff, LMT(Licensed Massage Therapist), whowas a registered nurse in her nativeSwitzerland, says she has long beeninterested in nurtitional counselingand it’s not hard to believe that theslim (but strong) Swiss Spirit ownerknows what she’s talking about whenit comes to eating right.

Even so, Marlen isn’t a registereddietitian, so she decided to do someresearch to find a way to combine thefeel-good effects of licensed massagewith teaching her clients how to have ahealthier diet and live a healthier life.

What she found was an outstand-ing book by a German doctor namedWolf Funfack, M.D., entitled MetabolicBalance®, Your Personalized NutritionRoadmap. In the book, Dr. Funfack,an internal medicine physician whospecializes in nutrition-related medi-cine, debunks many myths regardingdiets with a unique, holistic approachthat already is changing the lives of

many of Marlen’s massage therapyclients. I have met or spoken withthree of those clients and althoughnone of them has lost more than 25pounds to date (they all just happenedto not be extremely overweight whenthey started the program), all three saythey will never go back to the waythey ate before.

“A lot of my massage clients werecomplaining about aches and painsand health issues, many of which wereobviously related to their diets andlifestyles,” Marlen says in her sweetSwiss accent. “Metabolic Balance® isdefinitely a different way to approachmaking a lifestyle change you can livewith for the rest of your life.”

Unlike many of today’s weight-loss programs, which tell you to eatfive or six times (or more) each day,Metabolic Balance® tells you to eatjust three meals — with no snacks —every day, with at least 4-5 hoursbetween meals. It is definitely a low-carb diet, so carb “addicts” may beskeptical about their ability to stay onthe program long-term. But, a SwissSpirit client named Elaine, who is anative Italian New Yorker who says shepreviously craved pasta and bread, haslost 15 lbs. on the Metabolic Balance®program and says her carb cravings are

right way to com-bine the foods thatyou eat. The pro-gram teaches youthe right ways andwe provide thecounseling andsupport you needto make it workfor you.”

Her enthusi-asm and sincerityare part of whathas made Marlen asuccessful massagetherapist. Herclients know she

cares about them and they know sheknows what she’s talking about.

“I have been a massage client ofMarlen’s since she first opened,” saysElaine. “I know she wouldn’t offer aweight loss program she hasn’t investi-gated and tried herself, so I felt verycomfortable giving this a chance. And,best of all, it works!”

Massage SerMassage ServicesvicesOf course, Swiss Spirit Massage is

still first and foremost a licensed mas-sage therapy studio and Marlen andher small team of professional LMTs— which includes Melissa Strautmanand Dhonnie Labang (more on thembelow) — can provide everything from

traditional Swiss/European massage tospecialties such as traditional Thai mas-sage, hot stone therapies and evenlymphatic drainage massage. EachLMT at Swiss Spirit brings his or herown specialized training to the studio.

For example, Labang, who hasnearly five years of professional mas-sage experience, also is studying tobecome a physical therapy assistant.He specializes in pre- and post-sportsmassages, combining traditionalSwedish techniques with deep tissueand lymphatic drainage therapies.

Strautman, the newest member ofthe Swiss Spirit team, has more than adozen years of experience as an LMTand believes that all clients shouldreceive consistent quality within theircustom designed massage treatments.She specializes in Swedish Relaxationand Therapeutic Massage, Medical/Sports Massage, 4-Handed Massage,Amma (Korean/TCM) Therapy™,Metamorphic Hot Stone Therapy, Pre-Natal Massage, Restorative Spa Treat-ments, Lypossage™ and Lomi Lomi.

Meanwhile, Marlen has a deepcommitment to continuing educationto meet her clients’ therapeutic/relax-ation needs. She recently journeyed toThailand to add new modalities to hermassage repertoire and became certi-fied in Traditional Thai Massage (levels


Swiss Spirit Mas-sage client Conniehas lost 23 lbs. onthe Metabolic Bal-ance® program.

1-3) as well as certified in Chi NeiTsang (abdominal massage).

Marlen has worked diligently tocreate a young and vibrant massagetherapy office. Swiss Spirit Massagefeatures a caring, professional staff andembraces and uses the best of tradi-tional Swiss/European massage andbodywork methods, as well as themost recently incorporated modalities .

