Volume 27 Issue 22
WESLEY CHAPEL
NEWS
October 18, 2019
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GOLDEN BY JOHN C. COTEY In a tiny office tucked behind The Grove shopping center he recently bought for $62.7 million, Mark Gold is unveiling big dreams. “Big, big, major,” he says. “This is major.” Gold’s vision is all over the walls of the leasing office at The Grove, on blueprints and promotional materials. There will be a family park, an amphitheatre for musical performances, a brewery (which we wrote about last issue), new restaurants, an indoor adventure facility (see pg. 14), beautiful landscaping and lighting, and what Gold says will be the biggest shipping container park — think Sparkman Wharf, but on steroids — in the world. There also is room for 400 homes, if Gold chooses to develop the additional acreage. While others have, for too many years, seen a big box dead end office plaza with empty buildings and overgrown and unkempt land, Gold sees the future. “This is a diamond that no one has touched for 10 years,” he says. “No one had the money to polish the diamond. That’s just crazy.” See “The Grove” on pages 4-5.
Inside: Your Last Chance To Win FREE Dining In Our 2019 Dining Survey & Contest! See page 35! Still Going Strong!
Don’t let Francesca Caravella’s age fool you, she’s got game.
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Eye See You! Costco has great deals & a great independent optometrist, too. Pages 24-25
Las Palmas Is No. 1!
The local favorite recently was picked as the Bay area’s top Cuban eatery.
Pages 38-39