I’ve been a member of the Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel — which meets Wednesdays at noon at Ciao! Italian Bistro in the Shops at Wiregrass mall — for about a year now. And, as you can tell from all the publicity this eclectic group of now more than 90 members (and still growing) has gotten in these pages, I’m pretty impressed with all that the club has been able to accomplish.Continue reading
Pasco EDC Wins Three Marketing Awards At State’s Annual Conference
It’s no secret that economic growth is on the rise here in Wesley Chapel, as more and more large companies are making the area their home. This is thanks, at least in part, to the efforts of the Pasco County Economic Development Council (PEDC), which received three awards at the Florida Economic Development Council’s recent annual conference.Continue reading
FHWC Donates $150,000 To Pasco Education Foundation For Scholarships

By Matt Wiley
If your child in high school has hopes of going to college for medical training, he or she is in luck, as Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) has donated a generous sum of money to the Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) for scholarships in the medical field, the second large donation Wesley Chapel’s only hospital has made in recent months.Continue reading
Sea Of Smiles Cuts A Ribbon
Sea of Smiles, the pediatric dental office of Dr. Lisa LaPrestsi, D.M.D. (located at 3737 Maryweather Lane, off BBD in Wesley Chapel), held a Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony on June 3 to welcome the local community to this outstanding new office.Continue reading
Mercedes Benz Of Wesley Chapel Breaks Ground
Wesley Chapel already is something of a new car dealership headquarters and that reputation can only be enhanced by the recently announced plan to open Mercedes Benz of Wesley Chapel on S.R. 56 (nearly adjacent to I-75, west of Goodwill).Continue reading


