Using technology to enrich learning
There was a quiet buzz around the room, as teachers conferred with their colleagues. They were working in teams, planning projects they will use in the coming year that will infuse technology into their daily teaching. The 20 teachers, from ...
New yogurt shop coming to Lutz
A new yogurt shop — sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt — plans to open soon in a storefront in the Willow Bend Town Centre, at 22920 State Road 54, at Collier Parkway in Lutz. The center’s anchor, Kmart, closed in mid-March ...
JCPenney announces 250 jobs
JCPenney stores in the Tampa Bay area, including Pasco County, are taking applications for 250 jobs, according to an email announcement from the national department store chain. Many jobs are part-time, but company officials say most positions can be stepping ...
Forester’s days are anything but routine
One day, Mona Neville may be riding in an airplane over Pasco County searching for signs of Southern Pine Beetle infestations. Another day, she may be talking to a homeowner who wants to create a stewardship plan for his property, ...
Lutz celebrates Independence Day
Lutz was awash in red, white and blue, during the community’s Independence Day celebration. Tributes to Old Glory showed up on T-shirts, hats, shorts and skirts. There were patriotic socks and headbands, too. Runners took part in a 5K or ...
Thousands enjoy festivities at Connerton
Rain threatened to spoil the celebration, but the weather cleared just about time that festivities were set to begin at the Nation Celebration Independence Day Party at Connerton. The rain stopped around 5 p.m. — the time the July 2 ...
The agony of justice frozen in legal amber
An aphorism as old as jurisprudence itself is enduring a strain in the courtroom of Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Susan Barthle. You know the one: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Last week, Barthle set a February hearing for the linchpin of ...
New centers coming soon to Land O’ Lakes
What the Great Recession took away, boom times are bringing back. Three properties in Land O’ Lakes, along U.S. 41 and State Road 54, are poised to deliver new restaurants, retail and offices. All three sites languished as the economy ...
Pasco seeking diversified growth, speaker says
When Bill Cronin took the helm of the Pasco Economic Development Council, he didn’t view himself as being on a rescue operation. “I’m here because we’ve got a good product and a winning team,” said Cronin, who joined the Pasco ...
Joint reunion of Zephyrhills’ schools is a big hit
More than 200 people turned out for the 46th annual Zephyrhills High School Alumni, Teachers & Friends Reunion on June 26, according to Clereen Morrill Brunty, one of the organizers. The event was at the Zephyrhills Lions Club, 5827 Dean ...
Wesley Chapel: No. 1 job market
Wesley Chapel is at the top of the list for “best job market” in Florida, according to a report from WalletHub on 2016’s Best & Worst Florida Cities for Finding a Job. The Washington D.C.-based financial website ranked 130 cities ...
Fitness meets fun at Trail Jam
They were young and they were old. Some were athletic and trim; others, not quite so fit. But, they came together on June 25 at the Trail Jam to show the many ways that people can pursue becoming more fit ...
Tampa Bay Express wins a crucial vote
A hard-fought, often passionate battle over Tampa Bay’s transportation future ended with a vote in favor of building the Tampa Bay Express. The project calls for 90 miles of new toll lanes on Interstate 275 from St. Petersburg to Wesley ...
Wildlife corridors map a pathway through Pasco
A network of conservation corridors to provide safer pathways for wildlife in Pasco County finally is more than just lines on a map. Still, it took a few tweaks at a June 21 public hearing before Pasco County commissioners could ...
Expo aims to help aspiring entrepreneurs
The Tampa Bay Cottage Industry Expo, coming to Wiregrass Ranch High School in July, aims to help people who want to launch a new enterprise, or expand an existing business. The expo, which is intended to become an annual event, ...
Dade City Police seeks new K-9 team
The Dade City Police Department is still searching for a new K-9 team after a recent departure. Chris Stone, a 14-year law enforcement officer, and his K-9 partner, Ryko, worked together for eight years before retiring as a team about ...
Expert offers free advice on how to build your wealth
When it comes to becoming wealthy, most people have more power over their financial situation than they realize, Miranda Reiter, a financial advisor for Raymond James told an audience at Pasco-Hernando State College’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch. And the ...
New style of pizza coming to Lutz
A new pizza joint is set to open this summer at Northgate Square in Lutz. Uncle Maddio’s, located at 3949 Van Dyke Road in Lutz, plans to open its doors in late August; it replaces the now-vacant Johnston’s Hallmark store ...
Pasco’s sludge will become fertilizer
Pasco County’s sludge problem appears to have a solution. Commissioners approved an agreement with biosolids management company, Merrell Bros. Inc., to build a facility that will dry out 23,000 tons of the county’s wet sludge annually and convert the sludge ...
First annual Swing for Scouting set for July 9
An amateur long drive competition will be to raise money for area Boy Scouts. The first annual Swing for Scouting contest takes place on July 9 at The Abbey Course in St. Leo from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The ...
