New vision store opens
America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is now open at Cypress Creek Town Center, 25605 Sierra Center Blvd., in Lutz. The town center is off State Road 56, west of Interstate 75. The store carries a wide selection of designer eyeglass frames, contact lenses and eyeglass accessories. It also offers a free eye exam by an optometrist, with two pairs of eyeglasses for $69.95.
Barre3 opens in Wesley Chapel
Barre3 had a ribbon cutting on July 12, at 1940 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in the Shoppes at New Tampa, in Wesley Chapel, with free giveaways, drinks and snacks. Barre3 is a full-body balanced workout combining strength conditioning, cardio and mindfulness.
O’Reilly Auto Parts opens in Lutz
O’Reilly Auto Parts has opened a new store at 15215 N. Nebraska Ave., in Lutz, and has a grand opening that runs through July 30. As part of its celebration, the store has provided $200 to Idlewild Baptist Church’s food pantry.
O’Reilly is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories. It was founded in 1957 by the O’Reilly family, and the company operates more than 5,300 stores in the United States.
Suncoast Chiropractic opens in Lutz
Suncoast Chiropractic opened, with a celebration last month, at 18857 State Road 54 in Lutz. John Camacho, DC., offers a variety of services. The event drew a large crowd, and North Tampa Chamber of Commerce joined in the ribbon cutting festivities.
During a previous North Tampa luncheon, Hope Allen, the chamber’s president and CEO, said she wouldn’t miss the celebration. “He had the dream to open up his own practice. He has done the majority of the work himself,” she said, adding, “We thank you for investing in our community.”
Veterans job fair
DAV and RecruitMilitary are hosting a hiring event for veterans, transitioning military personnel, National Guard members, Reserve members and military spouses. The event is on July 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Drive in Tampa.
Workshop on commercial leasing
Learn the best practices for leasing a commercial space at a free workshop presented by Gilit Kontny, of Berkshire Hathaway, on July 24 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The class is being offered as part of the SMARTstart Entrepreneurship Education Series, at the East Pasco Entrepreneur Center, 15029 14th St., in Dade City.
East Pasco Networking Group
Roxxy Geisenheimer, executive director of The Samaritan Project, will be the featured speaker at the East Pasco Networking Group breakfast on July 23. The group meets from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at IHOP, 13100 U.S. 301 in Dade City. For more information, call Nils Lenz at (813) 782-9491 or Vicky Jones at (813) 431-1149.
Counseling Center’s new location
The Counseling Center of Tampa Bay recently closed a long-term lease in the Bridgewater Professional Park, 4913 Van Dyke Road in Lutz. The new location is next to the center’s previous 1,200-square-foot office next door. Hold-Thyssen, a commercial real estate firm, closed the multi-year lease.
Coffee First
Network before work at Coffee First, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the First National Bank of Pasco, 23613 State Road 54 in Lutz.
Women of Wesley Chapel
Women of Wesley Chapel (WOW) meets from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., on the first Friday of each month, at Beach House Assisted Living and Memory Care at Wiregrass Ranch, 30070 State Road 56, Wesley Chapel. The group is the North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce’s women-only networking group. The cost is $5, includes breakfast and networking. To RSVP, call (813) 994-8534, or email . Prepayment and registration is strongly encouraged.
Free business mentoring
If you need free, individual, confidential small business mentoring, chances are that Pasco Hernando SCORE can help. Visit PascoHernando.org to request a mentor.
Pasco zoning approvals
A number of zoning or use requests have been approved by the Pasco County Commission during recent meetings. The approvals include:
Central Pasco
- Request by SDG Acquisition LLC to allow a maximum of 65 single-family residences on a 39.5-acre parcel, on the north side of Collier Parkway/County Line Road, approximately 550 feet west of Livingston Road
Wesley Chapel
- Request by Tampa Premium Outlets LLC/Aloha for a conditional use to allow the sale of beer and wine, for on-premises consumption, in conjunction with a courtyard kiosk for outdoor sales and service. The 120-square-foot sales kiosk is within a 76,721-square-foot outdoor courtyard area, at 2300 Grand Cypress Drive, Unit 56.
East Pasco
- Request in the Boger Ranch Master Planned Unit Development, in the Villages of Pasadena Hills Village F, to allow 215 single-family detached dwellings on approximately 85.8 acres. The proposed development is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Curley Road and Tyndall Road, approximately 2 miles south of State Road 52.
- Request in the Evans Parcel Master Planned Unit Development, in the Villages of Pasadena Hills to allow 117 single-family residential dwelling units and 100,000 square feet of non-residential development on approximately 39 acres, at the southwest corner of Handcart and Kiefer roads, about 3.10 miles south of State Road 52.
