Wiregrass Ranch Commercial Development Update: Chase Coming, Publix Moving

The Dowd Companies, which is developing two retail centers in Wiregrass Ranch (including one indicated by a star in the map above), posted this map of planned development to their website.
The Dowd Companies, which is developing two retail centers in Wiregrass Ranch (including one indicated by a star in the map above), posted this map of planned developments to their website.

It’s been nearly a year since the new Walmart opened along S.R. 54 in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in Wesley Chapel, and it’s no secret that more development would follow.

Since Walmart opened last August, Chili’s opened its doors out front in February, a new Advanced Auto Parts store has sprouted, along with a new Bank of America branch that’s scheduled to open sometime in July. However, the latest news about that section of Wiregrass Ranch is much bigger.Continue reading

BOCC Submits ‘Letter Of Interest’ For S.R. 56 Extension Lanes

Above is a conceptual rendering of what the four-lane S.R. 56 extension to U.S. 301 could look like. Photo: Kisinger Campo & Assoc.
Above is a conceptual rendering of what the four-lane S.R. 56
extension to U.S. 301 could look like. Photo: Kisinger Campo & Assoc.

By Matt Wiley

It’s said that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and the old adage has proven true for the extension of S.R. 56, from where it currently dead-ends at Meadow Pointe Blvd. in Wesley Chapel to its future connection all the way to U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills. Continue reading

Thousands Attend ‘Smooth & Dry’ Second Wesley Chapel Jazz Festival!

jazz crowd
Some photos in this article are courtesy of OurTownFla.com.

By Gary Nager

Organizer Tim  Hancock (at far right in photo, right) of Jazz Tyme Productions, LLC, says he was “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of public support at the second Wesley Chapel (WC) Jazz Festival — which was held on May 23 at the Wesley Chapel District Park on Boyette Rd.Continue reading