CORRECTION: The Salute to Small Business Mixer is set for Aug. 23 at Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. An incorrect date for the event was published on July 12 in The Laker/Lutz News.
Thrift store pop-up for charity
CenterState Bank will host the Gulfside Hospice Thrift Shoppe’s Pop Up Shop in its lobby every Friday through Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 6930 Gall Blvd., in Zephyrhills.
Proceeds will benefit Gulfside Hospice and its patients in Pasco County.
Items for sale will include jewelry, purses, collectibles, antiques and more.
Employees at the CenterState Bank donated more than $300 to Gulfside Hospice during casual Fridays.
Other area businesses are invited to host their own “pop up” shops for Gulfside Hospice.
Gulfside is the only hospice that serves Pasco exclusively. The nonprofit serves more than 375 hospice patients and more than 100 palliative patients daily.
For information, or to host a pop up, contact Tammy Johnson at (727) 845-5707 or .
The scoop on Ice Dreamery
Land O’ Lakes resident Joe Schembri is dishing handcrafted ice cream and sorbets at Ice Dreamery, at 23912 State Road 54 in Lutz.
Schembri’s ice cream shop opened in May, behind Big Apple Bagel.
The shop serves creamy vanilla bean, rice pudding, sweet corn, Xtreme Snickers and chocolate bacon toffee.
Vegan options, such as coconut and almond joy, also are available, along with adult flavors, such as sangria and Rum Haven. Some flavors change weekly. Everything is made fresh in the shop.
For information, visit Facebook.com/icedreamery, or call (813) 586-3767.
Irish 31 pub in Wiregrass
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery opened its fifth location on July 6 at The Shops at Wiregrass, at 28358 Willet Way in Wesley Chapel.
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting.
Other Irish 31 pubs are in Hyde Park Village, WestShore Plaza, Westchase and the Chase Club level at Amalie Arena.
The Wesley Chapel location is the first stand-alone pub house, at more than 2,700 square feet. The pub has wall-to-wall televisions and an outdoor patio. There will be live music nightly, trivia, ladies’ night and a daily happy hour.
Irish 31 is an official partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and will host several watch parties during the season.
For a limited time, guests who join Irish 31’s loyalty club, iSociety, will be eligible for cash rewards. One lucky member will win an autographed Steven Stamkos jersey.
For information, visit Irish31.com.
The Learning Experience grand opening
The Learning Experience of New Tampa-Academy of Early Education will have a grand opening July 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 20780 Trout Creek Drive in New Tampa.
The academy serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. Come for a tour and meet the staff. Light refreshments will be served.
For information, contact The Greater Wesley Chamber of Commerce at (813) 994-8534 or .
Central Pasco meeting
Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly Community Affairs Committee Meeting July 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.
Guest speaker will be Chase Daniels of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
The meeting is open to all chamber members.
For information, contact Sandy Graves at (813) 817-3011 or .
Small business mixer
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will host a Salute to Small Business Mixer Aug. 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes, in the meeting room.
The free mixer is sponsored by Copperstone Executive Suites and The Laker/Lutz News. Sponsors are available for $50.
For information, call (813) 298-7363, or email .
Family Fitness cuts ribbon
Land O’ Lakes Family Fitness will have a ribbon cutting on July 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 7016 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suites 104-106, in Land O’ Lakes.
The free event will have food and giveaways.
For information, visit LolFamilyFitness.com, or call the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce at (813) 909-2722.
Pasco economic development briefing
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly economic development briefing luncheon July 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club, at 10550 Regents Park Drive in New Tampa.
Guest speaker will be Shauna Nadeau of CareSync.
The cost is $15 including lunch.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 994-8534, or email .
