The spirit of giving comes full circle
Some of my favorite memories of Christmas are the parties that my mom’s company threw every year for children of struggling families. My brothers and my sister and I were always eager for the annual event, which included lunch, a ...
Making wonderful memories at the holidays
I have many wonderful Christmas memories, but two in particular stand out. The first was when I was in college. My family had moved to Florida from Ohio a few years earlier, and when we went back to visit for ...
A crazy cold, yet warm Christmas
Anyone remember Christmas Eve 1989 here in Tampa Bay? My husband Gary and I were married for only two years, and it was the first year in our new home in Lutz. It was crazy cold that year. As people ...
Connerton in early planning stages for 150-bed hospital
Florida Hospital is inching closer to eventually building a new hospital in the Connerton community after developers there got initial approval for a 150-bed facility. Pasco County’s Development Review Committee gave the initial OK last week for Connerton to begin ...
Business Digest 12-24-14
New Maaco coming to Land O’ Lakes Come January, yet another shop will open where Land O’ Lakes residents can get car work done. New franchise owner Kristen Andreani is opening her first Maaco location at 4107 Land O’ Lakes ...
On The Agenda 12-24-14
Democratic women to get Hillary connection The Democratic Women’s Club of Pasco County will host its regular meeting and lunch Jan. 10 at 11 a.m., at the Jasmine Lakes Civic Center, 7137 Jasmine Blvd., in Port Richey. Guest speaker is ...
Miscarriage: Often a hidden grief for families
Reina Flores-Robinson said she and her husband had not been trying to start a family when she learned she was pregnant. But as soon as they found out, they began making future plans for their baby. The infant’s due date ...
Contract proposal includes pay raises, more planning time
Negotiators for Pasco County Schools and the United School Employees of Pasco have hammered out a deal that includes pay raises and increased instructional planning time. But it also calls for the end of smoking on all district properties and ...
If you’re looking for holiday cheer, check this out
There are plenty of local holiday happenings to appeal to young and old, but there’s a wide assortment of regional attractions to help brighten the season as well. If you’re looking for something fun and affordable to do, here’s a ...
Bull Run: Wiregrass Ranch soccer team still undefeated
Sunlake High School is considered a powerhouse boys soccer program in Pasco County. And for good reason: The Seahawks have a long track record of success, a winning coach, and they’re undefeated so far this season. But they’re not the ...
No-cost Christmas fun for the entire family
It’s Christmas season, and families will spend a lot of time doing holiday-themed activities together. But what does that really mean in 2014? Going to a crowded mall to buy more things? Waiting for an hour to get into a ...
Future is here: Body cameras coming to Pasco
Many law enforcement agencies around the country continue to debate whether they should have patrol officers wear body cameras — but the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office isn’t waiting any longer. More than 400 deputies and investigators will be equipped with ...
Bringing history to life: Dade’s Battle
Those who enjoy history and the spectacle of re-enactments may want to make their way to Bushnell in early January to watch the dramatization of a battle that sparked the beginning of the Second Seminole War. Re-enactors will take to ...
Business Digest 12-17-14
Jobs on the go CareerSource Pasco Hernando has reintroduced its Mobile One Stop, a 38-foot bus retrofitted with 13 computer stations. It’s complete with satellite Internet, telecommunications, printing, copying and scanning — everything anyone would need to find a job. It ...
On The Agenda 12-17-14
A tall order Amy Moore, left, joins her supervisor Christine Kearney and barista Kelsey Mattox in welcoming Gov. Rick Scott to their Starbucks on State Road 54 near Suncoast Parkway during a recent visit to the area. Pasco DEC elects ...
Massive Quail Hollow land grab raises eyebrows
A developer who had originally planned to build a 260-acre corporate park near the Suncoast Parkway before selling the land last year hasn’t quite given up on Pasco County. Charles Bruck, the owner of Tampa’s SoHo Capital, is among the ...
Old Lutz School delivers old-time Christmas
The Old Lutz School taught area students for decades. Now, as a recognized historic site, it’s delivering another kind of lesson during the holidays. The 18th annual Christmas at the Old Lutz School, 18819 U.S. 41 N., has all the ...
Going weekly in East Pasco further proves bright future
We hear talk all the time that newspapers are failing everywhere, and that no one under age 30 will ever read an old-fashioned print paper like the one in your hands. Our readers are proof that these doom-and-gloom predictions are ...
Zephyrhills wants respect on State Road 56 expansion
Just about every road leading to Zephyrhills is two lanes. And for what is soon to become the largest incorporated city in Pasco County, leaders there says it’s time for that to change. Yet, whether it’s U.S. 301 from the ...
Applications pouring in for Pasco’s first magnet school
Pasco County Schools received more than 860 applications within the first four days of finding students for its first magnet facility, Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School. Applications for Sanders — a school that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and ...
Charter school for 1,000 students proposed for Lutz
A proposed charter school for up to 1,020 elementary school children in Lutz is drawing opposition from the Lutz Citizens Coalition and area residents. Charter Schools Inc. of Boca Raton has filed a request with Hillsborough County for a special ...
