Pebble Creek Golf Club is on its final legs, according to owner Bill Place. The plan to have the Pebble Creek Golf Club (PCGC) designated as a “brownfield” site has failed, saving the property value of many of the homes that surround the golf course. Bill Place, whose Ace Golf Inc. owns the PCGC and has been trying to sell it for years now, said he will still go ahead … [Read more...]
Baycare Breaks Ground On Second WC Hospital
The new BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel (rendering above) should be completed by 2023, which means Wesley Chapel will have two hospitals within two miles of each other on BBD Blvd. Wesley Chapel may be known for its growth and burgeoning housing and restaurant markets, but by 2023, it also will be home to two major hospitals. On Dec. 2, BayCare held a cere-monial … [Read more...]
Library Gets $1 Million For Design
A rendering of the new library planned near Seven Oaks Elementary. The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) has okayed $1 million for the design of Wesley Chapel’s second library. The consent item sailed through with barely a discussion at the BCC meeting on Dec. 8. The roughly 20,000-sq.-ft. library is expected to be built in front of Seven Oaks … [Read more...]
FDOT Making Tweaks To Help Ease Logjam at I-75/56
The work around the junction of S.R. 56 and I-75 is beginning to show some progress, as efforts pick up to finish the Diverging Diamond Interchange by the end of 2021.(Photo: FDOT). If you’ve been by the construction site of the Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) at the junction of I-75 and S.R. 56, you may have noticed a difference from past trips. More machines. More … [Read more...]
Movie Theater, KRATE making progress!
Developer Mark Gold’s vision of a one-of-a-kind hip, trendy and photogenic new outdoor shopping experience off Wesley Chapel Blvd. at I-75 has begun taking shape. There will there be a sneak preview of the newly-revamped but not yet open movie theater on Dec. 31 at The Grove’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Extravaganza. The event will feature a 4-course meal with complimentary … [Read more...]