And, best of all, Swiss Spirit Mas-sage offers a variety of packages to helpkeep your costs down, although mas-sages with Marlen herself do cost a lit-tle more. But, take it from someonewho has enjoyed more than one mas-sage with her — she’s worth it!

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Pasco Principal Of The Year’sSchool Gets ‘A’ Grade

Wesley Chapel High (WCH) iscelebrating 2012 with the first-ever “A”grade from the Florida Department ofEducation (FDoE) in its history. And,at the reins at WCH is principal CarinNettles, named Pasco County Principalof the Year for 2011. WCH has come along way under Nettles’ leadership —rising from a “D” grade to a phenome-nal “A” grade in just two years, whichis not an easy task, as the bar gets raisedevery year.

Schools are graded by the FDoEon a number of criteria split into to twoparts. First, the FCAT test results of thesophomore class are graded. Then, thenumber of Advanced Placement andDual Enrollment students are com-bined with both the at-risk graduationrate and actual graduation rate. Thetwo parts are then combined to get aschool’s overall grade. Wesley Chapelscored 1,087 points to earn its first-ever“A” this year.

“We’re very excited, and veryproud,” says Nettles. The students atWesley Chapel High also are veryproud of their accomplishments, espe-cially the juniors and seniors who haveworked the last two years to bring theirschool to the top. “This proves thathard work pays off,” says Nettles.

Schools that get an “A” or “B”grade from the state are rewarded forthe accomplishments of their staff andstudents. Getting an “A” earned WesleyChapel $70 per student, totaling$89,000 for the school’s nearly 1,300students. Nettles knows that having theextra funds is one thing; deciding howto use them is another. The facultymust vote on how the money is spent,and it must be spent by the end of theyear. This year, the faculty at WesleyChapel High has chosen to divide upthe funds in faculty bonuses.

Nettles was officially namedPasco’s Principal of the Year for 2011

by the Pasco Education Foundation(PEF) on January 28; the award isvoted on by peers and colleagues. Sheadmits that she could not have won theaward by herself, giving credit to theentire staff for making WCH the “A”school it is today. — John McGurl

Pasco Students To Get AWeek Off For Thanksgiving

Public school students in not onlyWesley Chapel but all of Pasco Countywill now get a full week off from schoolto help clear out the fridge to makeroom for those 2012 Thanksgiving left-overs. The Pasco County School Boardon February 21 finalized and approvedthe 2012-13 academic calendar, includ-ing the county’s week-long (November19-23) Thanksgiving holiday.

The new academic calendar givesstudents and Pasco School employeesoff the Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 19-20) before Thanksgiving, days that areusually spent in the classroom. Howev-er, Pasco County School Board chairJoanne Hurley says that studentsshouldn’t get used to the idea.

“It’s a one-time-only deal,” saysHurley. “The week off is only possibledue to the way Veteran’s Day falls.”

Hurley says that there are actuallytwo “caveats” that allowed the week-long holiday, the first being that Veter-an’s Day (November 11) usually fallson a weekday, but since it falls on aSunday this year, a week off for Thanks-giving break is acceptable.

“This year provided a uniqueopportunity,” says School Board vicechair Cynthia Armstrong. “Since therewas no need to have a day off on Veter-an’s Day, we thought it would beacceptable to instead have two extradays off for Thanksgiving.”

The second caveat, Hurley says,was the subject of the possibility of hur-ricane make-up days. The Monday andTuesday before Thanksgiving will betreated as hurricane make-up days,

meaning that if no hurricanes preventstudents from attending school, theyhave those days off. These hurricanemake-up days usually appear on the cal-endar in the spring semester.

Students will still have first semes-ter exams before Christmas break, Hur-ley says, and that the approved calendarstill complies with the Florida Depart-ment of Education (FDoE)’s require-ments for days and hours of instruction.

According to FDoE, under thenormal academic calendar, students inkindergarten through 12th grade arescheduled for 180 days of school. Thehours of instruction for each gradelevel, however, have different require-ments. Students in grades K-3 arerequired to attend not less than 720instructional hours and students ingrades 4-12 are required to attend noless than 900 hours.

Pasco County’s superintendent ofSchools Heather Fiorentino had pro-posed a different calendar, but the

School Board overruled it unanimously.Hurley says that Fiorentino’s calendarproposal required students to attendclass on the Monday and Tuesday ofThanksgiving week because shethought that it would be “betterinstructionally.”

