Behavioral urgent care earns national award
PASCO COUNTY – The National Community Development Association recognized Pasco County Community Development as a winner of the 2026 Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award for its collaboration with BayCare on the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center. The Behavioral Health Urgent ...
MOSI unveils new name, expansion
TAMPA – MOSI has unveiled a new name and a massive expansion of its space. The institution will continue to be called “MOSI” but those letters will stand for the Museum of Science & Innovation. “Our new name, Museum of ...
The Fulfillment Lab expands to Pasco County
LUTZ – The Fulfillment Lab, an advanced technology and logistics company specializing in proprietary fulfillment software, has expanded its operations and relocated its headquarters to Pasco County, according to the Pasco Economic Development Council. The company’s investment includes more than $2 ...
Hillsborough County Public Schools celebrates top staffers
TAMPA – The Hillsborough Education Foundation and Hillsborough County Public Schools honored those who represent the very best of public education at the 2026 Excellence in Education Awards. This year’s theme, Hillsborough’s Treasures, recognized educators and support staff whose efforts shape ...
Leonardo da Vinci machines on display in new MOSI exhibit
TAMPA – MOSI, Tampa’s Museum of Science & Industry has launched a new exhibit inspired by the imagination of one of history’s most celebrated thinkers, Leonardo da Vinci. “Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion” is a life-size mechanical playground where ...
Pigz in Z’Hills brings back mouthwatering BBQ
ZEPHYRHILLS – Competitive barbecue is returning to the 16th annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ & Blues Festival with the introduction of an FBA-sanctioned Backyard BBQ Competition on Feb. 28 in downtown Zephyrhills. Previously a professional-level competition, organizers are relaunching the contest ...
SMARTstart showcases entrepreneurs at Food Vendor Fair
PASCO COUNTY – The UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County and Pasco Economic Development Council will present the sixth annual SMARTstart Food Vendor Fair on Jan. 29. The family-friendly food event shares incubator business opportunities and supports food entrepreneurs’ businesses. The community can ...
Ways to strengthen your immune system
There are things about respiratory viruses that we can’t control, such as this season’s flu strain, the effectiveness of the flu vaccine or if the person sitting behind you at a restaurant is covering their cough. And with cold and ...
Health & Wellness (01/21/26): AdventHealth breaks ground on ER
AdventHealth breaks ground on new ER AUBURNDALE – AdventHealth has broken ground on a new emergency room in Auburndale, expanding access to lifesaving care for residents in Polk County. The AdventHealth Auburndale ER, located at 1052 U.S. 92 W., will feature ...
Bilirakis secures federal grant funding for Pasco projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gus Bilirakis announced Jan. 8 that with the passage of three appropriations bills in the U.S. House, he has secured $14,625,000 in federal grant funding for multiple critical infrastructure, public safety, education and research projects across ...
Business Digest (01/21/26): Youth and Family Advocates getting new leader
Youth and Family Advocates getting new leader NEW PORT RICHEY – Mark Wickham will retire as president and CEO of Youth and Family Advocates on June 30 after 13 years of service. “For over a decade, Mark has led YFA with ...
Chalk Talk (01/21/26): PHSC welcomes board members
PHSC welcomes board members NEW PORT RICHEY – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Toni Zetzsche and the reappointment of Gino Collura and Marilyn Pearson-Adams to the Pasco-Hernando State College District Board of Trustees. Zetzsche will serve as a Pasco ...
Lee works to combat online predators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 6719, the Combating Online Predators Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Laurel Lee to strengthen protections for children targeted by online sextortion. The bill explicitly criminalizes intentional threats to distribute ...
EggBred hatching a Land O’ Lakes location
LAND O’LAKES – EggBred will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in the Hub at Bexley. The weekend-long celebration on Jan. 24 and 25 will feature free food, free coffee and giveaways. Located at 16916 Focus Loop in ...
Pasco County fights human trafficking
DADE CITY – The Pasco County Commission on Human Trafficking is not only working to combat the crime locally, but it is also helping other communities across the country mobilize against exploitation. The commission has worked to ensure every current and ...
Castor reacts to Affordable Care Act tax credit extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) voted “yes” on a bipartisan discharge petition that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act Tax Credits for the next three years. She released the following statement: Neighbors across the Tampa Bay ...
News Briefs (01/15/25): Pasco offices to close for MLK Day
Pasco County offices to close for MLK Day NEW PORT RICHEY – Pasco Board of County Commissioners offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources’ Offices, Recreation ...
U.S. Rep. Lee secures investments for Florida’s 15th District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Laurel Lee praised the passage of multiple appropriations bills through the House on Jan. 8 that address needs in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. These bills include priorities to strengthen public safety, protect access to clean drinking ...
New Tampa Performing Arts Center to host SpongeBob, jazz artists
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – The 2025-26 season at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center continues in January with a variety of high-quality entertainment across music, dance and film. The Tampa Qipao Team presents a dazzling evening celebrating its 10th anniversary alongside the ...
Pasco tweaks parking rules for RVs, commercial vehicles
NEW PORT RICHEY – Pasco County no longer allows parking of recreational or commercial vehicles on streets in master planned unit developments. The change expands on-street parking restrictions from residential neighborhoods to include larger, mixed-use communities. “These changes to our Land ...
Flagship breaks ground on medical pavilion
WESLEY CHAPEL – Flagship Healthcare Properties recently broke ground on the Wiregrass Ranch Medical Pavilion I, a 46,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office development. Stakeholders celebrated the groundbreaking at Strickland Avenue and Wiregrass Ranch Boulevard in Wesley Chapel. Construction will take about ...
