Super Buffet Demo-ed, Chili's To Take It's Place

Crews tear down the building that once housed Super Buffett on S.R. 54 in front of the new Walmart Supercenter in Wesley Chapel.
Crews tear down the building that once housed Super Buffet on S.R. 54 in front of the new Walmart Supercenter in Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley

A pile of metal, brick and concrete is about all that remains of the vacant Super Buffett restaurant on S.R. 54 in front of the new Walmart Supercenter, as crews work to clear the site to erect a popular, national-chain restaurant in its place.Continue reading

Javic Homes Building Southern Living's 2015 ‘Showcase Home’ In Brookside

(Above) An artist’s rendering of the 2015 Southern Living magazine ‘Showcase Home’ that currently is being constructed by Javic Homes in the Brookside community of Wesley Chapel.
An artist’s rendering of the 2015 Southern Living magazine ‘Showcase Home’ that currently is being constructed by Javic Homes in the Brookside community of Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley | @NTWCNews

Wesley Chapel will be featured in the largest regional lifestyle publication in the U.S., the glossy home magazine Southern Living, when Javic Homes completes a new house in the Brookside community, located next to Saddlebrook Resort off S.R. 54.Continue reading

Cypress Creek Town Center Development Begins

In the above map (courtesy of Sierra Properties, although modified by WCNN), all of the parcels in light brown are owned by Sierra, while the land in yellow (which includes the site of the future Tampa Premium Outlets mall) is owned by Simon Property Group, although the timetable for its development has not yet been officially set. The roadways in black & green north of S.R. 56 are under development now.
In the above map (courtesy of Sierra Properties, although modified by WCNN), all of the parcels in light brown are owned by Sierra, while the land in yellow  is owned by Simon Property Group.

By Matt Wiley | @NTWCNews

If you’ve been driving along S.R. 56 near Wesley Chapel Blvd. (aka S.R. 54), there’s a good chance you’ve noticed quite a bit of activity on the north side of 56. No, it’s not the long-awaited Tampa Premium Outlets mall, but development officially has begun on the Cypress Creek Town Center (CCTC) Development of Regional Impact (DRI), which has laid dormant for years.Continue reading

Primary Election Results Are In For State, Local Candidates

In Hillsborough County, republican Comm. Victor Crist (far left) will take on democrat Elizabeth Belcher (2nd from left) for the Dist. 4 county commissioner seat. In Pasco, republican Mike Moore (2nd from left) will take on democrat Erika Remsberg for the Dist. 2 commissioner seat in the November General Election.
In the November General Election, Comm. Victor Crist (R-New Tampa, far left) will take on Elizabeth Belcher (D-Seffner, 2nd from left) for the District 4 county commissioner seat, while Mike Moore (R-Wesley Chapel, 2nd from left) will take on Erika Remsberg (D-Land O’Lakes) for the Dist. 2 commissioner seat, which represents Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley

The votes are in for the 2014 Primary Election, which has determined whose names officially will appear on the November ballot in both New Tampa and Wesley Chapel.Continue reading