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Pasco Goes A.I.

Pasco County Schools is letting AI into the classroom, but on their terms.

High school students will be allowed to use approved AI tools to help with things like brainstorming, outlining, and researching, since the district knows kids are already using this stuff at home. The point is to teach them how to use it the right way instead of pretending it doesn’t exist.

What AI can’t do is the whole assignment for them. Teachers will set the rules, can tell when a student leans too hard on the bot, and the district will keep updating the guidelines as the tech changes. For Wesley Chapel families, this just means homework is going to look a little different. AI is welcome. Cheating isn’t.

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Coming Home Coalition

Coming Home Coalition is a grassroots nonprofit started by Thomas Herold to help people rebuild their lives after addiction, incarceration, or tough breaks. They do it with practical support like Narcan distribution, coaching, and community outreach so folks actually have a path home.

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Le Macaron

Le Macaron Tampa brings a taste of France to Tampa Bay with beautifully crafted macarons, creamy gelato, and elegant pastries made fresh daily.
Whether you’re treating yourself or gifting something special, this family-owned café turns sweet moments into vibrant memories.

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Reed & Reed

Townhome Time

Wesley Chapel is getting bigger again, because of course it is. This time, the growth target is the spot near SR 54 and 20 Mile Level Road, where the Pasco County Board of Commissioners just said yes to a rezoning that clears the way for a new townhome project. The idea is not just to drop in a bunch of new neighbors and call it a day, but to upgrade the intersection too, so traffic doesn’t start writing angry Facebook posts.

The townhomes will go in behind Our Lady of the Rosary, which means more rooftops, more cars, and probably more people trying to turn left where they shouldn’t. The upside is more customers for local businesses and more proof that people really want to live here. The tradeoff is what it always is in Wesley Chapel. We get the growth, but we also have to make the roads behave. Keep an eye on that intersection, because it’s about to glow up.

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