Now Open: Cantina Viajero

8 Feb

We are so excited that the highly anticipated Mexican restaurant Cantina Viajero has opened in the Trinity Tuscan Village at 1338 Epiphany Way, N-103 in Trinity, which is located at the corner of Trinity Blvd and Little Road. We stopped in for a meal there and were blown away by the friendly staff, the cleanliness and the amazing meal! Even our kids loved the food and they are pretty picky eaters! 

You can visit their website at https://cantinaviajero.com/ and you can make a reservation directly from their website. They can also be reached at 727-807-7466.

ABOUT CANTINA VIAJERO
Over the years, we have had the good fortune to be able to visit a wide variety of regions across Mexico both for work and pleasure, sampling amazing food and getting to know the locals everywhere we set foot. That ongoing journey has inspired us to celebrate the cultures we’ve encountered by making them part of every bite and sip on our menu. We welcome you to join in this celebration by stopping by to spend time with us.

Exciting Flavors
Whether you have an appetite for traditional Mexican fare or are feeling more spicy and adventurous, our varied menu of appetizers, entrees, and drink specials, inspired by our travels, is sure to excite your palate and bring you back for more.

Scratch Kitchen
At Cantina Viajero, we pride ourselves on the fact that all recipes and dishes we offer to our guests are prepared from scratch and on-site to the highest standards by our in-house kitchen staff, without shortcuts, using fresh, raw ingredients.

Vegetarian Options
For our guests who prefer not to eat meat or fish, we include a variety of dishes on our menu that feature Impossible ™ plant-based protein alternatives, and we always follow best practices to avoid any cookware or utensil cross-contamination.

Address:
1338 Epiphany Way N-103
Trinity, Florida  34655

Introducing Rock’s Realty – Annie and Kevin Rocks

28 Dec

Annie and Kevin Rocks are two of the most high performing real estate agents in the Trinity and Starkey Ranch Community. Recently, they formed their own real estate venture, Rocks Realty. See below for their announcement as well as some information on Rock’s Realty.

GRAND OPENING OF ROCKS REALTY

Here we go! Announcing the Grand Opening of Rocks Realty!!! It’s with great pride and bittersweet hearts that we leave our real estate home with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group and launch our own boutique brokerage. We have been blessed in our working relationships within the Berkshire community as well as with our trusted customers and team members. After achieving top 1% in the nation of realtors, we look forward to serving all of your real estate needs as we’ve partnered with the most technologically savvy team of people to help support us in providing the utmost care, marketing exposure, and services to our clients. Stay tuned in the coming days for some beautiful new listings! Starkey Ranch, waterfront canal home in Port Richey, Bradenton Beach home 200 steps from sand, Cheval, and many more coming your way!

ROCKS REALTY

Whether you’re looking to buy or sell in the Greater Tampa area, make Rocks Realty your team of choice! Located at the intersection of Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties, we’re a team of local experts who emphasize luxury at all price points. In delivering appropriate advice and developing a plan tailored to your goals, we lead you to inevitable success. But at Rocks Realty, success isn’t just about guiding you toward a home. It’s about helping you navigate a major life transition, invest in a more enriched future, and build financial stability and strength.

We’re caring, ethical agents who partner with trusted professionals to make your experience seamless and memorable. Clients repeatedly commend us for our honesty and authenticity, and we bolster our genuine engagement with our informative nature, self-discipline, and tactful negotiation skills. With diplomacy and ingenuity, we craft irresistible offers for our buyers and create meticulous marketing strategies for our sellers.

At Rocks Realty, our A-list team members hail from different professional backgrounds. With experience in everything from interior design, commercial construction, and architecture to teaching, health care, chiropractic care, technical training, and operations, our individual perspectives and cross-industry insights bring an invaluable element to our services—and your outcomes.

ROCKS REALTY CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: (727) 777-3264
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://therocksrealty.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therocksrealty

Grand Opening: Créme de la Créme Ice Cream Parlor

29 Jan

Créme de la Créme Ice Cream Parlor is ready to announce their Trinity Grand Opening scheduled for Saturday, February 5th starting at 1:00 p.m.

Here is some additional information provided by the Parlor’s owner.

Crème de la Crème Ice Cream Parlor will be offering Twenty-Eight Flavors of Super Premium Ice Cream. What makes our ice cream so great? Well, we’re glad you asked! 