Armstrong says, however, that theweek off will benefit not only the stu-dents, but also will help support andreward Pasco teachers who have beenasked to take on extra duties in recentyears but, due to budget cuts, haven’tbeen given pay raises.

“They've been asked to do morewith less,” Armstrong says. “This wassomething we could give them thatwouldn’t impact student instruction orfiscal responsibilities.”

“We wanted to do something toimprove staff morale and give themsomething that we thought they wouldwant,” says Hurley. “We wanted to letthem know that we (understand) that ithas been hard lately.” — Matt Wiley


Education UpdatesWESLEY CHAPEL

Wesley Chapel High principal Carin Nettles (2nd from left) credits herentire faculty and staff, including assistant principals (l. to r., with Wesleythe Wildcat) Marcy Maxwell, Timothy Light, Dee Dee Castro and ShelleyCarrino) for Nettles’ being named Pasco’s Principal of the Year for 2011.

By John McGurl

WWesley Chapel Highesley Chapel HighBasketball RecapBasketball Recap

With a regular season record of13-1 in Class 5A, District 8, the WesleyChapel High (WCH) Wildcats sat atthe top of their district entering theDistrict tournament. But, the seasonended a little earlier than expected forfor coach Doug Greseth’s ‘Cats, whofinished the 2011-12 campaign with anoverall record of 24-5, after losing toHudson High (68-61) in the Districtchampionship game and to NatureCoast Tech, 68-53, in the first round ofthe Region 5A-2 tournament.

Junior forward Erik Thomas ledthe Wildcats in scoring this year, aver-aging 19.1 points per game. Thomasalso led the ‘Cats in rebounds andsteals, averaging a district? county? best14.1 rebounds, to go with 3.0 stealsper game. Senior forward Sasha Mentoralso had a solid season, averaging 9.2,6.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

Meanwhile, the WCH Lady Wild-cats’ disappointing 2011-12 seasoncame to a close when the Lady 'Catslost their opening round game in theDistrict 5A-8 tourney, 49-32, against

Ridgewood High. Coach ShawnBrown’s team finished the season witha 4-19 overall record, including 4-8 inDistrict 5A-8.

Junior point guard TiffanyEchevarria was the top scorer for theLady ‘Cats, with an average of 14.5points per game.

WWiriregrass Ranch Highegrass Ranch HighBasketball RecapBasketball Recap

The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls boysbasketball team ended the 2011-12campaign with a 17-11 overall record.Coach Jeremy Calzone’s Bulls went 6-2in District 7A-9 during the regular sea-son, but their season ended after theBulls followed up a loss in the District7A-9 tournament finals (to Chamber-lain High, 80-65) with a loss in theRegion 7A-3 quarterfinals (to St.Petersburg High, 77-50).

Leading his team in scoring,rebounds, and steals this season wasjunior forward Rico Kearney. Kearneyaveraged an astounding 25.1 points pergame, along with 14.2 rebounds and3.3 steals per game. Kearney’s scoringand rebounding averages were amongthe best not only in the District andcounty, but the state as well, eventhough he stands only 6’-2” tall. His

rebounding total (398) and averagewere both ranked in the top three in allof Florida.

Junior guard Chris Parra was anoutstanding complement to Kearney,averaging a solid 17.2 points per game,3.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.6 assistsper game.

On the girls’ side of the ball, theWRH Lady Bulls racked up an impres-sive overall record of 20-8, and a dis-trict record of 5-3, landing them thenumber two spot in their league. But,coach John Gant’s squad ended theseason in the second game at the Dis-trict 7A-9 tournament, when they werebeaten by Freedom High in TampaPalms, 54-46. That disappointing lossfollowed a 68-18 thrashing of AncloteHigh in the opening round of the Dis-trict tourney.

McCafMcCaffrfrey Is Aney Is AnAll-Star BullAll-Star Bull

WRH’s Kelley McCaffrey hasbeen selected to play in the FloridaAthletics Coaches Association All-Stargame in Daytona Beach on FFrriiddaayy,,MMaarrcchh 1166.. The senior guard averagedan outstanding 19.2 points, 8.9rebounds, and 4.4 steals per game.Gant says he is very pleased with Mac-

Caffrey’s accomplishments. “It is a well-deserved honor,” says

Gant, “Kelly has worked really hardthrough her four-year career here.”

