K-Bar Rezoning Could Lead to New Tampa, Wesley Chapel Road Connections

Barricades and brush block the connection of Mansfield Blvd. in Wesley Chapel with Kinnan St. in New Tampa.
Barricades and brush block the connection of Mansfield Blvd. in Wesley Chapel with Kinnan St. in New Tampa.

By Matt Wiley

A 20-foot canyon of brush and dirt and some barricades are the only things stopping traffic from flowing from Kinnan St. in the K-Bar Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) of New Tampa into Wesley Chapel along Mansfield Blvd. in Meadow Pointe, but after what seems like an eternity to long-time residents on both sides of the crevasse, attitudes are finally changing between the involved parties about connecting the two roads.Continue reading

Bay Chapel Church Food Pantry Teams Up With Christian Bros. Auto!

Pastor Wes Morris and Christian Brothers Automotive owner Marty LaBarbera in front of the Bay Chapel Food Pantry, located at the New Tampa Christian Brothers location.
Pastor Wes Morris and Christian Brothers Automotive owner Marty LaBarbera in front of the Bay Chapel Food Pantry, located at the New Tampa Christian Brothers location.

By Matt Wiley

The โ€œSeason of Givingโ€ has been good to Bay Chapel, a New Tampa church group of about 150 members that meets on Sundays at the Turner-Bartels K-8 Center (located on Imperial Oak Blvd. in Live Oak Preserve).Continue reading