Freedom Fest Lights Up The Night At Wiregrass Mall

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Photos by Gary Nager and Tony Masella of OurTownFla.com.

By Gary Nager

If you weren’t one of the thousands of people on hand when the Rotary Cub of Wesley Chapel (noon, which meets Wednesdays for lunch at Ciao! Italian Bistro in the Shops at Wiregrass mall) hosted its third annual Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) Freedom Festival on July 3 at the mall, you missed perhaps the single largest single-day event in the history of not only the Wiregrass mall, but perhaps also in the history of the New Tampa and Wesley Chapel areas.Continue reading

Overpass Rd. I-75 Interchange Officially Receives Federal Approval

When traffic warrants it, a flyover ramp could be installed at the future Overpass Rd. interchange on I-75, just north of Wesley Chapel.
When traffic warrants it, a flyover ramp could be installed at the future Overpass Rd. interchange on I-75, just north of Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley

Residents of northern Wesley Chapel could have a much easier time heading north or south on I-75 in coming years, as the proposed interchange at I-75 and Overpass Rd. officially has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).Continue reading