  • First – our Ice Cream is sourced from Wisconsin also known as “America’s Dairyland.”  
  • Second – Super Premium really just means THE BEST ICE CREAM but don’t take our word for it…..look it up!
  • Third – we have flavors for every palette, including sugar free and Italian Ice.  With twenty-eight flavors, we are certain we have an Ice Cream for just about everyone.

The Address:

Trinity Tuscan Center (Corner of Trinity Blvd & Little Road)
1338 Epiphany Way
Suite N 104
Trinity FL 34655
727-645-5957

Operating Hours

Sunday – Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday: 1:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Here’s a peek at our Ice Cream Flavors:

  • Kitty Kitty Bang Bang – Irresistibly smooth cheesecake ice cream mixed with a sweet raspberry ripple, Oreo cookies and soft chocolate chunks
  • This Sh!t just got Serious – Smooth salted caramel ice cream brimming with rich sea salt fudge and salted cashews
  • Exhausted Parent – Bourbon-spiked espresso ice cream swirled with bittersweet chocolate chunks
  • Fat Elvis – Sweet banana ice cream all shook up with a salty peanut butter ripple and rich chocolate chips
  • Strawberry Cheesecake – Cheesecake ice cream swirled with a strawberry ripple and loads of gooey cheesecake
  • And Much Much More

Our goal is to provide our customers with a fun atmosphere and an amazing array of flavors! Our vision is to make Crème de la Crème Ice Cream Parlor THE place to go for Ice Cream in our area.   
Follow us on Facebook  – Crème de la Crème Ice Cream Parlor

Breaking News: New Little League in Starkey Ranch

14 Dec
Starkey Ranch Little League

A new Little League charter has been granted to the Starkey Little League organization which will be serving the Starkey Ranch, Asturia in the Odessa and Trinity, Florida area communities! This is a huge win for the local community as the closest Little League organization was quite a ways away from the community it serves. 

Check out the press release issued earlier today.

Coming Soon – Island Fin Poké Company – Trinity

11 Oct

Coming Soon to Trinity is Island Fin Poké Company – a quick casual restaurant that serves incredible Hawaiian style poke in a cool casual environment and transports you from the everyday to that surf shack on the beach. Build your own Poke bowl and try their sustainably sourced fish, house made sauces & over 25 toppings!

Island Fin Poké Company will be opening their first location in Mitchell Plaza at 3198 Redeemer Way in Trinity! 

Store: (813) 389-8536

Coming Soon: Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Starkey Ranch

23 Jul

According to a news article posted here, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop will soon be opening a location in Starkey Ranch.

A taste of Philadelphia’s legendary Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is closer than you think to opening up here in the Tampa Bay area!

They’re quite popular in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and Washington. And now they’re coming to Florida. The closest one to us at the moment is in Atlanta, but they have big plans to enter the Tampa area with over a dozen locations in the works. Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop was founded in 1976. They now have over 100 locations around the United States. The first two Tampa area locations will open this summer. One will be in Odessa in Starkey Ranch. The other will be in Lutz at the Willow Bend Towne Center. Others will later open in Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk and Pinellas counties.

Can your taste buds handle what Capriotti’s is cooking?

News: Trinity and Starkey Ranch Baseball League Coming!

15 Jul

We are excited to hear that Trinity and Starkey Ranch will be getting their own baseball league! This is a long time coming and the season starts this coming Fall. Check out all of the great information below and if you want to sign up, please click the link at the bottom of the article!

2021 Trinity and Starkey Ranch Fall Recreational Baseball Registration

Dates / Times
We will be located at Starkey Ranch District Park in Odessa, FL from Sept 11, 2021 – Oct 30, 2021. Because we only have 1 field for fall season (more fields are being built ahead of Spring), our Fall season will be focused on skill-building and offer scrimmages in the latter half of the season.

Practice & Scrimmages – Saturdays

  • T-Ball + Rookie:  9am – 1pm
  • Minor + Major:  1pm – 5pm

Additional optional practice – Sundays

  • All levels:  9am – 1pm

Program
Youth Sports Florida’s recreational baseball program consists of four age-based levels depending on the player’s age as of May 1 of the current year. Program emphasis is on fundamentals of the game as players are shown the basics of hitting, throwing, catching and base running within a framework of teamwork and sportsmanship.

Teams
All coaches are volunteers and coaches set up the practice location, day and time.  Rosters, schedules, uniforms and equipment are distributed to coaches before your first game. Players will be contacted by the coach of their team. Practices will begin in September. Please note coaches will be required to complete a background check.

