Stonemill Artisan Bakery & Desserts Coming To Wesley Chapel Village Market

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By Gary Nager

Wesley Chapel soon will be home to Stonemill Artisan Bakery & Desserts.

The shop is in the process of opening in the Wesley Chapel Village Market shopping plaza, located at Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. and S.R. 54, where you can expect to find gelato, ice cream, frozen yogurt, French pastries, artisan breads, great coffee and more.

Stay tuned to NTNeighborhoodNew.com for updates as they become available.

Glory Days Ahead For New Tampa Selmon's Location

Glory Days Grill, which has 20 locations in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, will open its first Florida location in the space previously occupied by Lee Roy Selmon's on Dona Michelle Dr. in New Tampa.
Glory Days Grill, which has 20 locations in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, will open its first Florida location in the space previously occupied by Lee Roy Selmon’s on Dona Michelle Dr. in New Tampa.

By Matt Wiley

For more than a year, it has been sitting vacant on Dona Michelle Dr., but it looks as if new life is destined for the former Lee Roy Selmon’s location in New Tampa, according to a press release from the Selmon’s franchise owners.Continue reading

Wesley Chapel’s Vivian Fleming-Alvarez Appears On Big Screen In ‘12 Years A Slave’

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez(right) with “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Kenneth Williams on the set of the feature film “12 Years A Slave”
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez(right) with “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Kenneth Williams on the set of the feature film “12 Years A Slave”

By Matt Wiley

Already abuzz with raves from film critics and rumored to be a major contender for the upcoming film awards season, Fox Searchlight Pictures’ British- American historical drama “12 Years A Slave” has some ties right here in the New Tampa/Wesley Chapel area.Continue reading

Peabody’s Welcomes Back The Deacon Blues Nov. 22!

By Gary Nager,

After packing the house at Peabody’s Palms Lounge (15333 Amberly Dr., Tampa Palms) on Sept. 28 for a Leukemia Society fund raiser in honor of Busch Gardens dance captain Marlana Lacivita, the Deacon Blues Band (TheDeaconBlues. com) will return to Peabody’s on Friday, November 22, 8 p.m., with a canned food drive concert to benefit Metropolitan Ministries (MetroMin.org).

The cover charge is $5 per person, and every paid admission who also brings a canned or non-perishable food item will receive a free drink card. All food donations will benefit Metropolitan Ministries. The Deacon Blues always rocks the house, so we hope you’ll be there, too!

Also appearing at Peabody’s, the week before the Deacon Blues, on Friday, November 15, is Synergy in a Cup, Tampa’s hottest new soul, funk and blues band.

For more info, call Peabody’s at 972-1725 or visit Peabodysbilliards.com.

 

D’Alessio’s & OTB CafĂ© To Open Across From FHWC

By Gary Nager,

Two new restaurants are poised to fill the voids in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza, which is located directly across BBD from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) and already is home to Dickey’s BBQ, The Hungry Greek & the Latin Twist CafĂ©.

Moving into the space vacated by Baja Fresh is D’Alessio’s Restaurante, which will be a casual fine dining Italian restaurant and gourmet pizzeria. Owner Dom D’Alessio says his brother owns Francesco’s Pizzeria in Dade City, which has been very successful, “but this will be a little more upscale, with fine wines, beer and a unique Italian menu.”

Dom says D’Alessio’s should open sometime this month.

In addition, according to a flier posted on the window, Only The Best (O.T.B.) Delights CafĂ© will be moving into the space vacated by The Brewhouse coffee shop and Buddy’s Hot Dogs“We will be up early to provide you, our guest, a savory breakfast to start your day,” the flier reads. “We are working hard to open soon and can’t wait to see you!”

The flier says that the restaurant will focus on using local ingredients that don’t include unnatural nitrates, antibiotics or hormones and try to use as little processed food as possible.