Pasco EDC Wins Three Marketing Awards At State’s Annual Conference

Pasco EDC, Summer Martin, John HagenBy Matt Wiley

It’s no secret that economic growth is on the rise here in Wesley Chapel, as more and more large companies are making the area their home. This is thanks, at least in part, to the efforts of the Pasco County Economic Development Council (PEDC), which received three awards at the Florida Economic Development Council’s recent annual conference.Continue reading

FHWC Donates $150,000 To Pasco Education Foundation For Scholarships

(L.-r.): Superintendent of Pasco County Schools Kurt Browning, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) CFO Mike Lukens, Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) VP of operations Stacey Capogrosso, FHWC marketing director Tracy Clouser & School Board chair Alison Crumbley, were all on hand for FHWC’s $150,000 donation to PEF on June 17.
(L.-r.): Superintendent of Pasco County Schools Kurt Browning, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) CFO Mike Lukens, Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) VP of operations Stacey Capogrosso, FHWC marketing director Tracy Clouser & School Board chair Alison Crumbley, were all on hand for FHWC’s $150,000 donation to PEF on June 17.

By Matt Wiley

If your child in high school has hopes of going to college for medical training, he or she is in luck, as Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) has donated a generous sum of money to the Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) for scholarships in the medical field, the second large donation Wesley Chapel’s only hospital has made in recent months.Continue reading

Wiregrass Freedom Fest Is Tonight At 5 p.m.

The bicycle decorating contest at the annual Wesley Chapel Freedom Festival at Wiregrass Mall is always star-spangled!
The bicycle decorating contest at the annual Wesley Chapel Freedom Festival at Wiregrass Mall is always star-spangled!

By Gary Nager

Mark your calendars now, because you don’t want to miss all the fun when the Wesley Chapel Rotary Club (which meets Wednesdays at noon at Ciao! Italian Bistro in the Shops at Wiregrass Mall) hosts the third annual Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Freedom Festival & Fireworks Show at the Shops at Wiregrass on Thursday, July 3, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., and celebrate your love for not only our country, but also for the Wesley Chapel community.Continue reading

Team USA V. Belgium: Where Will You Watch?

Team USA fans celebrate a goal during the 2014 World Cup at the Brass Tap in the Shops at Wiregrass Mall. Photo: OurTownFla.com.
Team USA fans celebrate a goal during the 2014 World Cup at the Brass Tap in the Shops at Wiregrass Mall. Photo: OurTownFla.com.

By Gary Nager

Today at 4 p.m., Team USA continues its run at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil against unbeaten and untied Belgium, and  there’s no doubt that the exciting, young American “side” is one of this year’s great stories, as coach Jurgen Klinsmann was able to get his youthful charges to advance out of the so-called “Group of Death” and into the Round of 16, the second World Cup in a row in which the U.S. has advanced at least that far. 

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