Kumquat Festival likely to attract thousands
In the beginning, there was the kumquat. It’s a tiny fruit, with a slightly sweet and tangy, tangy taste. And, it’s the centerpiece of an annual tradition that often introduces visitors to Dade City’s Old-Florida charm. The festival that pays ...
Education a key theme for upcoming session
Education was a recurring theme among speakers at a recent meeting held by the Pasco County Legislative Delegation before this year’s annual session. Local citizens and civic leaders voiced their concerns on this hot-button issue during a Jan. 18 gathering ...
Awards keep coming for Land O’ Lakes student
When it comes to accomplishments, Maxwell William Keenan, or Max, for short, has racked up quite a few. The Land O’ Lakes High senior’s academic credentials are impressive. He ranks 14th out of 4,632 seniors in Pasco County. He’s a ...
Boundaries approved for new schools
The Pasco County School Board has approved boundaries for the new Cypress Creek Middle/High School, despite considerable controversy. The board also adopted boundaries for Bexley Elementary School, without any opposition from the public. Cypress Creek Middle/High School, being built off ...
Push is on for forensic training center
A forensic training center – sometimes indelicately called a “body farm” – is being proposed for a site in Land O’ Lakes. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the University of South Florida, the Pasco-Hernando State College and ...
Master plan developing for Hercules Park
Hercules Park is still in line to become the property of the city of Zephyrhills. But, an agreement to transfer the parkland from the Pasco County School District to the city remains a work in progress. “We’re still on track ...
Connected City plans taking shape
Metro Development Group is finalizing its team of partners for what is billed as “the city of the future.” Florida Hospital and Tampa General will be setting up a new medical partnership in the Connected City called West Florida Health ...
Heritage Park Foundation plans reorganization
The Heritage Park Foundation — the primary mover behind the construction of a stage at Land O’ Lakes Community Park — is hosting a reorganizational meeting on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. The foundation has been involved with the park ...
Casting a wider crime-fighting net
If, like me, you grew up on “Dragnet” and graduated to “Hill Street Blues,” the new face of crime-fighting in Pasco County isn’t what you’d expect. But, if you came of age following the exploits of the “CSI” franchises, in ...
Festival offers smokin’ good time
Sunny weather, tasty barbecue and upbeat tunes combined to attract people from all over to the seventh annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ and Blues Fest. Locals and nonlocals alike arrived in droves on Jan. 21 at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport ...
Be healthier: Start with small steps, be consistent
So, maybe you decided to start the New Year like you always do — with a resolution to be healthier. If you did, you’d be like many of us who always have good intentions. Sadly, many of us don’t follow ...
Festival features arts, entertainment and fun
The Suncoast Arts Fest, which attracts artists and art lovers from near and far, will stage its 12th annual event at The Shops at Wiregrass on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22. The festival will showcase 126 artists coming from nearby ...
Health services relocating to Wesley Chapel
Pasco County health clinics in Zephyrhills and Land O’ Lakes will close and their services moved to a professional office building in Wesley Chapel. The Pasco County Tax Collector’s office is expected to take over the former building used by ...
Committee to study school impact fees
As more rooftops pop up in Pasco County, more and more students living under those rooftops will take seats in crowded classrooms. While new residential construction is good for the county’s prosperity, it also is setting up a dilemma for ...
Vet services expand in Wesley Chapel
The Pasco Vet Center will begin offering its mobile services in Wesley Chapel this week. The center will be bringing its 38-foot mobile unit to Pasco-Hernando State College’s Porter Campus, 2727 Mansfield Blvd., on Fridays, effective Jan. 20. “It’s like ...
New digs for Pigz in Z’Hills this year
Buoyed by new festival grounds, the seventh annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ & Blues Fest is aiming to become its most successful. The shindig, now a well-attended staple in Zephyrhills, is set for Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 ...
The story behind these matching Star Trek shirts
In our family, we have a tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve. Rachel insisted I open her gift — of matching Star Trek shirts — because she wanted us to wear them in the morning when we opened ...
Shedding light on a hidden problem
Human trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world, just behind the illegal drug trade — netting billions of dollars annually, experts say. But, it’s a crime that many know little about and often are unaware that it’s ...
New rules aim to protect cats and dogs
The Pasco County Commission has approved new regulations to make it harder for convicted animal abusers to buy or adopt cats and dogs in the county. But, those measures fall far short of what’s needed, a trio of animal rights ...
Public meeting set to discuss Extension Office location
Community members will have another chance to share their views on the future location of the Pasco County Extension Office. Extension now operates out of space owned by the Pasco County Fair Association, under an annual $17,000 lease, which is ...
Festival offers up a sweet and spicy time
Whether it was tasting cane syrup, riding on a mule, sampling chili, or listening to music, there were plenty of ways to have fun at the seventh annual Raising Cane Festival at the Pioneer Florida Museum in Dade City. Those ...
