By Matt Wiley
The Wesley Chapel area is a hotbed for growth these days, and few know it better than the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC)’s executive director Hope Allen, who recently was selected to be a participant in a regional program to help business leaders learn about economic growth around Tampa Bay, including here in the New Tampa area. Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
As work continues on the Legacy at Highwoods Preserve assisted living facility along Highwoods Preserve Pkwy. in New Tampa, a big red sign decorates the land to its north at the intersection with New Tampa Blvd. in West MeadowsContinue reading
By Matt Wiley
After years of construction, a grand structure greets the eyes of drivers passing by along Cross Creek Blvd. in New Tampa. By the time you’re reading this, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church should be holding worship services in its massive new sanctuary.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Determining which transportation projects take priority over others is a complicated process debated by several local planning groups. Recently, the latest five-year transportation plan for all of Hillsborough County was approved and several ongoing and future New Tampa road projects sit on top of the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)’s 2015-19 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) priority list. One such project should even be completed as you’re reading this issue.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
For more than two years, the former New Tampa Sweetbay supermarket (located off Bruce B. Downs [BBD] Blvd. next to Home Depot), has been sitting vacant. Yet, most days, it’s not uncommon to see the parking lot full of vehicles. However, these are not the cars and SUVs of suburban grocery shoppers, but semi tractor trailers, utilizing the open parking lot as a place to take a break from the road.Continue reading