EYE ON BUSINESS...................PGS

High 5 Ofers New Combined Pickleball And Tennis Membership

Joining the High 5 Paddle and Racquet Membership gives players full access to both pickleball and tennis activities. Racquet sports are first and foremost a social sport, and membership gives unlimited access to many organized play sessions and other fun events. The play does not stop on the courts and includes invitations to social outings and community driven activities that are led by volunteers and other players in the community.

High 5, Inc. is located at 405 Beverly Blvd. in Brandon. For additional information, visit its website at www.high5inc.org or call 6890908.

Creative Junk Terapy Ofers Art Classes BOGOHO

Creative Junk Therapy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit creative reuse center in Brandon. It was created as a space for all people to enjoy their community through creativity and its mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness and community through reuse. It is ofering buy-one, getone-half-of art classes between February and April for people new to Creative Art Therapy. It ofers a wide selection of classes on varying mediums, including acrylic painting, fiber art, papier-mâché, resin art, creative crochet and cross stitch.

Creative Junk Therapy is located at 772 W. Lumsden Rd. in Brandon. Additional information can be found on its website at www.creativejunktherapy.org or by calling 324-9777.

Greenbrook Medical Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting

Greenbrook Medical has been delivering high-quality, personalized primary care to seniors with Medicare Advantage in Tampa Bay for 30 years and recently celebrated the ribbon-cutting of a new clinic in Sefner. It ofers the highest-touch service you’ll find from your doctor—you’ll always see your board-certified doctor. It ofers same-day appointments, same-day referrals to specialists, low wait times, convenient on-site services and treatments like lab services, EKG, PFT, skin cancer biopsies and treatments, joint injections, vaccines and more.

Greenbrook Medical of Sefner is located at Lakewood Market at 11200 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 107 in Sefner. For more information, visit www.greenbrookmedical.com, follow at www.facebook.com/ Greenbrook-Medical-225419642808550/ or call 443-3399.

Local Escape Rooms Win ‘World’s Best’ Awards

Two local escape rooms won ‘best escape rooms in the world’ titles. Game Over Escape Rooms is located at 10266 Causeway Blvd. in Tampa and was awarded Best Horror Theme. Its escape rooms are themed to the last detail to enhance your experience. It creates a unique movie-like setting with puzzles and electronics. Legends Escape Rooms is located at 952 W. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon and won Best In-Person Escape Room for

Dungeon VII. It has a variety of escape rooms with diferent levels of difculty and genres. Legends was founded as an antidote to the mundane, and its owners wanted players to step out of the rut of being entertained and join the thrill and adventure of being part of the mystery.

Additional information about Game Over can

be found on its website at info@gameovertampa.com or by calling 372-0040. Information for Legends can be found at www. legendsescaperooms. com or by calling 6439411.

Double Eagle Auto Center And Niche Auto Finders Opening Soon

Double Eagle Auto Center (formerly Car Wash on the Greens) and Niche Auto Finders, Inc. is opening soon in Valrico. The oil change services ofered within the old fast lube shop will now focus solely on the highest quality oil brands and premium synthetic; full-service specialty mechanical is also part of the expansion.

The new owners have brought together a carefully selected, pre-owned inventory of distinctive vehicles as well. “Our goal is to ofer an impressive selection of top-quality pre-owned cars and trucks at the most competitive prices in the nation,” said Aaron Bleich, owner of Niche Auto Finders. Sam Shore, also an owner, is a truck connoisseur, but he still loves to jump in a hot rod when he’s not hauling a trailer or building materials. Niche Auto Finders strives to ofer cars for every budget, from a $2,500 starter car to a $100,000 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570 Performante.

The new auto services and sales business, with a remodeled lounge area, is located at 3618 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. in Valrico, just a halfmile south of Bloomingdale and next to Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co. Contact info to ‘talk clean cars’ like BMWs, Jaguars, Lexus, Mercedes, Hondas, Fords and more is 416-7224. Visit www.nicheautofinders.com for more information or stop in and look around.

T&J Painting Celebrates First Anniversary

T&J Painting, owned by locals Tony and Jen Friedrichsen, has just celebrated its first anniversary with a get-together, including snacks and door prizes. T&J Painting pro-

vides superior, all-encompassing customer service to both the residential and commercial painting industry. It prides itself on being family-owned with family values and a high-quality work ethic being the motivation behind all that it does. For your free paint estimate from T&J Painting or for more information, you can reach them by phone at 723-9124 or visit its website at www.tandjpaintingfl.com.

A.C.T. Massage Of Lithia Opens

FishHawk resident Jean Niccum, who is a registered nurse and has over 30 years of (Photo courtesy of Gerardo Luna Photography): A ribbon-cutting to celebrate T&J Painting. experience in the health care field, recently started A.C.T. Massage of Lithia, located at 411 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Ste. 411 in Brandon. It provides relaxing and therapeutic massages to help clients achieve health and well-being using techniques that promote relaxation and healing holistically. “Studies have shown massage therapy to produce positive results when used as an adjunct to help individuals manage common ailments such as high blood pressure, peripheral neuropathy, depression, anxiety and post-cancer treatment, to name a few,” said Niccum. For additional information, visit its website at www.massagebook. com/biz/ACTMassageoflithia, call 356-9703 or email actmassageoflithia@gmail.com. Mobile massage options are also available with prior approval.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTS NAVY SEAL BRIAN BOURGEOIS’ FAMILY FOLLOWING TRAGIC LOSS

By Lily Belcher

Following the tragic death of Navy SEAL and former FishHawk father of five Brian Bourgeois, FishHawk families and Navy Football Brotherhood are raising money to support Bourgeois’ family. Bourgeois was an active member of the FishHawk community, involved with his kids’ sports teams and supported his wife, Megan, in her involvement with Seeds of Hope.

“He touched everyone that he could touch and everyone that came to the memorial service had a story about Brian,” said Brian McMillin, who was a friend of Bourgeois. “He was so close to so many people.”

While his dedication to his family and community was seen through his involvement in FishHawk sports, Bourgeois’ dedication to his country was evident in his work with the Navy in his 20 years of service. Bourgeois applied to the Naval Academy and played for its football team for four years. He then commissioned as an ofcer in the Navy before applying to Navy SEAL school in Virginia. Bourgeois was named Commanding Ofcer of SEAL Team Eight, responsible for leading around 250 SEALs.

“This guy had the busiest job out of [the United States Special Operations

Command] and yet he still made time for his wife and his kids and made time for his community,” said McMillin. McMillin shared that when one of Bourgeois’ neighbors was ill, he visited Brian Bourgeois was dedicated to his family, community the family and and country while serving as a Navy SEAL. helped them with some home repairs, something McMillin said was not surprising coming from Bourgeois, who often helped his neighbors and the FishHawk community. “This guy was just a diferent guy … there’s only a few SEAL teams in the world and he went to Virginia Beach not knowing if they would name him a team commander, and they did. Up there, he commanded almost 250 people [in] the last year that he took command.” Navy Football Brotherhood reached out to McMillin to organize a donation for Bourgeois’ family following his death during a training exercise. Bourgeois had recently attended its alumni game in the fall and maintained a close relationship with his former teammates. “Ultimately,” said McMillin, “all these people, and all these donations, just want to make it to where Megan … is just able to continue what they knew as normal.” To donate to help Bourgeois’ family, visit Navy Football Brotherhood’s Facebook page @NavyFootballBrotherhood.