Another one of the Lady Bulls’top scorers and players was impressivefreshman forward Amanda Melosky,who chipped in with an average of10.7 points, 7.1 boards and 3.8 stealsper game.


Wesley Chapel & Wiregrass Ranch End Basketball Seasons

Wiregrass Ranch High senior guardKelly McCaffrey (#20) has been select-

ed to play in the Florida AthleticsCoaches Association All-Star game.


My Return To Saddlebrook Resort & (Now) MedSpa! By Gary Nager

Considering that I and my familylived in the beautiful community sur-rounding Saddlebrook Resort & SpaTampa when we first moved to Florida(from outside of New York City) in1993, anytime I get to come back toSaddlebrook, it’s like “old homeweek” for yours truly.

Saddlebrook, to me, is still thismagnificent jewel that somehow, noteveryone who lives in New Tampa oreven Wesley Chapel — where the resortsits shrouded in greenery off S.R. 54just east of Bruce B. Downs (BBD)Blvd. — even knows that there is aworld-class golf and tennis resort withfive-star dining and a truly European-style spa in their backyards that is avail-able and open to them, 365 days a year,even if they never actually stay there.

But, in my humble opinion, every-one sshhoouulldd know it and heck yes, youshould stay over for a night or an amaz-ing weekend...with kids or without. Ifyou’re looking for family fun, Saddle-brook has you covered. But, if you’relooking for a romantic night or week-end getaway for just the two of you,the only way to improve Saddlebrookwould be to relocate it directly on theGulf of Mexico. Owner TomDempsey’s place exudes class, which isone reason why it has won awards as ameeting and convention destination.

Although you can see a list of all ofthe resort’s amenities on its website(Saddlebrook.com), here’s a few high-

lights for your stay at Saddlebrook: twoArnold Palmer-designed championshipgolf courses, 45 tennis courts featuringall four Grand Slam surfaces (andworld-class instruction is available inboth sports), a wonderful S’Kids Club,large fitness center, the amazing Super-pool and the two features that keep mecoming back for more — Dempsey’sSteak House and the amazing Spa atSaddlebrook. Let’s talk about the spafirst, because there’s some big newsthere from spa director Wendy Rose.

WWelcome, Drelcome, Dr. Chamberlin!. Chamberlin!Rose is proud to announce that

Dr. Erin Chamberlin, M.D., has joinedthe staff at the Spa at Saddlebrook,which means that in addition to the lat-est and greatest massage therapies, hairstyles and skin and facial treatments,you can now also treat yourself toeverything from laser hair removal tofull photo facelifts (see photos, right)and even varicose vein removal — all ofwhich are at very reasonable prices forthe type of service you receive.

And, believe me, if you sit down(as I did) with Dr. Chamberlin — abeautiful, 30-something-year-old physi-cian with porcelain skin whose specialtyas an anesthesiologist is taking care ofpremature babies who often weightthree pounds or less — you’re going toend up at least wanting to try some ofSaddlebrook’s new MedSpa services.

“I’ve been told I’m a little OCD,”

admits Dr. Chamberlin. “But, whetherI’m caring for your one-pound infantor holding a laser light to your face,you just might want me to be a little bitobsessive about all of the details.

“Caring for preemies is very stress-ful,” she adds. “But, providing laserservices at Saddlebrook is both fun and

(Top) Not every room at Saddlebrook Resort & Spa has a golf course view, but therooms are all beautiful and comfortable. Dr. Erin Chamberlin (above) provides Lux-IR Fractional Photo Facelifts (see Magazine header above) and other MedSpa services.

See “Saddlebrook” on page 34.

very rewarding for me. I love helpingpeople look and feel better.”

All I can say is that the Spa at Sad-dlebrook is an awesome, even if youjust want to enjoy a nice couples mas-sage or try a new hair style. But, Dr.Chamberlin is offering great deals tokick off her doctor-provided services.

Her March special is a complimen-tary 25-minute Diamond Tome Micro-dermabrasion with the purchase of a50-minute facial. She also is offeringintroductory 50-percent-off prices onher laser treatments. CCaallll tthhee SSppaa aatt990077--44441199 ffoorr ddeettaaiillss..

