The new century has not been the kindest to newspapers, with many cutting staff, coverage and pages. But that’s not the same at The Laker/Lutz News, where we aren’t getting smaller.
Instead, we’re getting bigger. Six inches bigger to be exact.
“It’s because of your continued belief and support that we’re able to announce today a milestone that is one of the most significant improvements ever to our papers,” Publisher Diane Kortus said. “Beginning Aug. 6, we are increasing our size to that of a daily newspaper.”
That extra six inches will make the paper 25 percent larger. And it will come with a refreshed look at the top as well, with what we like to call “Laker Blue” dominating the landscape.
The new design will allow for bigger and more photos, two sections for most editions with easy-to-find classifieds, bigger ads, more advertising circulars from retailers like Beall’s Outlet, and a renewed commitment to what we’ve been doing all along: serious local news, from the people who make the area great, to what will affect your way of living.
See everything Diane has to say about the changes in this week’s edition of The Laker/Lutz News, or read the online e-edition for free by clicking here.
During the school year, tens of thousands of breakfasts and lunches are served every day to students in cafeterias across Pasco County. But what happens when the school year ends, especially for students who might not have had a good meal otherwise?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture hasn’t forgotten, and works locally with Pasco County Schools to bring lunches to thousands of kids, whether it’s at one of more than 60 food distribution stations, or on one of five retrofitted school buses that travel around the county, bringing lunches to those who might not be able to get out.
“There are kids who can’t get to those sites,” Cindy Norvell, a food and nutrition specialist for Pasco County Schools, told reporter Michael Hinman. “Many of them don’t have transportation. So instead of expecting them to come to us, we took meals to them out into the communities that needed them most.”
The effort requires a lot of organization and dedication, including on the buses which have had seats replaced with food counters.
Find out how this program is working, and how more people can participate by reading this week’s print edition of The Laker. Or you can read the print edition online by clicking here.
When Gulfside Hospice & Palliative Care started in 1989, a lot of people weren’t familiar with what hospice services were.
But even today, as Gulfside celebrates its 25th anniversary, hospice is much more well-known, but there are details that still get a little lost in translation.
“A lot of people think that hospice is a place,” Linda Ward, president and chief executive of Gulfside, told reporter B.C. Manion. “Hospice is a concept. The concept is really comfort and quality, peace, dignity.”
Gulfside now has 14 locations, including a corporate resource office in Land O’ Lakes. And it’s one of two major groups bringing hospice to Pasco County.
To read more about the anniversary and what Gulfside has planned, check out this week’s print edition of The Laker/Lutz News. Or read it online by clicking here.
All of these stories and more can be found in this week’s The Laker/Lutz News, available in newsstands throughout east and central Pasco County as well as northern Hillsborough County. Find out what has your community talking this week by getting your local news straight from the only source you need.
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