Pasco school growth expected to continue
Pasco County is expected to add a total of 1,673 students in public and charter schools next year, based on projections compiled by Pasco County Schools. That’s an increase over last year’s growth, which was 1,517, and brings the figure ...
Festival seeks to become signature event
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce is launching a new event aimed at giving people an annual music festival they can enjoy, while area businesses showcase their goods and services. The festival is a new take on the chamber’s annual ...
Seeking state road money
State lawmakers are seeking $8 million in state funds to push along a project, known as the diverging diamond interchange, to fix the daily traffic jams at Interstate 75 and State Road 56. The trouble spot already is among Pasco ...
Aspiring artists benefit from arts fest
The 11th annual Suncoast Arts Fest will feature 125 fine artists and craftsmen in a two-day event aimed at raising money to support arts education in Pasco County. “Our fine artists — they’re growing,” said Pam Marron, co-director of the ...
Loan for State Road 56 no sure thing
A state loan to build two additional lanes of an extended State Road 56 is in jeopardy, as state and county officials haggle over details of how to repay the estimated $22 million construction costs. The road project currently calls ...
Resident crusades for safety wall on I-75
Construction dust, giant cranes and truck traffic are an everyday inconvenience near Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club. Road crews are busy expanding the interchange at Interstate 75 and State Road 52 from County Road 54 to Hernando County. The ...
Pasco-Hernando State College issues first four-year degree
For one former football star, the opportunity to witness palm trees and visit family was simply too great to pass up. Jamal Roberts recently became the first student to graduate from Pasco-Hernando State College with a bachelor of applied science ...
Lettuce Lake Park offers beauty, bird watching and fun
If you’re looking for a place to commune with nature, spend some time exercising, or gather with family and friends — Lettuce Lake Park may be just the spot for you. The 240-acre park offers wooded picnic areas, a playground, ...
Lacrosse tourney runs smoothly
The Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions presented by Pasco County, which wrapped up on Dec. 31, drew favorable reviews from coaches, spectators and vendors. The event featured 73 pre-collegiate lacrosse teams from 15 states, including Canada, which made the ...
Park master plan meetings on tap
Hillsborough County’s Conservation and Environmental Lands Management department will host a series of meetings during the next 2½ months to provide information to residents about the county’s regional park system, and gather input for a master plan. The public meetings ...
Student is military academy nominee
Dean LaGattuta’s interest in attending a U.S. Service Academy first piqued when he was an adolescent and he learned his grandfathers, on both sides of his family, served in the Navy. His interest in joining the service deepened through watching ...
Connerton and Pasco on the path to new homes
Kyle and Melody Marks fit in nicely with the demographics that are driving residential growth in Pasco County. And, these young professionals are clear on the lifestyle they want for themselves and their two children, Amelia, age 5, and Brody, ...
Superintendent calls social media appeals ‘problematic’
Concerns raised about a Go Fund Me site during a recent Pasco County School Board meeting prompted Superintendent Kurt Browning to voice concerns over how appeals for help are posted by teachers on social media sites. The issue came up ...
Land O’ Lakes stage project makes progress
The Pasco County School Board approved a contract that gives the school district the lead on constructing a stage at the Land O’ Lakes Community Park. The contract between Pasco County and the state Division of Cultural Affairs calls for ...
Pasco expands magnet options
Pasco County Schools is expanding its magnet school options beginning next school year, and is holding a series of community meetings to explain the additional options. The district is converting Centennial Middle School, in Dade City, into a STEM Magnet ...
Costco likely to open in 2016
Costco Wholesale received tentative approval recently for beer and wine package sales at a proposed membership warehouse club slated to open near Tampa Premium Outlets. The Pasco County Planning Commission on Dec. 2 recommended approval of the alcoholic beverage license ...
Sales prices rise for existing Hillsborough homes
The median sales price for existing single-family homes in Hillsborough County rose by 20 percent in November, according to a news release from the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors. The median price for a single-family home in Hillsborough in November ...
AMIkids Pasco provides update to school board
O.B. Stander, president of AMIkids Pasco, recently updated the Pasco County School Board on changes being made to improve the program. The changes are in response to the board’s Dec. 1 vote to terminate the organization’s contract effective Jan. 29 ...
Is Hercules Park back in play?
The city of Zephyrhills could get another chance to own Hercules Park. A deal between the Pasco County School District and Gh&G Florida LLC remains under negotiation, but it isn’t clear a final deal can be struck. To put the ...
New school boundaries approved
Pasco County School Board members adopted boundaries for Elementary School W in Wesley Chapel, despite objections by parents living in Northwood and Arbor Woods. In approving the boundaries, the board members also approved a plan by school district staff to ...
Have a ‘Joyous Kwanzaa’
The holiday season at the end of the year is a time of celebration for many religions around the world. Christians rejoice in the birth of Christ. Jews reflect on the miracle of Hannukah when a single-day of sacred oil ...