Bring On The Food!Bring On The Food!No visit to Saddlebrook is com-

plete without enjoying at least onegourmet meal at Dempsey’s SteakHouse, one of my top three favoriterestaurants in the Tampa Bay area.

Although not inexpensive, youcan’t beat the ambiance, the trulyunique salad bar, overstuffed (withcrab) crab cakes or the perfectly aged,prime beef. I’m usually a New Yorkstrip guy, but I can’t seem to pass upDempsey’s bone-in Cowboy ribeye orthe sides for two (or four), includingthe steakhouse hash brown potatoesand huge asparagus order. And, boththe too-big apple crisp and spot-onchocolate soufflé desserts should beenjoyed with a Dempsey’s Coffee.

Stay at Saddlebrook on a Saturdayand you’ll also get to enjoy a free winetasting and “Dive In” movies by theSuperpool. In other words, book yourstay today and tell them we sent you!

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“Saddlebrook”Continued from page 33

A free wine tasting on Saturdays is just part of thefun for adults at Saddlebrook.

Our editor says you still can’t beat the bone-in prime Cowboy rib-eye steak or the apple crisp desert at Dempsey’s Steak House.

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Neighborhood Nibbles — Our Area’s Best St. Patrick’s Day Parties & More!By Gary Nager

When I lived in New York City inthe 1980s & ‘90s, you literally had togo to a Mexican restaurant on St.Patrick’s Day because (unless youarrived before noon) you simply could-n’t even get inside any of the city’s Irishbars that day when you wanted to wearyour green that day.

But, while Tampa has plenty ofpacked festivals and events — fromGasparilla to Guavaween, it seems thatthere are very few big St. Patrick’s Dayparties in the Tampa Bay area and, untilrecently, almost none here in our area.

This year, however, there are atleast three great places to go in our areaif you want to wear your “Kiss Me, I’mIrish” T-shirts and stay close to home.We hope you’ll visit these outstandingSt. Patty’s Day events to be held onSSaattuurrddaayy,, MMaarrcchh 1177 — and pleaseenjoy them responsibly!

This Nibbles feature also includessome non-St. Patty’s Day ideas for you.

Mulligans Irish PubMulligans Irish PubThe longest-running St. Patrick’s

Day bash in our area is probably theparty now being held for the fifth yearat MMuulllliiggaannss IIrriisshh PPuubb inside the Peb-ble Creek Golf Club (PCGC), which islocated across BBD from New Tampa’sWalMart Supercenter, about a milesouth of the Pasco County line.

Mulligans, which will be open 11a.m.-1 a.m. and will have two livebands playing 4 p.m. until close, alsowill feature green beer, great drink spe-cials and an Irish buffet featuringcorned beef & cabbage, Shepherd’s pieand bangers & mash at what its man-agement also calls “New Tampa’s BestSt. Patty’s Party.”

Promising that the event will befamily friendly and featuring, for thefirst time, Mulligans’ beautiful new out-door veranda and recently revampedballroom, you can rest assured that lads,lassies and even the “wee bairns” willenjoy St. Patty’s at Mulligans! And,

with the ad in this issue, you’ll get $2off the cover charge per person!

Mulligans Irish Pub is located at10550 Regents Park Dr. N.. Formore information, visit PebbleCreek-Club.com or call 973-3870, x225.

PP.J. Dolan’s Irish Pub.J. Dolan’s Irish PubIf you’ve lived in our area for any

period of time, you probably rememberboth Remington’s Steakhouse andCody’s Roadhouse as places that previ-ously occupied the anchor tenant loca-tion in the Palms Connection Plaza onE. Bearss Ave., just west of Bruce B.Downs (BBD) Blvd.

Well, that location is now PP..JJ..DDoollaann’’ss IIrriisshh PPuubb && GGrriillllee,, which ishosting what its management calls“The Biggest & Best St. Patrick’s DayCelebration in New Tampa.”

The event, which begins when thedoors open at 9 a.m., in true St.Patrick’s Day fashion, will be heldinside the restaurant and out on its cov-ered patio, and will continue until the“wee” hours of the morning (3 a.m.).There will be four bands playing, greatfood and drink specials and fun doorprizes given away all day.

