Ellen’s Hallmark Is So Much More Than Just Greeting Cards!

012By Celeste McLaughlin

Just a few months after the one-year anniversary of its opening, Ellen’s Hallmark in Wesley Chapel is now the go-to destination for shoppers looking for high-quality, unique greeting cards and hundreds of novelty gift ideas. The store is located just south of S.R. 56 and the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., in the Publix-anchored Shoppes at New Tampa shopping plaza.Continue reading

Study Under Way For Realignment Of S.R. 54/BBD Intersection

The S.R. 581/BBD “Bypass Loop Road” (in red) is being planned to provide an alternative access to S.R. 54 from BBD for residents of the Wiregrass Ranch DRI. The “Loop Road” will intersect with Wiregrass Ranch Blvd. (near Walmart) and access S.R. 54 just west of Saddlebrook Resort
The S.R. 581/BBD “Bypass Loop Road” (in red) is being planned to provide an alternative access to S.R. 54 from BBD for residents of the Wiregrass Ranch DRI. The “Loop Road” will intersect with Wiregrass Ranch Blvd. (near Walmart) and access S.R. 54 just west of Saddlebrook Resort

By Matt Wiley

If you travel through Wesley Chapel along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., you’re probably familiar with the 3.5-mile stretch between S.R. 56 and S.R. 54. However, the north end of BBD at 54 could be changing, as development continues inside the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI).Continue reading

Rotary’s Youth Trip To Honduras Not Marred By Robbery

New emergency passports were issued for the members of the group who had theirs stolen.
New emergency passports were issued for the members of the group who had theirs stolen.

Although deterred by a small emergency at the end of their mission trip, a youth group led by members of the Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel (Noon) is home safe and sound, and still beaming about what the group accomplished, knowing that these youngsters have changed the lives of hundreds of needy people in a small village in the poorest part of Honduras.

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