Special Request Policy
Coach and teammate requests will be considered carefully, but there is no guarantee they will be honored. For requests to be considered, the registration must be turned in by the registration deadline.

What about the girls!?!
A softball program will be coming soon. In the meantime, our baseball program is co-ed at all age groups and girls are welcome!

Divisions

T-Ball for ages 4-6

Ballplayers ages 4-6 learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Young athletes hit the ball from a batting tee which is height-adjusted for a level swing, batting in order through the line-up for the entire game. The primary goal is to begin to instruct young players in the fundamentals of baseball in a supportive team environment.

Rookie (machine/coach-pitch) for ages 7-8

Designed primarily for ballplayers ages 7-8, this division makes use of a pitching machine and/or coach-pitch to allow for more hittable balls at the plate and more action in the field. Fear of actually being hit by a pitched ball is diminished. It makes the game safer and improves the playing confidence and ability of all participants.

Minor for ages 9-10

Recommended for ballplayers ages 9-10. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork.

Major for ages 11-12

Features a 46′ pitching distance and 60′ base paths. Special base running rules are also in effect.

Grand Opening: UrgentVet Trinity

30 Sep

UrgentVet Expands its Tampa Bay Presence With New Clinic in Pasco County
Open 365 days a year, the clinic offers an affordable alternative to veterinary ER


ODESSA, Fla. 
 Sept. 30, 2020 – UrgentVet, the first dedicated urgent care clinic for pets, announced today it is expanding its presence in the Tampa Bay area by opening a third local clinic. The new clinic, which is located at 12307 State Road 54 in Odessa, is opening its doors to the public tomorrow, Thursday, October 1.

Officially named UrgentVet-New Port Richey, the clinic at the intersection of State Road 54 and Trinity Boulevard offers convenient access for pet parents residing in New Port Richey, Odessa, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel and throughout northern Hillsborough County. Its physical location is at the entrance to the Starkey Ranch master-planned development, making it particularly accessible for residents of the booming community.

“Pasco County has some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in all of Tampa Bay, and we’re excited to open a clinic right in the heart of that growth,” said Dr. Jim Dobies, Founder, UrgentVet. “We feel that this new site allows us to serve a huge population of pet parents who may never have had access to a clinic like ours before.”

The new clinic will be UrgentVet’s fifth nationally and the third to open in the Tampa Bay area behind Westchase (August 2019) and Brandon (February 2020). Founded in 2015, UrgentVet also has locations in the Charlotte Metro area.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all UrgentVet clinics have adopted new processes to ensure the safety of both pet parents and employees.

Pet parents can use the website to check their pet in, and call or use the clinic’s intercom to alert staff once they arrive. The UrgentVet team will wear masks to limit any potential exposure while retrieving the pet, allowing pet parents to remain safe in the comfort of their car. In cases of euthanasia, a total of two visitors are allowed to accompany the pet inside.

UrgentVet fills the widening care gap that exists between traditional daytime veterinary practices and specialized 24-hour emergency hospitals, providing affordable after-hours relief on weeknights, weekends and holidays year-round.

Like its other Tampa Bay locations, UrgentVet-New Port Richey will be open from 3 to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and Noon to 8 p.m. on holidays.

The vision behind the UrgentVet practice model is to provide dogs and cats with trusted after-hours acute care just like an urgent care for humans. Pet parents in the area should continue to take pets to their primary care veterinarian for wellness care and routine visits, but UrgentVet-New Port Richey offers a trusting and compassionate option after-hours.

UrgentVet clinics routinely treat vomiting, diarrhea, lacerations, wounds, and skin and ear problems among many other presenting complaints.

On average, an UrgentVet bill is about 40% less than what a pet parent might pay for comparable services at a veterinary ER. No appointments are necessary, and pet parents who check in online can request that the clinic send a text message when it’s time to come in.

UrgentVet’s stress-free experience for pets is enhanced by the clinic design and special training the staff receives. All veterinarians and support staff are “Fear Free Certified Professionals,” which means they’re skilled in caring for both the pet’s physical and emotional well-being.

In addition, there are separate dog and cat waiting areas for pets and their parents to avoid what might be anxiety-inducing situations. All exam rooms have dimmable lighting for anxious animals, relaxing music to soothe the pets and each member of the staff wears sprayable pheromones for a calming effect.

The clinic itself is 2,100 square feet with a total of five exam rooms—two for large dogs, two for small dogs and one exclusively for cats—in addition to a separate comfort room. Other features include an in-house diagnostic lab, digital X-ray machine, ultrasound and cloud-based medical record-keeping software. The large dog rooms contain state-of-the-art lift tables, which also double as a non-slip scale, that lower to the floor for easy access for dogs who may be too heavy to pick up.