More than 70 teams at lacrosse tournament in Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel is gearing up for a lacrosse tournament that attracts teams from across the country and provides an economic boost for Pasco County. The Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions presented by Pasco County is slated for Dec. 29 ...
Saint Anthony choir to perform for Pope Francis
Members of the Saint Anthony Choristers are departing Dec. 26 on a pilgrimage to Rome. The highlight of their trip will be to sing at the World Peace Day Papal Mass on New Year’s Day, said Sandra Lau, the choir ...
Pasco County water customers get relief
Listen to the customer — that’s the lesson learned by Pasco County after unhappy residents repeatedly complained during the past year about exorbitant and sometimes unexplainable water bills. “It is moving in the right direction,” said Marc Bellas, director of ...
Lighted hummingbirds, butterflies and snowmen — oh, my!
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys seasonal decor, you’ll find plenty to like at Holiday Lights in the Gardens at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. The gardens — home year-round to an interesting array of plants and ...
AMIkids Pasco provides update to school board
O.B. Stander, president of AMIkids Pasco, recently updated the Pasco County School Board on changes being made to improve the program. The changes are in response to the board’s Dec. 1 vote to terminate the organization’s contract effective Jan. 29 ...
Honoring the memory of Jaret Harshman
Members of Wesley Chapel High School’s cross-country teams led a solemn procession around the school’s track on Dec. 11 to honor the memory of Jaret Harshman. The 15-year-old died from injuries sustained in a Dec. 9 car accident. Shortly after ...
Pasco County is set to go super high-tech
Pasco County could soon be zooming through the 21st century’s technology revolution at lightning speeds as the nation’s first smart gigabit community. More than 7,800 acres in central and eastern Pasco County are slated to become a state-approved special development ...
Christmas cheer dispensed here
If you want to have yourself a merry ‘little’ Christmas, you may want to bypass Bill and Debbie Tuttle's place. They're not into merry ‘little’ Christmases — they prefer presenting a mega-dose of holiday cheer. And, they deliver it through ...
Pasco schools planning more construction projects
As Pasco County Schools gears up to open an elementary school in Wesley Chapel next school year, it’s also planning to open a school for students in grades six through 12 in Wesley Chapel and an elementary school in Land ...
Land O’ Lakes library opens makerspace
The Land O’ Lakes Branch Library officially opens its new “makerspace,” known as the Foundry, at a ribbon cutting on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m., at 2818 Collier Pkwy. It will be the first dedicated makerspace for a Pasco County ...
Pearl in the Grove wins ‘Golden Spoon’
The farm-to-fork menu at the Pearl in the Grove is a winning combination of creativity and freshness that earned the Dade City restaurant a 2015 Golden Spoon award. Florida Trend magazine highlighted its annual Golden Spoon winners in a 13-page ...
Senior cats retire to the Cats Cradle
The secluded backyard in a quiet Lutz neighborhood is a make-believe world that once transported the Jenkins’ children into the Wild West. But Frontierland, with its school house, storefronts and covered wagon, does more these days than entertain giddy children ...
Have a holly, jolly — safe season
The holidays are meant to be a time of good cheer, but with all of the hustle and bustle, there’s also more opportunity for accidents and crime, too. Here are some pointers from various local agencies and national websites, intended ...
Downtown Dade City adds to its ‘eclectic mix’
New storefronts in downtown Dade City are creating a buzz. One of the newest additions is Flint Creek Outfitters, which opened nearly three weeks ago at 14129 Seventh St., at the intersection with Pasco Avenue. The prime retail spot had ...
School boundary changes gain first-round approval
The Pasco County School Board has given first-round approval of proposed boundaries for Elementary School W, a school under construction in Wesley Chapel. The unanimous vote came despite objections from parents living in Northwood and in Arbor Woods, who do ...
Russian politics played a role in San Antonio train depot
The history of a train depot building in San Antonio is rooted in political uncertainty in Russia roughly 135 years ago. On Feb. 17, 1880, a second assassination attempt on Emperor Alexander II occurred in the imperial dining room of ...
Enjoying the holidays – without the stress
The idealized version of the holidays involves festive gatherings, enjoyable meals and touching exchanges of special gifts. In reality, though, many people are completely stressed out by calendars that have too many events and activities to attend, too much food ...
Master yoga at Land O’ Lakes High School
Christie McClure paces before her students who stretch into warrior poses atop balance boards that, at times, bobble beneath unsteady legs. The temperature in the yoga classroom is a perfectly regulated 90 degrees. Humidity is 65 percent. Students expect to ...
AMIkids Pasco has a second chance
The Pasco County School Board has terminated its contract with AMIkids Pasco, effective Jan. 29, for services the organization is providing to 46 students, who come from across Pasco County. While voting to end the contract, the board made it ...
Pasco County fills leadership jobs
New hires will step into leadership roles at three Pasco County departments. Pasco County commissioners approved the hiring choices at their Dec. 1 meeting in New Port Richey. Brian Head, a former chief deputy with the Pasco County Sheriff's office, will be assistant county administrator ...
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