LAND O’ LAKES . LUTZ . ODESSA
Vol. 4, Issue 3, March 2013
Neighborhood News & Lifestyles
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The Business & Dining Magazine Directly Mailed To 20,000 Homes In Odessa, Lutz & Land O’ Lakes Areas This Independent Community News, Business & Dining Guide Is Directly Mailed Once Each Month To: Ashley Lakes, Ballantrae, Belle Meade, Calusa Trace, Canterbury, Cheval, Citrus Greens, Concord Station, Devonwood, Dolce Vita on Lake Keystone, Echo Lake, Farmington Village, Fern Glenn, Grey Hawk at Lake Polo, Heritage Harbor, Ivy Lake Estates, Keystone Groves, Keystone Manors, Keystone Reserve, Keystone Shores, Lake Charles, Lake Church, Lake Parker Estates, Lakeside Grove Estates, Northlake Village, Northbridge at Lake Pretty, Northton Groves, Oakstead, Orange Blossom Creek, Reflections, Steeple Chase, Stillwater, Stonegate, Suncoast Crossings, Suncoast Meadows, Swan Cove, The Eagles, Van Dyke Estates, Van Dyke Farms, Villa Rosa, Wyndham Lakes
Pizza Villa - A Local Favorite for 25 Years!
By Katie Thomas The Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Pasco County was founded in 2006 as a prevention coalition building a network involving the local community in substance abuse prevention and awareness efforts. With a mission to, “develop, motivate and encourage strategic relationships that reduce county risk factors and decrease substance abuse rates among youth and adults,” ASAP gauges the extent of local alcohol and drug abuse and associated problems. By identifying the most important local substance abuse problems, ASAP is able to target strategies that promote healthy norms. ASAP monitors trends over time in order to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs and initiate policies for change. ASAP’s positive outreach has been measured meticulously and has shown a significant See “ASAP” on page 28.
STAND members learning leadership skills at the Teen Challenge with Florida Army National Guard, SSG Garcia in January 2013
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have Greek and Italian appetizers, soups, salads, pastas, dinners, sandwiches, and desserts all available at lunch and dinner. With more than 20 appetizers on their menu from Greek favorites to loaded potato skins, Italian munchies See “Pizza Villa” on page 30.
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using extra virgin olive oil and we let the dough rise three times.” Pizza Villa recently added gluten free dough to their menu, so now everyone in the family can enjoy pizza. Pizza Villa has many gourmet pizzas or you can create your own with their wide variety of toppings to choose from. All pizzas are available with thick or thin, traditional or gluten free crust. If you’ve never been to Pizza Villa you might think, based on their name, that pizza is all they offer. But there is truly something for every taste on their menu. In addition to pizza, they
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When a restaurant has been in business for 25 years, you know they must be doing something right to keep their customers coming back – maybe it is the food, the service, or the atmosphere. In the case of Pizza Villa, located at 21501 Village Lakes Center at the corner of Land O’ Lakes Boulevard and State Road 54, they do all three perfectly. They have wonderful, homemade food. They have excellent servers who know their customers, make sure they get personalized service and have developed friendships with them. And while the outside of
the building may be unassuming, the inside is decorated with beautiful stained glass lamps and colorful pictures of Greek Seascapes. Manager Cheryl Will says they have customers who’ve been regulars for years and many who’ve moved out of the area but make a beeline for Pizza Villa whenever they are back in town. One bite of their food and it’s easy to taste why. When I visited Pizza Villa, my husband and I agreed, it was the best pizza we’d ever eaten. Owner Vasilios Fotopoulos says the secret ingredient is the Greek extra virgin olive oil, “We make our pizza dough fresh daily,
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