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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Florida’s Motorcycle Safety Coalition Gets Updated On e-Bike Regulations

You only have to look at today’s mobile phones and the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in both workplaces and schools to understand how quickly our technology is evolving.  That’s
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Crash Fatality Numbers Discussed At State Coalition’s Motorcycle Safety Meeting

On Oct. 30, at around 10 a.m., a tragic, fatal motorcycle crash occurred on I-75 in Wesley Chapel, resulting in the rider’s death:  “Vehicle 1, a Kawasaki motorcycle, operated by
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Can Anything Be Done About Wesley Chapel’s Traffic Fatalities?

Trying To Get A Handle On Distracted Drivers, Speeding, Heavy Traffic, Motorcycles, E-Bikes & More   There’s no doubt that, in addition to car washes, storage facilities, chain (and especially, chicken)
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BayCare Wesley Chapel Hospital Hosts Pet Blessing & Coffee Social Events

Our friends at BayCare Wesley Chapel (WC) Hospital (4501 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.) continue to engage the community so that as many people as possible can get to know the
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Wiregrass Ranch Updates On Publix, New Apartments, Medical Offices & Restaurants?

By Gary Nager & Joel Provenzano  It seems that there’s never a shortage of news coming out of Wiregrass Ranch these days, so we always try to check in with
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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Provides Updates At Chamber Event!

The North Tampa Bay Chamber’s quarterly Economic Development Briefing on Sept. 24 brought four of the principals involved in the design, construction and staffing of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s
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