Big improvements are underway at Land O’ Lakes park
Work is underway on a $2.4 million improvement project at the Land O’ Lakes Community Park, next to the Land O’ Lakes Community Center. The project includes the addition of a lighted football field and a football practice field, a ...
New ordinance could have predators on the run
Registered sexual predators and offenders already have to stay at least 1,000 feet away from areas where kids might congregate. If Mike Moore gets his way, those convicted of sexual crimes could be pushed back even further. Moore, who joined ...
Extra innings for Wesley Chapel baseball park?
An ambitious plan to bring a major youth-oriented baseball complex to the Wiregrass Ranch area of Wesley Chapel might be coming apart. Yet, the developers of the plan aren’t giving up, and are even willing to continue on without $11 ...
Wanted: New bikes to spread Christmas cheer
What began as one couple’s attempt to teach their daughter about the struggles that many families are faced with has broadened into an effort to bring new bicycles to children who have little prospect of ever owning a new set ...
A spike in success: PHSC finishes eighth in national volleyball tournament
When Pasco-Hernando State College began spring preparations for the 2014 volleyball season, only four players showed up. That wasn’t a sign of poor attendance. They really only had four players at the time. While the athletes were honing their skills, the coaching staff ...
On The Agenda 12-10-14
Mulieri to speak at PACA Former Pasco County commissioner Pat Mulieri will be the guest speaker at the next Pasco Alliance of Community Associations meeting, taking place Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 ...
Business Digest 12-10-14
Introducing Cole Dair Wendy Majetic of Wesley Chapel won $500 for naming the new mascot for Ierna’s Heating & Cooling. ‘Cole Dair’ was the winning entry she submitted, and picked up a check with her husband Shane Majetic. Ierna’s is ...
Harvester creates opportunities to develop children’s faith
Harvester United Methodist Church in Land O’ Lakes recently had two celebrations to mark the beginning of a new era there. The first was an open house. The second: A consecration service to bless the church’s expanded space. Harvester has ...
Porters give blood, sweat, tears to Wiregrass Ranch development
Not too long ago, Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn called Pasco County a bedroom community, doing nothing more than supplement the economic engine of his county, Hillsborough. Whether Buckhorn’s observation of Pasco is accurate or not now is not what J.D ...
Rushe Middle goes extra mile to encourage reading
Students from Rushe Middle School traipsed through Barnes & Noble at The Shops at Wiregrass, on a scavenger hunt to solve a riddle. They went from place to place picking up new clues in a search that finally led them ...
New Lowe’s means new traffic light on State Road 54
The newest Lowe’s in Pasco County is set to open its doors in March. But how traffic will be handled in and out of the new store on State Road 54 is still being worked out. The project’s engineer, David ...
After playoff exit, Sunlake looks again toward future
Sunlake head coach Bill Browning knows that to win a playoff game against a quality opponent, a team needs to play four good quarters of football. On Nov. 21, he only got three. “We won the second, third and fourth ...
Weightman students hope to stamp out tobacco use
The students come streaming into the media center at Weightman Middle School before school started, and went straight to work making posters. They were creating messages for the middle school’s Red Ribbon Week, an effort to discourage drug use. Some ...
Take a trip to see Santa on the North Pole Express
If the idea of taking a train ride to see Santa at the North Pole appeals to you, you may just want to check out the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish. The North Pole Express doesn’t exactly live up to ...
Business Digest 12-03-14
Nabers Jewelers owners retiring After 32 years of running his store from Gall Boulevard in Zephyrhills, Tom Vanater is retiring, and closing Nabers Jewelers. The store has been open since 1933, with Vanater as the second owner of the business ...
On The Agenda 12-03-14
Special election set for April It will be April before residents living in state House District 64 find out if James Grant will return to represent them, or if someone new will go to Tallahassee on their behalf. Gov. Rick Scott ...
Holiday happenings abound: Prepare to have fun
Whether it’s a stroll along Christmas Card Lane in Lutz, tree lighting festivities in Zephyrhills, synchronized tree lights and music at The Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel, or a magical Christmas parade in Dade City — there are plenty ...
First Class: Support the Troops remembers those serving overseas
Mark Van Trees received the Champion of Service Award presented by Gov. Rick Scott on Nov. 12 for his work with Support the Troops. And it would be a good story — except Van Trees doesn’t like talking about it ...
Trinity hospital planning $15M newborn services expansion
The population growth in Pasco County is not expected to end anytime soon, and Medical Center of Trinity is getting ready now — even if the hospital is just three years old. HCA West Florida, which owns both the Trinity ...
New luxury apartment complex coming to Land O’ Lakes
Wood Partners is stepping in where another developer left off, resurrecting a 311-unit apartment complex that could add even more residents along State Road 54 in Land O’ Lakes. The Atlanta-based company announced the new project — called Alta Terra ...
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