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384-unit luxury apartment complex breaks ground at SR-56 and Meadow Pointe BoulevardKaraoke, comedy, hurricane prep: Wesley Chapel events Aug. 21–Sept. 5Pasco utility crew wins third straight state meter titleAdventHealth Wesley Chapel adds clot-removal suite, keeping stroke patients in PascoNonprofit still offering free hurricane repairs to Pasco homeowners
Business
Cinnaholic opens plant-based bakery in Wesley Chapel
Cinnaholic, a plant-based cinnamon roll bakery, opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, marking the second Tampa Bay location for owners Thiago and Juliana Mendes.
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Business
Cinnaholic opens plant-based bakery in Wesley Chapel
Cinnaholic, a plant-based cinnamon roll bakery, opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, marking the second Tampa Bay location for owners Thiago and Juliana Mendes.
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Business
Cinnaholic opens plant-based bakery in Wesley Chapel
Cinnaholic, a plant-based cinnamon roll bakery, opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, marking the second Tampa Bay location for owners Thiago and Juliana Mendes.
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Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Maggard defeats Wesley Chapel's Pultorak in HD-54 primary
Rep. Randy Maggard defeated Wesley Chapel firefighter Michael Pultorak with 68% of the vote in the Aug. 18 Republican primary for Florida House District 54, effectively securing the seat since no Democrat qualified.
Local Government
Geiger, Ward advance to November runoff for Pasco school board seat
Matt Geiger and Mollyana Ward advanced to the Nov. 3 runoff for Pasco County School Board District 3 after no candidate cleared 50% in the Aug. 18 five-way primary, with Geiger leading at 28.8% and Ward at 21.1%.
Education
Education
Education
Education
Bexley Elementary holds first Spirit Night at Huey Magoo's
Bexley Elementary families can support classroom incentives Tuesday evening by dining at Huey Magoo's from 5 to 8 p.m., with no flyer or code required and drive-thru purchases included.
Education
Pasco schools jump 14 spots in state rankings as new year begins
Pasco County Schools jumped from 39th to 25th in Florida's state accountability rankings and projects a record 97% graduation rate as the 2026-27 year opens with a new "Learning First" initiative capping classroom screen time.
Education
Pasco One app eliminates lunch fees that cost families $42 a month
Pasco County School Board member Jessica Wright says the district's free Pasco One app eliminates $3.50-per-child MySchoolBucks transaction fees, saving a three-kid family roughly $42 a month starting with Thursday's first day of school.
Education
Pasco expands to six K-8 campuses ahead of Aug. 13 start
Pasco County Schools now operates six K-8 campuses after opening two new schools for 2026-27, and Wesley Chapel parents at Kirkland Ranch K-8 say the model's continuity is making a difference for their children ahead of the Aug. 13 first day of school.
Education
Bexley Elementary hosts Meet the Teacher Day on Aug. 10, classes start Aug. 13
Bexley Elementary in Wesley Chapel hosts Meet the Teacher Day on Monday, August 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with the 2026-27 school year starting Thursday, August 13; Principal Vanessa Hilton urges families to set up dismissal procedures, pay fees, and review supply lists ahead of time.
Education
$2 million gift launches cybersecurity leadership program at Saint Leo University
Tech entrepreneur Arnie Bellini and his wife committed $2 million to Saint Leo University to create a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Executive Track, an accelerated graduate program for working professionals that will enroll its first cohort in January 2027.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Community
Community
Community
Community
Karaoke, comedy, hurricane prep: Wesley Chapel events Aug. 21–Sept. 5
A guide to Wesley Chapel events between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5, including free karaoke at the Shops at Wiregrass, comedian Subhah Agarwal at Side Splitters, a senior card-game social, a hurricane preparedness workshop and two major markets in early September.
Community
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel adds clot-removal suite, keeping stroke patients in Pasco
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel opens a biplane neurointerventional suite Monday, Aug. 17, at its Bruce B. Downs campus, enabling on-site clot-removal procedures for stroke patients who previously had to be transferred out of Pasco County.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Cinnaholic opens plant-based bakery in Wesley Chapel
Cinnaholic, a plant-based cinnamon roll bakery, opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, marking the second Tampa Bay location for owners Thiago and Juliana Mendes.
Business
Moffitt's Speros drug plan projects $2.6B with no funding
Moffitt Cancer Center and Tampa Bay partners announced the FORGE radiopharmaceutical initiative at the 775-acre Speros campus in Pasco County, projecting $2.6 billion in economic impact and 4,000 jobs over a decade, though no funding, companies or development budget has been disclosed.
Business
Pasco's SMARTstart earns spot on TIME's top-80 incubator list
Pasco County's SMARTstart business incubator program earned a spot on TIME magazine's America's Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026 list, ranking among the top 80 programs nationwide based on alumni feedback, startup outcomes and expert endorsements.
Business
Pasco EDC reports $127.9M in new investment, 275 jobs through Q3
The Pasco EDC's third-quarter report for FY 2025-26 shows 12 business wins, 275 new jobs and $127.9 million in capital investment, already surpassing last year's full-year investment total with one quarter remaining.
Business
Disney Character Warehouse coming to Tampa Premium Outlets
Disney Character Warehouse is opening at Tampa Premium Outlets in Wesley Chapel, making it the brand's third U.S. location and first outside the Orlando area, though no opening date has been set.
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Business
Pasco EDC's Bill Cronin wins Florida's top economic development honor
Pasco EDC President Bill Cronin received the 2026 Eunice Sullivan Economic Development Professional of the Year award from the Florida Economic Development Council, recognizing a decade of work that brought $1.8 billion in investment and 11,600 jobs to Pasco County, including several Wesley Chapel projects.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Megan O'Neill
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan O'Neill
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan O'Neill
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
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