Pinchers Crab Shack Coming To Wiregrass Mall

maryland-crabBy Gary Nager

With nine extremely popular locations already open in Florida, but none further north than Cape Coral (and most in the Naples/Ft. Myers area), the Shops at Wiregrass mall in Wesley Chapel has announced (with some small signs) that the first Tampa Bay-area Pinchers Crab Shack will open in the mall, although we have not yet heard about an expected opening date for the fresh seafood eatery specializing in fresh Maryland-style blue (above) and the delicacy of Florida stone crabs (when they’re in season, which is Oct.-May).

Pinchers also features everything from grouper, mahi-mahi, scallops and shrimp to BBQ ribs, fried clams and oysters and more.

We’ll keep you posted as to when Pinchers is expected to open.

Thanks For 20 Years New Tampa & Wesley Chapel!

ribboncuttingwebBy Gary Nager

“It’s the best-attended ribbon cutting I’ve been to,” said one Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber Board member who attended our ribbon cutting event at our new office (in the Brookside Professional Park on S.R. 54) and the party to celebrate my 20 years as the owner and editor of the New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News on March 6.Continue reading

Peppe’s Back At Biagio’s Pizza & Pasta On Cross Creek Blvd.!

Marwa, Mo, Peppe and Tyler invite you to enjoy Biagio’s excellent pizza and more seven days a week.
Marwa, Mo, Peppe and Tyler invite you to enjoy Biagio’s excellent pizza and more seven days a week.

Despite the abundance of delicious New York-style pizza in Wesley Chapel, I still recommend taking a short drive down Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. to Cross Creek Blvd. to try Biagio’s II Pizza & Pasta, located in the only part of the Cory Lake Isles Professional Center that actually faces Cross Creek Blvd.Continue reading

More Than 200 Attend Local Man’s ‘Shark Tank’ Watch Party!

Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel member Ben Alexander’s appearance on “Shark Tank” included an impressive balloon drop to promote his company, Balloon Distractions
Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel member Ben Alexander’s appearance on “Shark Tank” included an impressive balloon drop to promote his company, Balloon Distractions.

By Gary Nager

Although none of the five multi-millionaire/billionaire “sharks” ended up investing in his company during his Jan. 17 appearance on the hit ABC-TV show “Shark Tank,” local entrepreneur Ben Alexander says he is more excited than ever about his balloon entertainment company, Balloon Distractions.Continue reading