Hello Wesley Chapel! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Coastal state park spotlight, stuffed animal sleepover, and data center growth debate + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
A scenic coastal stop: Pasco’s Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park was featured in FDOT’s Road Trip Florida celebrating America 250, with a new historical marker installed and mangroves and winding waterways to explore -- see the park highlights.
Florida grocery expansion ahead: Winn-Dixie will open Florida stores, including a Zephyrhills location later this year, after converting eight Harveys Supermarket locations, and plans to invest $65 million over five years in Jacksonville operations -- check the store openings.
Local growth debate intensifies: Zephyrhills is weighing a one-year pause on data centers after a temporary halt, calling it proactive with no applications pending as an expert debates community impacts against potential jobs -- explore the data-center debate.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Claw-game therapy, anyone?: KRANE is your pop-in, prize-chasing fix at KRATE at the Grove, a dedicated claw machine arcade where joystick swagger actually matters. Quick, colorful, and weirdly therapeutic, it’s perfect for a friend hang, micro date, or five-minute sanity break after navigating SR 54 traffic.
Local plant magic, unlocked: Whether your yard needs a quick glow-up or a full rethink, The PlanTree LLC is that neighborly nursery with a five-acre garden vibe, stocked with medicinal and ornamental finds plus fruit trees, and they host approachable classes so you actually know what to do with your new leafy roommates.
Easy nature break: Need a quick reset close to home? Wesley Chapel District Park delivers with wide-open space for casual walks, kid energy burn-offs, pickup games, or solo podcast laps, and enough quiet corners to pretend you’re off-grid for 30 minutes.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🎨 Junior Makers Arts & Crafts Class @ Be Creative Tampa (Land O Lakes) | Wednesday (6/24) at 1:00 PM – Got a kid who hoards cardboard and has strong glitter opinions? This weekly small-group class for ages 7-12 lets them sculpt, paint, and tinker with clay, yarn, and mixed media, turning big ideas into art and useful projects, organizers, jewelry. Four-week series or subscription.
🐿 Flying Squirrel Friday! @ Flying Squirrel (Lutz) | Friday (6/26) at 2:00 PM – Watch the kids go airborne while you claim a couch. Flying Squirrel just west of the outlets has trampoline courts, dodgeball, and a climbing wall, plus a 10 hour card for $150 you can share, making it $15 an hour, yes, it counts as PE.
🧸 Stuffed Animal Sleepover @ Chick-fil-A (Zephyrhills) | Friday (6/26) at 5:00 PM – Let the kids hand over their stuffies for the only sleepover where you still get your own bed. Crafts, story time with Chick-fil-A cow, and overnight shenanigans for plush crew, then return in morning for tales and pickup. Limited seating, first come, first served.
🧚 Fairy Fashion in Bloom @ Painted Leaf Studio (Lutz) | Saturday (6/27) at 9:00 AM – Fairy Fashion in Bloom turns the 8 to 11 crowd loose on fresh flowers, moss, and pure imagination, and for once your yard clippings become couture. Happening at Painted Leaf, a Step-Up Direct Provider, so whimsy meets structure, and cleanup is someone else’s problem.
🐶 Adoption Event @ Pet Urgent Care | Saturday (6/27) at 10:00 AM – Whether your home has room for a professional napper or a whiskered supervisor, this adoption event supports Mercy Full Project Rescue. There will be adoptable charmers to meet, soft noses, and the kind of eye contact that rearranges your weekend priorities, carpets, and heart.
🧩 Wesley Chapel/Zephyrhills Puzzle Exchange @ Pinecrest Academy | Saturday (6/27) at 10:30 AM – Clear some shelf space, Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills, because this puzzle exchange has free entry, coffee, and a very civilized grab and swap. Bring clean jigsaws for all ages, trade for something new to you, and resist calling that missing piece 'part of the charm.'
🤖 Teens / Tweens: Fun with Robotics @ New River Library | Tuesday (6/30) at 5:30 PM – Nothing beats watching the next generation boss around robots while we wrestle with the TV remote. Teens and tweens get a live demo with the Kirkland Ranch Robotics Team and AmSkills, complete with buzzing bots, curious minds, and enough wires to impress grandma.
Want more? Browse our full events calendar | Submit an event |
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07 — The Wesley Chapel report Weather forecastToday — High: 93°F — Low: 74°F — Precip: 44%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Heat index values as high as 100. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 95°F — Low: 75°F — Precip: 28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Later: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. West northwest wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. This house is wildThis 2023-built home in Esplanade at Wiregrass Ranch pairs modern design with 3,666 square feet of airy, open-concept living. With 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, it offers generous space for everyday ease and entertaining alike. The 55+ community adds a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, plus scenic trails, all near Wiregrass Mall and dining.
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