An editorial by Gary Nager
My heartfelt congratulations go out to the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC), which hosted perhaps its most successful Wesley Chapel Fall Festival ever at The Grove shopping center on Oct. 12-13.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley,
Construction is set to begin on the Walmart at the intersection of S.R. 54 and Pointe Pleasant Blvd./Wiregrass Ranch Blvd. in Wesley Chapel.
A Site Development Permit dated September 30 has been posted at the site, which will cover 35 acres on the northern section of the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI), more than 196,000 sq.-ft. of which will be used for the retail store, which will include a Garden Center of more than 21,000-sq.-ft.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley,
As of October 1, North Tampa Behavioral Health (NTBH), the areaâs newest medical facility, officially is open to patients.
The 53,000-sq.-ft., 75-bed facility, which is located on S.R. 56 about a half mile east of Mansfield Blvd. on an outparcel of the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI), serves the mental health needs of the surrounding community, providing care for geriatric, general adult, and dual diagnosis patients who may check into the facility themselves, be checked in by family members or other providers for emotional or psychiatric concerns, or be transported to the facility under the Florida Mental Health Act, more commonly known as the âBakerâ Act, which allows for a person to be involuntarily committed for up to 72 hours if there is evidence that the person is a danger to themselves or to others.
The facility also can receive Florida Substance Abuse &âImpairment (aka, the âMarchmanâ) Act patients. Those who fall into the Marchman Act category are subject to the same treatment as Baker Act patients.
For more info, please visit NorthTampaBehavioralHealth.com
By Matt Wiley
An entertainer who regularly walked on the wings of airplanes, miles over the heads of spectators, has died following an accident during a local air show.
According to the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office, Mark Curto, 62, died after falling off the wing of a World War II-era biplane during a stunt, as part of the inaugural âFestival of Flightâ at the Tampa North Aero Park, located off S.R. 54 in Lutz (just west of Wesley Chapel), on October 19.Continue reading
The inaugural “Festival of Flight” was held this past Saturday and Sunday at the Tampa North Aeropark in Lutz. Click through for the photo gallery and keep your eyes peeled for a recap in our next issue, due out on October 26!