Symphony In Lights Illuminates December Nights At The Shops At Wiregrass Mall

The nightly “Symphony In Lights” show at the Shops at Wiregrass mall continues to draw crowds of people each night who get to enjoy the holiday-themed light show shining through the snow flurries and the synchronized lighting of the Christmas tree to the music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, as well as “ice” skating.
The nightly “Symphony In Lights” show at the
Shops at Wiregrass mall continues to draw
crowds of people each night.

By Matt Wiley,

Although we may only have gotten a taste of winter with the recent cold front sweeping through the New Tampa and Wesley Chapel area, there is one place that feels like winter every night, even if happens to be 80 degrees out- side: the Shops at Wiregrass mall’s “Symphony In Lights.” Click through for a slideshow of what to expect!Continue reading

'The Hidden Hunger On Long Island'

Hunger-FlyerCOMING SOON: Our editor takes a look at “The Hidden Hunger on Long Island.” Keep an eye out for it here and in a future issue of the New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News.

Tax Collector Fasano To Open Office In Office Building At The Grove

8,400-sq.-ft. building within the northeast section of The Grove shopping plaza in Wesley Chapel, that Fasano plans to lease, renovate and open a full-service office in.
8,400-sq.-ft. building within the northeast section of The Grove shopping plaza in Wesley Chapel, that Fasano plans to lease, renovate and open a full-service office in.

By Matt Wiley

UPDATE: The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners has unanimously approved the funds needed to lease space at the Grove at Wesley Chapel for a future, full-service Pasco tax collector’s office.

By next summer, Wesley Chapel residents may not have to travel tens of miles or into another county (see below) to take care of driver’s license issues and registration renewals, as Pasco’s newest tax collector is looking to open a brand new office in the growing area.Continue reading

Suspect In Custody After Arbor Greene Gun Shots

By Matt Wiley,

A suspect is in custody, after a quiet New Tampa night was pierced by the sound of gunfire.

According to the Tampa Police Department (TPD), at around 7 p.m. on Nov. 25, a male inside an apartment at the Carriage Place Apartment complex inside the Arbor Greene community (off Cross Creek Blvd.) began firing gunshots, after TPD officers went to check on his welfare at the request of the man’s family.

TPD stresses that the shots were not fired at officers, but a gun was discharged several times inside the apartment. The suspect would not exit his apartment and the TPD Tactical Response Team eventually made entry into the apartment and took the man into custody.

The suspect’s name had not yet been released as we went to press with this issue, as he was still being evaluated. Charges are pending.

 

D’alessio’s Now Open!

By Gary Nager

One of the two new restaurants we told you about last issue that were set to join the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza (located directly across BBD from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel) has opened, as the new D’alessio’s Ristorante (2653 BBD Blvd.) opened two days after we went to press.

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