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06/11/2026

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐂'𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐘 𝐏𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚!
In case you hadn't heard, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐂'𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 has been sold to the owner of 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐘 𝐏𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚, which has a popular existing location on S. Howard Ave. in South Tampa. The signage for the new Bella Roma, located at 10970 Cross Creek Blvd. (at Morris Bridge Rd.) just went up yesterday and, from our first couple of visits so far, Bella Roma's NY-style pizza and Italian specialties are absolutely delicious! 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑻𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 (𝟖𝟏𝟑) 𝟐𝟕𝟖-𝟖𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐍𝐘𝐏𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚𝟐.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐟 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐨 (𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫) 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

06/10/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐩, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 &...𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
The Lightning didn't make it to this year's Stanley Cup Finals, which are now just two or three games away from determining a winner. Meanwhile, futbol's World Cup is just getting under way tomorrow and the Midterm Election season also is just now really gearing up. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫'𝐬 "𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞" 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

As you’re reading this, the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are tied 2-2 in their best-of-seven series to see which team will take home Lord Stanley’s Cup. That means […]

06/09/2026

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥'𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬?
The Pasco County School District has announced that a new "Medical Magnet High School" is being planned to open roughly halfway between Wiregrass Ranch High & Wesley Chapel High for the 2028-29 school year. The local medical community is applauding the new school, but will it help relieve the overcrowding at those Wesley Chapel high schools? 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

It’s still a couple of school years away, but Wesley Chapel will welcome another high school to address overcrowding concerns at two of its high schools — as well as […]

06/08/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 & 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐬
If you live in the Ashton Oaks community off Wesley Chapel Blvd./C.R. 54, you probably know all about all of the new construction surrounding your neighborhood. If you don't live in Ashton Oaks, however, you may not know about the new roadway connection on one side and new townhomes on the other side of this small Wesley Chapel community. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

Harmon Ashton Oaks’ ‘Build-To-Rent’ Townhomes & Two Ridges Rd. Will Each Flank Established Community  Development to the left, development to the right. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that […]

06/07/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐝. 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐬 '𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬' 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬
RideSMART Florida's statewide safety effort has brought new "Watch For Motorcycles" signs to hundreds of locations across the state where there were motorcycle crash fatalities in 2025, including on County Line Rd. at Grand Hampton Dr., where 19-year-old Tyler Norman died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV that had violated his right of way. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚'𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

Tyler Norman (photo) was riding east on County Line Rd., the road still quiet in the early morning hours, and the hum of his motorcycle steady beneath him as he […]

06/06/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨 𝐀 '𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧?' 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞!
With almost everyone on earth talking eve4ry day about AI (Artificial Intelligence, of course), the Neighborhood News team got a great introduction to how AI can work for our business at the "Hackathon," an in-person event hosted by the Shark Branding Solutions team of CEO Michelle Stanaland, chief technology officer (and Michelle's husband) Josh Stanaland and chief operating office Tiffany Fancher. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.
Shark Branding Solutions

Obviously, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is the wave of the future, but if you’re old school like me, it’s probably been hard for you to embrace. However, although I still find […]

06/06/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐳'𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐞'𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!
If you're looking to try a new Halal dining option in Wesley Chapel, Naz's Halal, a chain with more than 60 locations in 13 states, is opening 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 — 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏 𝐚.𝐦., at 27835 Wesley Chapel Blvd. (just west of I-75, next to 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐥). 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐳'𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮!
Naz's Halal Food

06/05/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐳'𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐞'𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!
If you're looking to try a new Halal dining option in Wesley Chapel, Naz's Halal, a chain with more than 60 locations in 13 states, is opening 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 — 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 — 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏 𝐚.𝐦., at 27835 Wesley Chapel Blvd. (just west of I-75, next to 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐥). 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐳'𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮!
Naz's Halal Food

06/04/2026

𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧!
Although we haven't heard yet about what day it will open, the first-ever Slap Burger franchise in Florida looks like it's ready to open any day now in the Oak Ramble Plaza at 14915 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (just south of Tampa Palms). 𝐓𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

As I was doing my New Tampa “rounds” in May, I couldn’t help but notice that a new restaurant is getting ready to open at 14915 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., […]

06/03/2026

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐌𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬!
Editor Gary Nager says don't be fooled by its location in the Mobil gas station's convenience store at 10865 Cross Creek Blvd., the new 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 restaurant, in the former location of 𝐌𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬, is definitely worth checking out. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

You long-time readers know how much I love finding — and telling you about — new restaurants that open (or will open) in our area, especially when they’re hidden Mom-&-Pop […]