Tampa Premium Outlets To Break Ground, Costco Coming?

Representatives from Costco Wholesale are scheduled to meet with Pasco County staff about a site next to the future Tampa Premium Outlets mall, which breaks ground on Dec. 12.
Representatives from Costco Wholesale are scheduled to meet with Pasco County staff about a site next to the future Tampa Premium Outlets mall, which breaks ground on Dec. 12.

By Matt Wiley

The developer of the planned Tampa Premium Outlets mall on S.R. 56 (just west of I-75), has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for early tomorrow morning.Continue reading

Remembering My Friends Roger Ernst & Nair Caetano

Roger Ernst (left) and Nair Caetano
Roger Ernst (left) and Nair Caetano

By Gary Nager

Long-time New Tampa resident and New Tampa (morning) Rotary Club member Roger Ernst and I have been friends for as long as I’ve been associated with Rotary, which is at least a dozen years or more. Roger and his ever-present witticisms and unique outlook on life were always welcome and he always told me how much he loved this publication.Continue reading

Wiregrass Baseball Complex Deal In Jeopardy

James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. However, the group missed its final deadline on Dec. 5.
James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. However, the group missed its final deadline on Dec. 5.

By Matt Wiley

The Wiregrass Baseball Facility project in Wesley Chapel could be killed at the next Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, as the development group hoping to construct the complex has missed its final extension to prove that it had the necessary financing to move forward.Continue reading

Whole Foods Carrollwood — Much More Than Just A Healthy Grocery Store!

whole foods 1By Amy Gutierrez

You’ve probably heard your friends, neighbors and co-workers talk about Whole Foods Market in Carrollwood. Patrons of the 36,000-sq.-ft. store that opened on the corner of N. Dale Mabry Hwy. and Northdale Blvd. in November of 2012 are ecstatic that the area only a few miles west of New Tampa offers health-conscious consumers not only a store where the highest quality nutrition is available, but also a store that places a high value on both our environment and on organic food.

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