P.J. Dolan’s already has many ofyour Irish and English food favorites onits unique menu — including cornedbeef & cabbage, Shepherd’s pie and fish& chips — but will also offer greenbeer, bangers & mash and even Guin-ness brats (bratwursts) for this mostIrish of days. And, best of all, you canget free admission (the regular price is$10 per person) to the party if youmention the Wesley Chapel Neighbor-hood News when you check in!

P.J. Dolan’s Irish Pub & Grilleis located at 2836 E. Bearss Ave. Formore info, call 374-2338 or visitPJDolans.com.

Ciccio’s LodgeCiccio’s LodgeUnfortunately, we still didn’t yet

have the details about the St. Patrick’sDay party at CCiicccciioo’’ss LLooddggee in theCity Plaza at Tampa Palms shoppingcenter, although we do know it will fea-

ture live music, great food and drinkspecials and fun for everyone.

Ciccio’s Lodge is located at16023 Tampa Palms Blvd. W. Formore information, call 975-1222 orvisit CicciosLodge.com.

And, please don’t forget todrink responsibly on St. Patty’s Dayand every day! If you know you’regoing out to party that day, we hopeyou’ll call our friends at Tampa BayLimousine (474-1111) or WC Cab& Car Service (598-2430) and pleasetell them we sent you!

Skinny’s TSkinny’s To Host Ao Host A SpecialSpecialEvent MarEvent March 24!ch 24!

Of course, there will be life afterSt. Patrick’s Day in Wesley Chapel andone event, in particular, should be verylively, indeed, on SSaattuurrddaayy,, MMaarrcchh 2244,,at SSkkiinnnnyy’’ss SSppoorrttss BBaarr in the Pine-brook at The Grove plaza on S.R. 54.,just west of I-75.

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Sushi Café Opens On BBD!Sushi Café Opens On BBD!Although both Wesley Chapel and

New Tampa already have any numberof places for great sushi, there is a deli-

cious newcomer located just a couple ofmiles south of the Pasco County lineyou should definitely check out – thenew SSuusshhii CCaafféé,, which is located onBBD, next to Panera Bread, in TheWalk at Highwoods Preserve plaza.

Sushi Café features awesome sushiand great New York-style Japanese cui-sine in an intimate, elegant setting. Wecan already recommend several sushirolls (the Monster, eel-and-octopus andsoft shell crab rolls are among ourfavorites to date), as well as the hibachi-style fresh fish (izumidi) with equallyfresh veggies and Japanese fried rice.

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Rock “n” Body Pole Studio — A New Spin On Fitness & EmpowermentBy Heidi Fallis Stone

Until recently, pole dancing hadalways been perceived as a private,hush-hush form of personal, seductive,physical expression generally takingplace behind closed doors and per-formed mainly for an audience of revel-ing onlookers in smoky clubs. Well,truth be told, one form of pole dancingis helping to change that antiquatedone-sided perception of this unique artform all across the country. There isone incredibly special place that thewomen of New Tampa and WesleyChapel should seriously consider visit-ing not only for fun, but for fitness aswell, all the while putting aside thoseold and biased notions.

At Rock “n” Body Pole Studio onW. Kennedy Blvd, between N. HubertAve. and N. Manhattan Ave., there's adefinitive air of confidence, empower-ment, inner and outer beauty and lotsof fun going on every day. The studio,owned and operated by April Soldano,is tastefully decorated in colors ofsoothing pink, with walls trimmed inblack, flowing curtains dividing theentrance and a long wall of floor-to-ceiling mirrors, perfectly dimmed light-ing and, of course, all adorned with 10well-situated personal poles used in one

of the hottest personal wellness move-ments for women today.

Soldano says, “Many women comehere to find that sense of themselves inthe presence of other encouraging, sup-portive women and friends. It’s like asafe-house for feeling positive about ‘us’again, with the bonus of hidden fitnessand getting back to being sexy.”

There are classes for women at alllevels available for the taking, and spe-cial occasions, birthdays, and bache-lorette parties can be celebrated at thestudio as well.

A few years ago, after viewing apole dancing segment on “The OprahWinfrey Show,” April, a former realestate professional, decided to look intoopening up a dance studio when thelocal economy began to dip.

“I was immediately excited aboutthe concept of pole dancing, and whenI looked into it, there wasn’t a group orplace to be found in the Tampa vicini-ty.” April recalls. She researched exten-sively, and located a company that pro-moted home parties for pole dancing,and eventually became the operator ofthat franchise for Tampa Bay.

