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Tampa Joe's sports bar nears opening at Wesley Chapel's Hub

Tampa Joe's, the Westchase sports bar that closed in March, is finishing a 5,000-square-foot location at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel with seating for 300 and a 20-foot video wall, though no firm opening date has been set.

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.

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.

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Pasco EDC's 38th Annual Awards returns to Wesley Chapel on Oct. 1

The Pasco Economic Development Council's 38th Annual Awards gala, themed "An Evening in Paris," comes to the PHSC Performing Arts Center in Wesley Chapel on Oct. 1, with $150 tickets now on sale and hospitality-level sponsorships already sold out.

59-acre grocery-anchored retail center files plans on SR-56

A 59-acre commercial development featuring a grocery anchor and more than 30 retail and restaurant spaces has filed site plans with Pasco County for the southwest corner of SR-56 and Mansfield Boulevard in Wiregrass Ranch, a project comparable in size to The Shops at Wiregrass.

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Regency Centers files plans for grocery-anchored retail plaza on SR-56

Tampa-based Regency Centers submitted site plans to Pasco County on June 19 for a grocery-anchored retail and restaurant development at SR-56 and Mansfield Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, with three parcels totaling more than 80,000 square feet of commercial space and room for seven more outparcels on the 59-acre property.

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