The 2018 AAU/USA Karate National Championships kick off this week in Fort Lauderdale — and one local dojo will be well-represented. Wesley Chapel’s Keiko Shin Karate Academy (KSKA) is sending 22 athletes, ranging in ages 6 to 18, to square up against more than 3,000 elite, top karate competitors from the United States and beyond. The event runs from June 27 to June 30 at the Broward County … [Read more...]
Lack of building permits halts work
June 6, 2018 By
Pasco County issued a stop work order at Epperson, after a routine county fire inspection found 19 structures lacked building permits. The May 10 inspection came less than two weeks after Epperson kicked off the anticipated opening of the Crystal Lagoons amenity. The festivities, to mark the first development in the United States with this type of amenity, featured an appearance by Michael … [Read more...]
Local athletes celebrate paralympic achievements
October 11, 2017 By
Whenever she competes, 12-year-old Danielle Kanas gives it her all. And that mindset has worked for the Martinez Middle School seventh-grader, who ran, swam, threw and jumped her way to 15 gold medals and six national records this summer at the Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals in Middleton, Wisconsin. Kanas — a single-arm amputee, missing her left arm below the elbow — recently added … [Read more...]
Ice arena offers plenty of room, action
February 22, 2017 By
There’s no shortage of activities — or room— at the newly minted Florida Hospital Center Ice. From learning to skate, to playing hockey and curling, there’s plenty to do at the much-ballyhooed facility, which measures 150,500 square feet. On Jan. 28, during the facility’s opening weekend, hundreds of youth and adults packed into what has been described as “the largest ice sports facility in … [Read more...]
Make your heart happy: Eat healthy
February 22, 2017 By
Here’s the bad news: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year, one in four deaths results from heart disease. Here’s the good news: Heart disease often can be prevented. To keep your heart happy, it’s important to make healthy lifestyle choices and also essential to manage your health conditions. Communities, health professionals … [Read more...]
Staples closing leads searches on LakerLutzNews.com
December 26, 2014 By
Thousands of Web travelers found their exit off the Information Superhighway to LakerLutzNews.com thanks to search engines this past year, but what exactly lead them here in the first place? Apparently, it was all about the closing of Staples. Not long after LakerLutzNews.com started publishing daily stories to complement the print stories found each week in our papers, reporter Michael … [Read more...]
Flags at half staff to remember Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2014 By
Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags Sunday for both the United States and Florida to be flown at half mast in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. "On Sunday, Dec. 7, we will remember and honor the 2,400 American lives that were lost during the sudden attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941," said Scott, himself a U.S. Navy veteran, in a release. "This somber and reflective day remains … [Read more...]
Local Pearl Harbor documentary to air Dec. 7
December 5, 2014 By
It's a day that will live in infamy, and one Pasco County Television will remember with a locally produced documentary on Japan's surprise attack of Pearl Harbor. "In Their War: America at War" will air on the government cable channel Dec. 7 beginning at 12:30 p.m. It features two Pasco residents — Werner Klemm of Port Richey and George Kass of New Port Richey. Klemm served on the USS Dobbin, … [Read more...]
Appius set to build new headquarters in Lutz
December 2, 2014 By
It's now official. Appius Wealth Management will begin construction soon on a new headquarters building at the Northpointe Business Park in Lutz. The company, currently based in Trinity, is looking to build a 10,900-square-foot, two-story building. Appius will take over the second floor and lease out the 5,000-square-foot bottom floor, according to a release. It will be built by the Perry Co., … [Read more...]
