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It's hot. Everyone's either on vacation, coming back from vacation, or melting in their driveway.
Summer in Hillsborough County is its own thing. The air hits you like a wet towel the second you walk outside. Half the neighborhood is at the pool. The other half is pretending to work from home while their kids destroy the living room.
We get it. We're in it too.
But the community doesn't stop. Local businesses are still open. Local families still need things. And east of Tampa is still the best place in the Tampa Bay area to live, work, and raise a family — even when it's 94 degrees at 8am.
Speaking of east of Tampa — something big is coming.
East of Tampa started as one newsletter. It's grown to 5,000+ subscribers and over 1 million monthly impressions across social. And we're just getting started. Soon we're launching dedicated zone editions — hyper-local coverage built specifically for FishHawk, Brandon, Riverview, Plant City, and SouthShore. Same trusted voice. Tighter geography. More relevant to your street, your neighborhood, your kids' schools.
If you've been reading since the beginning, you're an insider. You'll hear about it first.
More details coming soon. Stay tuned and stay cool.
YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR BUSINESSES.
We're in a drought right now — no rain, no relief, just relentless heat baking everything in sight. Which means your roof has been sitting under a Tampa sun for weeks with zero washoff. Hurricane season started June 1. The storms will come. The question is whether your roof is ready when they do.
Roof Rejuvenate SH can extend its life 5 to 15 years without a full replacement — three treatments, 5-year warranty each time. If your roof qualifies, this is the cheapest call you make before the first real storm of the season. 813-652-2777 | roofrejuvenatesh.com
When water does eventually find its way in — and in Florida it always does — H2O Detections Emergency Restoration is the family-owned crew you want on site before a small problem turns into a five-figure gut job. Fast response is the whole game with water damage. 941-545-7612 | h2odetections.com
And if fixing anything around the house this summer turns into a bigger project than you planned, skip the big box store and skip the purchase. Gaines Construction Rentals is local, small business, real people. Rent what you need and return it when you're done. 813-322-2668 | gainesrentals.com
The kids have been home for three weeks now. You love them. You do. But someone ate the last of the good snacks before 9am and the living room looks like a yard sale that gave up.
Here's the move: Action Karate at River Hills Plaza is running a deal through July 15 only. Two full weeks of classes plus a free uniform for $29 — normally $108. Ages 3 and up, no contracts, no risk. Mr. K has 54 five-star reviews from Valrico families. He doesn't just teach kicks. He builds the kind of quiet confidence you start noticing in your kid a few weeks in. 813-535-4191 | actionkarate.net
Fair warning: once karate starts, your kid is going to want to practice everywhere. The garage is about to become a dojo whether you planned it or not. Get ahead of it. Call Alberto at Trinity Junk Removal — great guy, great family, great work — and clear the whole thing out before the first class. You'll thank yourself later. 813-426-9257 | trinityjunkremovalinc.net
Three weeks of summer in the books. The kids are fed, the garage project is in motion, and you haven't lost your mind yet. Tuesday night is yours.
BLVD Supper Club is not what the name suggests. Pizza, burgers, great cocktails — the kind of place that works for a casual date night just as well as a friends night out. No reservation, no occasion, no dress code required. Just go. 813-657-5700 | blvdsupperclub.com
And if you're a veteran or a dad, or a mom who actually puts in the work, FitDadBod Apparel is a local brand built for people like you. Worth ten minutes of your Tuesday night browsing. fitparentbod-apparel.com
Nobody plans to need a tow truck, a lawyer, or a tough conversation about mom's living situation. And then one Tuesday it's all three.
If you're stuck on the side of 301 at 7pm, Riverview Towing is family owned and operated — a real person who cares about their reputation shows up, not a contractor three counties over. 813-405-5973 | riverviewfltowing.com
Attorney Kou Jacobo at K&D Law handles immigration and personal injury for families east of Tampa. Not a billboard. Not a call center. An actual attorney who picks up the phone and knows your name. 786-496-2918 | kanddlaw.com
And if you're in the middle of the senior living conversation for a parent right now — you know how heavy it gets. VHIN Cares works with east Tampa families through exactly that process and makes one of the hardest decisions a little less impossible. 813-678-2363 | vhincares.com
Gregory Dunn at Tampa Bay Pro Services does exceptional lawn and property work and actually shows up when he says he will. In summer, in a drought, with grass that hasn't decided whether it's dying or just resting — you want someone reliable. 813-770-8721
If the summer has you rethinking your space — too big, too small, wrong neighborhood, ready to upgrade — Danielle Plumstead at Team Plumstead Real Estate lives right here in FishHawk and knows every street east of Tampa. She'll tell you straight what your home is worth and what the market is actually doing right now. Not what Zillow says. What it's actually doing. 719-237-2398 | teamplumstead.com
Got an event east of Tampa? Put it in front of 5,000+ inboxes. Free.
Our event game has been light lately and that's on us. There's too much happening in this community for it to fall through the cracks. If you're hosting something — a market, a fundraiser, a class, a community night, a grand opening, anything — submit it. It goes out to 5,000+ subscribers across Brandon, Riverview, Apollo Beach, and FishHawk at no cost to you.
Submit your event here: eastoftampa.com/events
Thanks for reading. See you Friday.
-John
The East of Tampa Guy
P.S. Zone editions are coming. More local. More specific. More east of Tampa than ever. You'll hear about it here first.
