Women’s Care Florida Introduces Weight-Loss & Wellness Center

­­By Matt Wiley

Kristen Segall, M.D., & Gem Ashby, M.D., invite you to try Women’s Care Florida’s new Weight-Loss & Wellness Center in the Cypress Ridge Professional Center off S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel.
Kristen Segall, M.D., & Gem Ashby, M.D., invite you to try Women’s Care Florida’s new Weight-Loss & Wellness Center in the Cypress Ridge Professional Center off S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel.

As the holiday season fast approaches, with its high-calorie, multiple-course meals, why not shed some pounds to make room for an extra turkey leg or slice of pumpkin pie, come November? And, why not get your slimming tips from medical doctors with experience at Women’s Care Florida?

Since March of this year, the Women’s Care Florida obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) office of M.D.s Richard Dillon, Brian McNulty, Vicar Qureshi, Kristen Segall, Gem Ashby and Tiffany Patrick has been offering new services as part of their new Weight Loss & Wellness Center at the Wesley Chapel location of Women’s Care in the Cypress Ridge Professional Center, located just off Cypress Ridge Dr. and S.R. 56. And, the practice plans to expand the new program to its two other offices in Carrollwood (on W. Bearss Ave.) and North Tampa (on E. Fletcher Ave. at BBD).Continue reading

Here & There, This & That!

By Gary Nager,

If you went to Bonefish Grill in the Shoppes of New Tampa at Wesley Chapel plaza on BBD earlier this month, you may have found the popular eatery closed for renovations. Although it is now reopened, the renovations were primarily to the kitchen, so don’t expect a whole new look if you visit Bonefish — but feel free to tell them we sent you!

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for official announcements about the opening of the new Ciccio’s California Cuisine in the old World of Beer space in the Shoppes at The Pointe plaza in Tampa Palms and the new Vallarta’s Restaurante Mexicano in the most recent Ciccio’s space in City Plaza at Tampa Palms, but we’ve been told that both are still “coming soon.”

Vallarta’s may be open as early as next month, and there also is talk of Ciccio’s opening on December 3.

We’ve also heard a rumor that Lee Roy Selmon’s is once again planning to re-open in its original New Tampa location, but we’ll keep you posted.

D’Alessio’s & OTB Café To Open Across From FHWC

By Gary Nager and Matt Wiley,

Two new restaurants are poised to fill the voids in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza, which is located directly across BBD from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) and already is home to Dickey’s BBQ, The Hungry Greek & the Latin Twist Café.

Moving into the space vacated by Baja Fresh is D’Alessio’s Restaurante, which will be a casual fine dining Italian restaurant and gourmet pizzeria. Owner Dom D’Alessio says his brother owns Francesco’s Pizzeria in Dade City, which has been very successful, “but this will be a little more upscale, with fine wines, beer and a unique Italian menu.”

Dom says D’Alessio’s should open sometime in November.

In addition, according to a flier posted on the window, Only The Best (O.T.B.) Delights Café will be moving into the space vacated by The Brewhouse coffee shop and Buddy’s Hot Dogs“We will be up early to provide you, our guest, a savory breakfast to start your day,” the flier reads. “We are working hard to open soon and can’t wait to see you!”

The flier says that the restaurant will focus on using local ingredients that don’t include unnatural nitrates, antibiotics or hormones and try to use as little processed food as possible.

Local Martial Artist, 13, Raising Money To Return To World Games

By Benjamin Carter

Ethan Dillon, now 13, with his medals from the 2012 World Martial Arts Games.
Ethan Dillon, now 13, with his medals from the 2012 World Martial Arts Games.

A shy four-year-old sits on his mother’s lap refusing to join the other kids because the martial arts class is simply too intimidating for the young boy. But, after some encouragement from his instructor, he is suddenly participating with the others. Within five minutes, he’s hooked.

Today, Land O’Lakes resident Ethan Dillon, 13, studies a plethora of martial arts fighting styles. He has achieved high ranks in several different disciplines, including two second-degree black belts in karate and mixed martial arts, as well as a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga, the official self-defense training of the Israeli Defense Forces.

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