Campaign 2016: Something to talk about
Everyone knows the old saying, the one designed to keep peace among restless kinfolk: Never discuss religion or politics. Sandy Graves knows it, too, and spurns it at every turn. “If it weren’t for religion and politics,” she says breezily, ...
Smithsonian exhibit comes to Pioneer Museum
The working life of Americans from the mid-19th century to the late 20th century will be explored in a traveling Smithsonian exhibition that will make its first stop in Florida at The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village in Dade City ...
Area talent show gives youth a time to shine
Long before “America’s Got Talent” began attracting the nation’s attention, a local talent show began offering youths a chance to take center stage. And, efforts are now gearing up for this year’s 34th annual “Spotlight on Talent” competition. Winners of ...
New projects coming to Walmart site
A new emergency health care center is ready for construction, and a self-storage facility is planned for outparcels surrounding the Walmart Super Center in Lutz. They will join the new Famous Tate appliance store, which is under construction in front ...
New restaurant coming to Land O’ Lakes
A new restaurant will replace the former Mosquito Bar & Grill, a waterfront restaurant on Lake Bell that closed down nearly four years ago. Renovations are underway to upgrade the kitchen and modernize the building at 4422 Land O’ Lakes ...
New event venue site completed in Zephyrhills
Less than five months after breaking ground, the new community venue site at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport is complete. The unnamed venue, at 5200 Airport Road, will officially be unveiled at the seventh annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ & Blues ...
Equestrian center brings vision to life
Last year, Jim and Heather Fitzpatrick had the vision of creating an equestrian center for the East Pasco community. Blazing Saddles Ranch, at 10219 Wirt Road in Dade City, has made that vision a reality. The Fitzpatricks purchased the 25-acre ...
San Antonio Rotary goes to the market
The Rotary Club of San Antonio is getting a fresh start on a popular trend – the farmers market. The nonprofit will host its first San Antonio Farmers Market on Jan. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the ...
Check out information, and fun, at local libraries
A new year always offers a fresh chance to become more disciplined, learn new things, explore new hobbies and have more fun. All that, and more, awaits visitors to local libraries. Besides a vast collection of books, CDs, DVDs and ...
Resolve to have fun in 2017
Maybe 2017 is the year that you’re going to have more fun. But, perhaps you want to improve planning your activities, and to get a better handle on your spending, too. The Laker/Lutz News is here to help. Whether you’re ...
Saying ‘No’ to New Year’s resolutions
The time has come, tradition says, for all of us to take stock of our lives and, having properly weighed the whole sorry mess, resolve to make much-needed improvements. Or not. Mostly not. According to a survey conducted by the ...
School board seeks higher impact fees
Pasco County School Board members are asking the Pasco County Commission to significantly boost school impact fees charged against new residential construction. The board voted on Dec. 20 to seek impact fees of $9,174 for single-family detached residences; $3,693 for ...
Pasco wants more state funding
Pasco County commissioners have approved a list of local priorities for the 2017 legislative session, seeking to add state funds to the county’s coffers. Commissioners want more state money for road construction, storm water improvements, efforts to fight blight and ...
Piano enthusiast opens Lutz store
Michael Pratt never owned a piano as an adolescent. He now owns a shop full of them. Last month, the 45-year-old Pratt opened Picarzo Pianos, 23916 State Road 54 in Lutz. As one of the few piano dealers in the ...
State college clears the air – of smoke
The campuses of Pasco-Hernando State College will become smoke-free and tobacco-free zones effective Aug. 14, 2017. The college’s District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Nov. 15 to expand an existing policy that prohibits smoking in college buildings and “workplace” ...
Residents pitch in to get rid of hazardous waste
Pasco County residents unloaded an impressive 27 tons of hazardous waste during the county’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Initiative, according to a news release from Pasco County. It was the most successful mobile hazardous waste collection event Charles Ryburn ...
2016 marked by rapid growth, touching moments
The national election captured headlines and attention, but 2016 was an eventful year in many other ways, as well, across The Laker/Lutz News coverage area. The big story is the region’s growth. New houses are popping up all over the ...
Local senior wins app contest
Nikhil Dutt has big aspirations. He wants to become “the next Steve Jobs.” And, like the co-founder of Apple Inc., he has a craving for innovation and entrepreneurship. So, it may not be surprising that the 17-year-old Land O’ Lakes ...
Overpass Road/I-75 interchange under review
About 100 residents had the chance to see the design for a proposal to widen and extend Overpass Road at a public hearing on Dec. 15, but the project is years away from construction. The project, estimated at $220 million, ...
School boundaries gain preliminary approval
The Pasco County School Board has given preliminary approval to new school boundaries for the 2017-2018 school year. The board’s action came after a contentious public hearing on the proposed boundaries for Cypress Creek Middle/High School, set to open in ...
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