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The VanDercar family's eight-acre art sanctuary in Wesley Chapel's Quail Hollow neighborhood offers $10 guided night tours of illuminated sculptures, dragons and gargoyles every Tuesday and Friday through October.
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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.
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Pasco County Utilities' maintenance team claimed its third consecutive Florida Rural Water Association Zenner Meter Competition championship in Daytona Beach, with two employees qualifying for the national championship in Phoenix this September.
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Rebuilding Together Greater Florida, which serves Pasco County including Wesley Chapel, still has grant funding for homeowners whose homes were damaged by the 2024 hurricanes. The nonprofit recently repaired the roof and shower of Holiday veteran Curtis Logan, a Purple Heart recipient who survived a 2006 Iraq IED attack.
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The Thomas Promise Foundation, started by a Dade City girl who bought snacks for hungry classmates at age 7, now feeds more than 1,600 Pasco County children weekly across 35 schools, including Wesley Chapel-area campuses. Its 6th annual fundraiser featuring the Bellamy Brothers takes place Saturday, Aug. 15.
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PulteGroup opened Fudge & Rusty's Dog Park on Aug. 1 inside its 350-acre Vida's Way community in Wesley Chapel, naming the park after pets of the DePue family whose century-old cattle ranch previously occupied the land.
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BayCare Health System earned the No. 21 spot on PEOPLE's 2026 Companies That Care list, the highest ranking of any Florida health system, a recognition that extends to its $246 million Wesley Chapel hospital opened in 2023.
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The Shops at Wiregrass hosts a free Bubble Party by Epic Foam Events at its Wednesday Night Market on Aug. 12, giving Wesley Chapel families a last summer outing before Pasco County schools open Thursday.
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Wesley Chapel's first week of school brings a farmers market, Harry Potter-themed ice skating, a free hurricane preparedness talk and karaoke night, plus a full calendar of community events from Aug. 13 to 21.
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Aventon Companies has broken ground on Aventon Wesley Chapel, a 384-unit luxury apartment community on 19 acres at SR-56 and Meadow Pointe Boulevard, after securing preferred equity financing from FCP. Leasing is expected in early 2028.
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Six Pasco County students earned a Certified Financial Counselor credential and paid summer internships at Achieva Credit Union through a program created by Angeline Academy teacher Chad Mallo, giving them professional banking experience before school resumes Thursday, Aug. 13.
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Avalon Park Wesley Chapel is launching two new art class series — an oil painting course for adult beginners and a nine-week homeschool art program for high schoolers — while Collide Community hosts a free Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 8.
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Wesley Chapel's signature venues pack the final week of summer with events including The Market Elaine's 150-vendor night, Caribbean Night at Krate, a cornhole tournament, night markets at Wiregrass, and early voting at New River Library ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.
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