News Briefs (01/14/26): Collards Festival supports local agriculture
Collards Festival supports local agriculture NEW PORT RICHEY – The 11th annual New Port Richey Collards Festival & Winter Garden Expo brings together growers, gardeners and community partners to celebrate sustainable food and local agriculture. The free event is presented by ...
Freedom Alliance gives back to Navy veteran
LAND O’ LAKES – Freedom Alliance recently presented U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry Wayne Padgett II with a new all-terrain wheelchair in honor of his service. Padgett enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2001. He served aboard the USS ...
Health & Wellness (01/14/26): Groups donate CPR kits
Groups donate CPR kits to fire departments DAVENPORT – AdventHealth Heart of Florida and the American Heart Association have donated CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kits to the Davenport, Lake Wales and Haines City fire departments to expand lifesaving education. ...
Chalk Talk (01/14/26): Children’s Board funds dinosaur exhibit
Children’s Board funds ‘Be the Dinosaur’ exhibit PLANT CITY – MOSI, Tampa’s Museum of Science & Industry has launched its Be the Dinosaur exhibit at the Children’s Board Family Resource Center in Plant City. The hands-on exhibit is free ...
Saint Leo University launches Lionova Institute
ST. LEO – Saint Leo University has launched the Lionova Institute, a new division focused on faith-anchored, technology-enabled education. The Lionova Institute will focus on expanding Saint Leo’s impact through online education, healthcare and nursing pathways, international partnerships, military-aligned education, ...
Local Wildlife (01/05/26): ZooTampa releases manatees back into wild
TAMPA – ZooTampa at Lowry Park released a record 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025. Its David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center has cared for over 615 manatees since 1991, with the majority successfully returned ...
St. Joseph’s Hospital-North celebrates first baby of 2026
LUTZ – Holly and Robby Robbins, of Lutz, were the proud parents of the first baby born at St. Joseph's Hospital-North in 2026. Natalie arrived at 1:45 a.m. Jan. 2. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 19.75 inches. St ...
Extension offers gardening, nutrition and financial classes
TAMPA – Hillsborough County Extension Service is kicking off the new year with hands-on workshops, educational talks and community programs focused on healthy living, gardening, financial literacy and environmental stewardship. January’s offerings provide residents opportunities to learn new skills, plan ...
AdventHealth welcomes 2026 New Year’s Baby
DAVENPORT – AdventHealth Heart of Florida celebrated the birth of Irish Jeyliani Escobar at 12 a.m. Jan. 1. She was one of the first babies born in the new year. Irish weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 19 inches ...
News Briefs (12/31/25): Garden club meets in Dade City
Dade City Garden Club to discuss school’s plants DADE CITY – The Dade City Garden Club will present Gardening at East Pasco Education Academy during its January general membership meeting. The speaker for the program is Marisa Crane, a Master Gardener ...
Health & Wellness (12/31/25): Teams help the hungry
Gasparilla Bowl teams volunteer at Feeding Tampa Bay TAMPA – Student-athletes and staff from the NC State Wolfpack and Memphis Tigers volunteered alongside AdventHealth and TECO team members Dec. 16 at Feeding Tampa Bay. They packaged and sent HeroBoxes to deployed ...
Reduced costs help Duke Energy customers save on bills
As we head into 2026, we’re reflecting on a year of milestones that help lower customer bills. Every investment we’ve made in 2025 shared a common purpose: to deliver reliable energy and reduce rates for the customers and communities we ...
Business Digest (12/31/25): Museum leader announces retirement
Tampa Museum of Art leader announces retirement TAMPA – Michael Tomor plans to retire as executive director of the Tampa Museum of Art, effective March 31. Tomor has worked 40 years at art museums, including just over a decade at the ...
BayCare names chief philanthropy officer
CLEARWATER – BayCare Health System has named Kate Sawa its first chief philanthropy officer. Sawa will continue to serve as president of the St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation, including the St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation. “Families across West Central Florida need ...
Pasco County expands housing options
NEW PORT RICHEY – Pasco County is allowing property owners to build or create various types of accessory dwelling units. These small, secondary homes can help families live together more comfortably by providing relief from rising rental or mortgage costs ...
Concert supports theater renovation campaign
NEW PORT RICHEY – The Richey Suncoast Theatre more than doubled its $20,000 fundraising goal for “Letters from E: An Evening with Ed Roland of Collective Soul.” The benefit concert officially kicked off the theater’s capital fundraising campaign to renovate ...
Chalk Talk (12/24/25): Students, seniors connect through light
Students, older adults connect through light TAMPA – Lower elementary students at Hebrew Academy Tampa Bay took part in one of the school’s most cherished traditions: the annual Chanukah celebration with the residents at Aston Gardens. The visit began with lively ...
AdventHealth, Bolts Blue Crew help deliver holiday joy
TAMPA – Students at Foster Academy were treated to a special holiday surprise Dec. 19 as AdventHealth team members joined the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Bolts Blue Crew to deliver Christmas gifts directly to classrooms. Throughout the morning, students received gifts, ...
Habitat families receive new bicycles for their children
TAMPA – Christmas came early for 25 Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough families, as children received 50 new bicycles thanks to the onbikes program and community supporters. Ten Habitat families picked up bicycles Dec. 18 at the onbikes ...
News Briefs (12/24/25): GoPasco launches new bus route
GoPasco launches new bus route LAND O’ LAKES – Pasco County Public Transportation (GoPasco) will introduce a new bus route serving the Land O’ Lakes area beginning Jan. 5. Route 41 will provide weekday service with access to Route 54, which ...
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