TONIGHT: Public Hearing For New Tampa HART Route 51X Change

HART service planning manager Steve Feigenbaum fields questions from concerned New Tampa Hart riders about the future of the 51X route during a public meeting on June 10 at the New Tampa Regional Library.
HART service planning manager Steve Feigenbaum fields questions from concerned New Tampa Hart riders about the future of the 51X route during a public meeting on June 10 at the New Tampa Regional Library.

By Matt Wiley

New Tampa commuters who utilize our area’s lone Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) bus route — Route 51X — should consider attending tonight’s formal public hearing at 5 p.m. at the New Tampa Regional Library (10001 Cross Creek Blvd.), as the route that connects Pasco County to downtown Tampa is scheduled to change this November.Continue reading

Dr. Reddy To Open New Plaza & Pet Hospital

By Matt Wiley

After years of housing his Seven Oaks Pet Hospital veterinary practice in the Cypress View Square Shopping Plaza on S.R. 56 (the same plaza as Goin’ Postal), Dr. Sree Reddy, DVM, is looking to open a new retail plaza less than half a mile to the west on S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel by the end of this year.Continue reading

1200Âș Chophouse

Dining 1200 chophouseBy Gary Nager

Located almost directly across the street from the Tradewinds Resort and about a mile from the Don CeSar, the 1200Âș Chophouse is one of those great little finds you’ll come back to again and again. I know I have visited at least five or six times since first finding it last summer and I will keep going back.Continue reading

Bon Appetit

Dining Bon AppetitBy Gary Nager

Although Dunedin isn’t among the top beach communities in Pinellas County, its Main St. area is home to one of the most unique walking villages for dining and entertainment in our area.Continue reading

Middle Grounds Grill

Dining Middle GroundsBy Gary Nager

If you’ve spent any time on the beaches between St. Pete and Clearwater, you may have at least seen or heard about MiddleGrounds Grill, which bills itself as “the best steaks and seafood on the Gulf beaches,” and although there are a lot of great steak and seafood places along Gulf Blvd. (including another on these pages below), it’s hard to argue with Middle Grounds’ still-swimming fresh Gulf fish or thick, tender “wet-aged,” certified Angus steaks.Continue reading