With all of its clinics, UrgentVet aims to develop strong relationships with neighboring primary care veterinarians, a practice that the new clinic staff has already started. After a pet’s visit, UrgentVet delivers lab work and X-rays with a referral letter to that pet’s veterinarian within 24 hours so that they can be informed and schedule a follow-up visit at their location.

“We know how deeply our pet parents care for their pets, and so we do whatever we can to ease what might be a tense or scary situation with compassionate care,” Dr. Dobies said. “Our goal is never to replace a primary care vet but rather to be there in the times that those vets aren’t able to be.”

For more information, visit UrgentVet.com.

About UrgentVet
Founded by Dr. Jim Dobies, UrgentVet is the first dedicated urgent care clinic for pets. Offering after-hours services, UrgentVet provides pet parents with an affordable and convenient alternative to 24-hour emergency vets. UrgentVet currently operates clinics in Belmont, North Carolina; Fort Mill, South Carolina; Westchase, Brandon and New Port Richey, Florida (Tampa Bay), Florida.

Grand Opening: Chicken Salad Chick in Trinity

5 Jan

It’s happening! The Chicken Salad Chick in Trinity has scheduled it’s grand opening for Monday, January 20th, 2020!

According to their Facebook post, there are a ton of giveaways and more!

1/20: GRAND OPENING DAY!
FREE Chicken Salad for a YEAR to our 1st 100 Guests! Be one of the first 100 Guests to join us on Opening Day and you’ll receive FREE Chicken Salad for an entire YEAR! Our 1st guest will receive 1 free Large Quick Chick per week for 52 weeks. Guests 2-100 will receive 1 Free Large Quick Chick per month for 12 months!*
Not able to join us for our Morning 1st 100 Giveaway? Join us ALL DAY to enter our drawing for Free Chicken Salad for a Year! Purchase any Chick Special to enter & we will draw 10 lucky winners at the end of the day!
*Must be 16 Years or Older, purchase the Chick Special
*Must download CSC App
*Not valid in drive thru
*Redemption starts 1/27

1/21 FREE Chick Tumbler!
Be one of the first 50 guests at 10:30 am and 5 pm to purchase a Chick Trio & receive a FREE Chicken Salad Chick Tumbler!*
*Must be 16 Years or Older
*Must purchase a Chick Trio
*Not valid in drive thru

1/22 FREE Giving Card!
Our first 100 guest to purchase a meal will receive a FREE Giving Card!
*Must be 16 years or older
*Must purchase a meal
*Must have Craving Credits app
*Not valid in drive thru

1/23 Guest Appreciation Day!
All Day Long: Join us to receive a Free Scoop of Classic Carol!

1/24 FREE Chick Hat!
Be one of the first 100 guests to purchase a meal and receive a FREE Chick Hat!
*Must be 16 Years or Older
*Must purchase a meal
*1 hat per guest, guest must be present
*Not valid in drive thru

1/25 FREE Chick Tote Bag!
Be one of the first 100 guests to purchase 2 Large Quick Chicks & receive a FREE Chicken Salad Chick Tote Bag!*
*Must be 16 Years or Older
*Must purchase 2 Large Quick Chicks
*Not valid in drive thru

The new Chicken Salad Chick in Trinity is located at 12096 State Road 54, Odessa, Florida 33556

Grand Opening – Chipotle in Trinity – July 23rd!

20 Jul

Chipotle is coming! Chipotle is coming! I think it’s the question we get asked the most, when is the new Chipotle in Trinity opening? We have the news! The new Chipotle in the Villages at Mitchell Ranch will be opening on Tuesday, July 23rd!

If you’re not familiar with Chipotle Mexican Grill often known simply as Chipotle, is an American chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada,Germany, and France, specializing in tacos and Mission-style burritos. Its name derives from chipotle, the Nahuatl name for a smoked and dried jalapeño chili pepper. The fast casual company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CMG.

Chipotle is one of the first chains of fast casual dining establishments. Chipotle’s menu consists of five items: burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas, and salads. The price of each item is based on the choice of chicken, pork carnitas, barbacoa, steak, tofu-based “sofritas”, or vegetarian (with guacamole, which would be at an extra charge otherwise). Additional optional toppings are offered free of charge, including: rice, beans, four types of salsa, sour cream, cheese, and lettuce