“I began showing other womenhow to pole dance at home parties andthe most amazing thing happened,” shesays. “I just had the best time — it lit-

erally became the highlight of my week— to get together with a group ofwomen and connect through the powerof pole dancing. There’s definitely anovel level of empowerment whengathering with like-minded people hav-ing a blast, while learning somethingnew and fun.”

Over time, with hard work, savingsand supportive family encouragement,the home parties evolved into a full-time business, and Rock “n” Body PoleStudio opened in August of 2009.

April has always been active inphysical training, whether it was profes-sional cheerleading and dancing for theTampa Bay Storm Arena Football team,or weight training, aerobics and spin-ning. April says her passion for fitnessand wellness is as much a part of herlife as are her two young children.

In addition to her experience as aprofessional team dancer, April com-bines her obvious passion for her artand her clientele with outstanding pro-fessional training. She is trained andprofessionally certified through the Aer-obics and Fitness Association of Ameri-ca (AFAA), and the American Academyof Exercise (ACE), as a personal fitnesstrainer and pole-dancing instructor.Additionally, all of the instructors atRock “n” Body are certified fitness

training professionals, so clients can beassured that they will be taught safely,as well as skillfully.

Most of the classes at Rock “n”Body are comprised of approximately6-7 women and teach technique andsafety, as well as form and movement. Acompulsory 30-minute “Intro to Pole”

Owner April Soldano (left) andinstructor Kimberly James invite youto check out the Rock “n” Body Pole

Studio on W. Kennedy Blvd.


class provides women with the neces-sary foundation and skills to become a”Rock N Body Pole Diva,” while teach-ing basic signature moves to get startedfeeling both comfortable and sexy withthe pole, both of which, April says, areimportant aspects to learn. Additionalclasses incorporate learning level-basedmovement, strength and cardio condi-tioning, as well as the slinky, sexymoves, spins, climbs and inverts associ-ated with pole dancing.

And, April promises pole dancingis a great way to work out. It’s a trueaerobic exercise, and can help you buildlung capacity and stamina. It also isgreat for strengthening muscles andincreasing flexibility and, of course, itcan be sensual, athletic, or both.Thanks to segments on “Oprah,” andother national TV shows, pole dancinghas finally gained a better reputation asa legitimate workout routine that canbe practiced by anyone, regardless ofshape or size.

“There is no age limit either,”April says. “Pole dancing is about feel-ing sexy in your own skin. You can feelgood about yourself at any age! All ofour classes have a mix of women fromtheir early 20s to their late 50s.”

April loves the fact that pole danc-ing enables women to free themselvesof their bonds. As her website states,pole dancing does the following: Ithelps woman gain self-confidence by

the sheer ability to learn how to movedifferently. It also helps to build a lean-er, sexier body. And then, there is theadded factor of just having fun tryingsomething new.

How do her clients feel about theirpole experience? Says one, “I had sucha great time; I’m going to tell all of myfriends. I can’t wait to do this again.”

For another, it was more than justfun. “I have seen changes in my bodyafter just a few weeks and with nochange in diet. I can’t wait to start theeating plan to make the results evenmore noticeable.”

The eating plan the happy clientwas referring to is Rock “n” Body PoleStudio’s 5-week nutrition program,

called “Nutri-tionally Fit N’Sexy,” that iscombined withthe strength-building, calorie-burning and confidence-building polefitness beginners’ techniques that canpropel them into the world of sustain-able healthy and happy living.

Broadening the scope of health,wellness, fitness and fun at Rock “n”Body is the addition of “Aerial yoga,” acombination class of traditional yogawith the physical training of an aerialist.

So, if you’re looking for a fantasticplace to have a blast, whether personal-ly, or in a group, call up Rock “n”

Body Pole Studios and book anappointment today!

Rock “n” Body Pole Studio islocated at 4333 W Kennedy Blvd,Tampa. For more information aboutclass schedules and hours, and howto book events such as birthday,bachelorette, girls’-night-out partiesand more, please call the studio at280-2931 or visit PoleDancingTam-pa.com. You also can find “Rock NBody Pole Parties” on Facebook.

Pole dancing is a fun & sensual form of aerobic exercise!


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