D’alessio’s Now Open!

By Gary Nager

One of the two new restaurants we told you about last issue that were set to join the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza (located directly across BBD from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel) has opened, as the new D’alessio’s Ristorante (2653 BBD Blvd.) opened two days after we went to press.

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New McDonald’s Opens On BBD In Wesley Chapel

McD's Chamber Ribbong Cutting
McD’s Chamber Ribbong Cutting

By Gary Nager

Congratulations to the Frost family — father Jack (not a misprint) and sons Chris and John, for the opening of their fourth McDonald’s franchise in our immediate distribution areas.

The Frosts, who already have McDonald’s locations in Tampa Palms, in the New Tampa Center on BBD and on S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel, opened at 1733 Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., next to PNC Bank, in front of Nutrition S’Mart (just south of S.R. 56), with a WCCC ribbon cutting on Oct. 31 (photo above).

At least 50 WCCC members were on hand at the sparkling new, upscale “Mickey D’s,” which doesn’t have a children’s play area but does have large menu boards warning you that those McNuggets you love are more than 1,000 calories.

The new open-24-hours restaurant also hosted its own even bigger Grand Opening celebration on Saturday, November 23, beginning at 11 a.m., with a visit from Ronald McDonald himself, face painting, a prize wheel, some great giveaways and a balloon artist.

 

Wesley Chapel Chamber Celebrates 15 Years & More

Lab 3 Marking Chamber Ribbon Cutting
Lab 3 Marking Chamber Ribbon Cutting

By Gary Nager

It’s hard for me to fathom that the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, and even harder to believe the number of ribbon cutting events and Chamber mixers I’ve been to just in the last 30 days alone — too many, in fact, to post a pic of most of them in this space — and yet, I only attended about 2/3 of the 15 available Chamber events since our last issue went to press.

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Advanced Hand & Plastic Surgery Center Cuts Ribbon

AHAPSC ribbon cutting
Advanced Hand and Plastic Surgery Center Ribbon Cutting

By Gary Nager,

Most people don’t realize how important their hands are to daily living until something bad happens to those extremities. Trauma from motor vehicle accidents, fractures and other incidents can have debilitating effects.

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