What’s Happening With Morris Bridge Rd.? The Big Changes At 3 Key Intersections

If it feels like Morris Bridge Rd. (MB Rd.) has been in a constant state of change lately, you’re not imagining it. From New Tampa through Wesley Chapel, this important
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Charlene Joyce Files To Run For State House District 54 Seat Against Randy Maggard

Charlene Joyce has filed to run in the Nov. 2026 mid-term elections for the State House District 54 seat which covers parts of Pasco County, including Dade City and some
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Ground Broken On Wiregrass Ranch Medical Building Near Orlando Health Hospital

So, as we’ve previously reported, despite all of the new stuff and everything that has already been built, the Wiregrass Ranch development is still at less than 40% of its
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U-F Agriculture Students Receive $1 Million From Kirkland Ranch Property Sale

We receive a lot of press releases in our Neighborhood News inbox, but I honestly can’t remember ever having seen a press release saying that someone was donating a million
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New Wendy’s To Open Soon!

This location at 7803 Curley Rd. at Victory Crossing Dr. (near the Starbucks north of Overpass Rd.; see map) appeared to be ready to open (see photo) a couple of
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Portillo’s Construction Demolishes Rock & Brews!

For those of us still lamenting the loss of Rock & Brews, which has now been demolished (photo), there is some small consolation that Portillo’s, the 6,160-sq.-ft. (with a 415-sq.-ft. outdoor patio)
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New McDonald’s Begins Construction On S.R. 54 at Curley Rd.!

Ironically located across S.R. 54 from the AdventHealth Meadow Pointe Emergency Room at the corner of Curley Rd. (map, left), ground was recently broken on a new freestanding, 3,859-sq.-ft. McDonald’s
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(Almost) Everyone Is Excited About Whole Foods Coming To Wesley Chapel!

Some Neighbors In Meadow Pointe Adjacent To The New Development Have Concerns About Flooding, Noise & More   Introduction by Gary Nager  Story by Joel Provenzano   Although some locals still firmly
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Cindy & Kent’s ‘Build-A-Bear For A Cause’ Campaign Nets 179 Bears!

Congratulations again to our friends Cindy and Kent Ross of RP&G Printing, whose annual “Build-A-Bear for a Cause” held on Nov. 25 at the Build-A-Bear store in The Shops at Wiregrass ended
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Jas Warren’s Impact Fondly Remembered At Celebration Of Life At Wharton

When you know someone is a good person who has lived a life in service to others, you often still don’t really know the impact that person has made, or
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Did You Wobble?

More than 1,400 runners — a 40% increase over last year — participated in the annual BayCare Wobble Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, with Steinbrenner High runner and Lutz resident Luca Martin
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Hueland Pond Blvd. Extension, To Be Called Maggie Hill Blvd., To Begin Building

The Wiregrass Ranch area north of S.R. 56 is about to get another major connector road — with construction anticipated to start very soon.  Since it was first built in
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