District 2 Pasco County Commission Race Gets More Crowded

(L-r) Pasco Dist. 2 Commissioner candidates Bob Robertson, Mike Moore, Erika Remsberg and Ken Littlefield
(L-r) Pasco Dist. 2 Commissioner candidates Bob Robertson, Mike Moore, Erika Remsberg and Ken Littlefield

By Matt Wiley

As the so-called “mid-term” 2014 election season begins to gather steam, the Republican primary ticket for the District 2 County Commission seat in Pasco is beginning to stack up, as more Republicans, and now, the first Democratic candidate, have entered the race.Continue reading

Update: PACA & Residents Along S.R. 54/56 Protest Proposed Toll Road

Pasco development administrator Richard Ghering tries to control the angry crowd during the first town hall meeting to discuss the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road in the Sunlake High gymnasium in Land O'Lakes.
Pasco development administrator Richard Ghering tries to control the angry crowd during the first town hall meeting to discuss the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road in the Sunlake High gymnasium in Land O’Lakes in early March.

By Matt Wiley

Pasco County officials have a long road ahead of them if they want to quell the concerns of citizens living near the S.R. 54/56 corridor, which could house the county’s first privately-funded, elevated toll road—the FL 54 Xpress—in the not-so-distant future.Continue reading

New Tampa Sweetbay To Become Winn-Dixie

By Matt Wiley

Attention New Tampa and Wesley Chapel Sweetbay supermarket shoppers! Beginning on Friday April 11, you soon may all become Winn-Dixie shoppers, as the Sweetbay locations on County Line Rd. (next to LA Fitness) in New Tampa and in the Towne Centre of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza on S.R. 54 (just east of Old Pasco Rd.), will both close for the name change on Saturday, April 5, to begin the rebranding process.Continue reading

Bruce B. Downs Blvd. ‘Segment A’ Project Out For Bids Soon

Construction continues along the stretch of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. beneath I-75.
Construction continues along the stretch of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. beneath I-75.

As construction continues along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. underneath I-75, Hillsborough County is preparing to begin the bidding process for the next segment of BBD widening between Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms, south to Bearss Ave., also known as “Segment A.”Continue reading