Disney’s gator nightmare packs lessons for us
Alligators are a fact of life in Florida. Walt Disney World is in Florida. Therefore, there are alligators at Walt Disney World. This truth at the East Coast headquarters of the Happiest Place On Earth™ came to shocking light recently ...
A lively lesson on reptiles
Stacy Dunn, an animal educator from Pinellas County Reptiles, tossed out lots of fun facts during a lively show featuring a variety of live critters on June 18 at the New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills ...
New shops coming to Wiregrass
The Shops at Wiregrass is freshening up its retail lineup, and looking ahead to a spring 2018 opening for an adjoining retail center. For now, the new shopping center is identified as the “connector site.” New shops, restaurants, a grocery ...
If you’re getting a different edition today, here’s why
With today’s edition, we’re realigning the distribution of our papers to better match up with the community where you live. The changes primarily affect two areas: If you have a Lutz address and live in Pasco County, beginning today you ...
Thrasher’s impacts felt, from Atlanta to Dade City
While he doesn’t have the name recognition of other famed railroad builders, John James Thrasher played a role in bringing the first railroad to Dade City, thus helping to develop the future county seat of Pasco County. Little is known ...
Honoring Vietnam War veterans for their service
The City of San Antonio received an official Certificate of Partnership from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as a Commemorative Partner Flag during the city’s commission meeting on June 21. Brig. Gen. Thomas V. Draude, a retired member ...
Company rewarded for its job growth
Pasco County commissioners rewarded a Lutz startup pharmacy service for adding at least 26 full-time jobs to the local economy. Crestmark Pharmacy Services LLC received an incentive payout of $104,000 through a jobs agreement approved by commissioners at their June ...
Shops at Wiregrass debuts flagpole on Flag Day
Initially billed as a celebration to unveil a new 40-foot flagpole at The Shops at Wiregrass, the event took on a more somber tone in light of the mass shootings in Orlando. At the beginning of the Flag Day ceremony, ...
Summer of sorrow calls us to love each other
Only weeks have passed since the awful news that emerged from Meadow Pointe, but ensuing events in Orlando make it seem like a lifetime. So much atrocity packed into so little time. We hadn’t even crossed the solstice, and already ...
Budget talks start in Pasco
The economy is picking up steam with new housing construction leading the way, and property tax revenues on the rise. But, that won’t mean Pasco County commissioners will have an easy time figuring out how to spend tax dollars and ...
Making life easier for local Marines
Seventy-seven-year-old L. David Kirk lives by the U.S. Marine Corps’ motto, “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He served in the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1964, completing two tours of duty in the Mediterranean, two tours of duty in ...
Preparing for industrial development
It may not sound exciting, but a sewer line is one of the elements needed to help spur industrial development near Zephyrhills Municipal Airport. And, thanks to $3.2 million from Pasco County, the city will be able to pay for ...
Pasco has building permits backlog
A construction boom has Pasco County receiving applications for building permits nearly at pre-recession levels, county officials say. But, the required paperwork — coupled with the kickoff of a new software program — is straining the county’s capabilities. At least ...
Guv’na candidate increasing fundraising efforts
Greg Gilbert is new to the area — just like his competitor in the Lutz Guv’na race. And just like his rival, Andre Pamplona of Royal Lanes Bowling, Gilbert was urged by by Suzin Carr, the Lutz Guv’na ambassador, to ...
Zephyrhills’ city employees to get raises
The Zephyrhills City Council has unanimously approved a plan to give 160 city employees a raise. At its June 13 meeting, the council approved a compa-ratio, or “parity hybrid,” salary plan. City employees with the most tenure will see the ...
Resetting U.S.-Russia relations, one hug at a time
A long, long time ago, in a country far, far away, a new president’s secretary of state presented her Russian counterpart with what clever minds at Foggy Bottom must have imagined was simple genius: a “reset” button, symbolizing the Obama ...
A graduation ceremony for one
Some days don’t go exactly as planned. Just ask Danielle Bunin. The Land O’ Lakes’ resident was in line on April 30 waiting for the procession to start for her commencement ceremony at Saint Leo University. While waiting, Bunin —six ...
No one hurt in Saddlebrook fire
Quick actions by a student at Saddlebrook Preparatory School averted the potential loss of life, in the early morning hours of June 9. About 2:30 a.m., the student smelled smoked and went searching for the source. When he saw smoke, ...
First-time Guv’na candidate enjoying the ‘campaign’
Andre Pamplona is relatively new to the area, having moved to Lutz from Miami just last June. But, that didn’t stop the general manager of Royal Lanes Bowling from jumping into the race to become Lutz Guv’na. Pamplona was first ...
Lutz Cemetery Association seeks donations
The Lutz Cemetery has been a landmark in the community for a century, but it often goes unnoticed. There’s a group of dedicated volunteers, with the nonprofit Lutz Cemetery Association, who want to make sure that the grave sites within ...
Welcome 700 Dade City Families!
With this edition of The Laker, we’re proud to welcome 700 Dade City families to weekly home delivery of our newspaper. If you live in the downtown area, or in subdivisions south of town along Fort King Road and Clinton ...
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