Estancia At Wiregrass Cuts A Ribbon

A Feb. 11 ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the Estancia at Wiregrass community, located off Chancey Rd. in Wiregrass Ranch.
A Feb. 11 ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the Estancia at Wiregrass community, located off Chancey Rd. in Wiregrass Ranch.

After years of hearing about the thousands of residential units that will be coming to the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in Wesley Chapel, Estancia at Wiregrass by Standard Pacific Homes has officially opened, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 11.Continue reading

Fire Trucks, Motorcycles Escort 9/11 Museum To Fairgrounds

Despite the rainy weather, more than 30 motorcycles, along with Hillsborough Sheriff deputies and Hillsborough Fire Rescue trucks, escorted the Stephen Siller Tunnels To Towers Never Forget 9/11 mobile museum exhibit to the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.
Despite the rainy weather, more than 30 motorcycles, along with Hillsborough County Sheriff deputies and Hillsborough Fire Rescue trucks, escorted the Stephen Siller Tunnels To Towers Never Forget 9/11 mobile museum exhibit to the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Feb. 9.

If you were on I-75 this afternoon in New Tampa or Wesley Chapel, there’s a good chance you saw Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue trucks and more than 30 motorcycles escorting a semi truck southbound. However, that was no ordinary tractor trailer.Continue reading

Bank Of America To Open Wiregrass Branch This Summer

A Bank of America representative says that the new Wiregrass Ranch branch should be open by late summer.
A Bank of America representative says that the new Wiregrass Ranch branch should be open by late summer.

Bank of America customers living in Wesley Chapel along S.R. 54 (west of Morris Bridge Rd.), could have another option when it comes to where they manage their money this summer, as the national banking giant is set to build a new location on the northern edge of the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI).Continue reading

FDOT Hosting Public Meeting For Express Lane Project TONIGHT

By Matt Wiley

If you could, would you pay a little extra to avoid snarled interstate traffic on the way to work? The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hopes so, as it has announced a concept that could add express toll lanes to several of the Tampa Bay area’s most congested interstates. One of those express lanes could begin and end right here in New Tampa and a meeting is being held tonight to gather public comments.Continue reading