Vol. 13, Issue 3, March 2022
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The Premier “Shop Local” Community Magazine Directly Mailed To 20,000 Homes In Odessa, Lutz & Land O’ Lakes Areas This Independent Community News, Business & Dining Guide Is Directly Mailed Once Each Month To:
Ashley Lakes, Ballantrae, Belle Meade, Calusa Trace, Canterbury, Cheval, Citrus Greens, Concord Station, Devonwood, Dolce Vita on Lake Keystone, Echo Lake, Farmington Village, Fern Glenn, Grey Hawk at Lake Polo, Heritage Harbor, Ivy Lake Estates, Keystone Groves, Keystone Manors, Keystone Reserve, Keystone Shores, Lake Charles, Lake Church, Lake Parker Estates, Lakeside Grove Estates, Northlake Village, Northbridge at Lake Pretty, Northton Groves, Oakstead, Orange Blossom Creek, Reflections, Steeple Chase, Starkey Ranch, Stillwater, Stonegate, Suncoast Crossings, Suncoast Meadows, Swan Cove, Van Dyke Estates, Van Dyke Farms, Villa Rosa, Wyndham Lakes
Optometric Physician Dr. Christopher Tumolo Combines Old-Fashioned Service with Modern Technology By Deborah Bostock-Kelley At Beyond 2020 Vision Specialists, Dr. Christopher Tumolo combines state-ofthe-art optometry treatment with the type of old-fashioned customer service that your great-grandparents experienced. A native of Hudson, Dr. Tumolo came into his passion for correcting vision naturally. He is surrounded by family and family friends in the field. “I grew up in it. This was
Warren Ring REALTOR – “Your Lucky Real Estate Charm!” By Joy Bergman Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish I could have more luck?” Sometimes in life things don’t go our way, and we wish that we could have a lucky shamrock in hand to make it all better. And when it comes to the important task of selling or buying a home, you know you’ll most definitely be needing some help. Well, as “luck would have it,” real estate agent and local Irishman Warren Ring has just the expertise, passion, and charm that you’ll be needing on this bridge into the unknown. As anyone who has purchased or sold a home before can tell you, things can get tough. But “the proof is in the pudding” working with an agent like Warren, as recent home buyer Matt L. demonstrates. He writes, “I can’t begin to say how much See Warren Ring on page 20
the family business. It was the direction to go. I started right out of high school. I would visit him (his father) at work when I was a teenager, like 14 or 15, and I started in the field at 19. I’ve been working in the field since 1999. I went to Saint Leo and Florida Gulfcoast University for undergrad, and then to the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico for optometry school.” Unlike other retail eye care
See “Beyond 20/20” on page 18
INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Editor........................5 SAT/ACT......................................8 Tech Talk..................................10 Robotics Team.........................14 Jacobson Culinary Arts............16