Bikers honor first responders with annual Gratitude Ride
Wayne Mancarella knew it would be a long day on his motorcycle, beginning with a trip from his home in Largo to the Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Wesley Chapel. But there was nowhere else Mancarella wanted to ...
Wiregrass, Pasco high schools chart big enrollment gains
Hordes of Wiregrass Ranch High School students head to portable classrooms each morning, as the school copes with an enrollment of 2,255. The school now has 30 portable classrooms, and must have four lunch periods to accommodate its swelling enrollment, ...
An era ends: Cash tolls go extinct on Veterans
Toll roads have been a part of American life since the first such paths opened for business in Pennsylvania and New York in the late 18th century. From the very beginning, passage on these roads required horse riders — and later ...
Business Digest 09-10-14
ME Hobbies opens in Lutz ME Hobbies has opened a new store at 1904 Oak Grove Blvd., in Lutz, and will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Sept. 13. “We’ve enjoyed hobbies our whole lives, and want to ...
Political Agenda 09-10-14
A moment with Crist Beverly Ledbetter, the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 38, poses with Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and former governor, Charlie Crist during the West Central Florida Federation of Labor/United School Employees of Pasco Labor Day event. Lieutenant ...
Labor Day domination: Travel ball team wins Fort Myers tourney
When a baseball team goes to a tournament and scores 40 runs while only giving up five, you’d expect them to win the tournament handily. And when the Carrollwood Gators competed in the Perfect Game’s World Wood-Bat Association Labor Day ...
Rebels fall to Miami in FBA title game
The Tampa Bay Rebels, a semi-professional basketball team that plays its home games at Freedom High School, always seem to finish their seasons the same way: In the Florida Basketball Association championship game. For the third year in a row, ...
Veterans lobbying for where in Pasco new VA clinic should go
The men and women who have served our country during times of war, or in case of war, have been fighting a new conflict to ensure they have access to the federally provided health care they were promised. But now ...
Putting the ‘cool’ back in Oscar Cooler Sports Complex
When it comes to baseball, a level playing field is crucial. That’s one of the reasons a fundraising effort is under way to buy a better grade of clay for the baseball diamonds at the Oscar Cooler Sports Complex. Warming ...
Dwindling ranks of golfers handicap golf courses
Golf courses are in trouble, and Florida — which boasts more golf courses than any other state in the nation — could be hit the hardest. The latest to experience trouble is Scotland Yards Golf Club on U.S. 301 in Dade City ...
‘Something for everybody’ is Haslam’s Book Store’s mantra
If you’re a reader, or know a reader, chances are you’ll find a book to purchase or a gift to buy at Haslam’s Book Store, a St. Petersburg institution since 1933. Step inside Florida’s largest bookstore and it soon becomes ...
New school building not ready yet
Construction of a new school building at Saint Anthony School in San Antonio should be completed in November, with classes scheduled to move into the structure after the holiday break. Ground was broken on the new 17,905-square-foot brick structure last ...
Just like Pinocchio became a real boy, we’ve become a ‘real’ newspaper
It’s been just over a month — five issues — since The Laker/Lutz News became a bigger newspaper. And reaction from our readers has been overwhelmingly positive. Yes, we’ve received a few calls from people complaining that our new size ...
Pasco EDC honors local businesses for creating jobs
One day nearly a decade ago, Marcus and Erin Meyer realized their dream of opening their own business, kickstarting Gator Cleaning Solutions out of their garage. Not long after, it would move to a new home the couple bought in ...
Double feature for cheap at Capitol Theatre
Most of us don’t take enough opportunities to spend time with friends and family. Busy schedules and money always are obstacles to breaking our routines and doing something different. So when something comes up that looks like fun, I want to tell you about it in ...
Bulls hope to raise big money with funny fundraiser
Wiregrass Ranch High School believes comedy and cross-country means some cash for their sports program. On Sept. 7, the school’s cross-country teams will benefit from a comedy show at Side Splitters Comedy Club, 12938 N. Dale Mabry Highway. The weekend’s ...
Wells makes history with win, Moore ready for next stage
The Pasco County Commission has had its share of lopsided victories in the last 30 or so years. But there’s never been one like the District 4 race last week between current commissioner Henry Wilson Jr., and Mike Wells Jr ...
Construction projects to yield big changes for Pasco students
Pasco County Schools has taken on an ambitious construction schedule that will result in significant changes for thousands of students across Central and East Pasco County in the next few years. Projects now underway will result in reopening Quail Hollow ...
Program, expectations on the rise at Freedom
According to the record books, Freedom High School finished with a 3-7 record last year. But head coach Tom Donohoe doesn’t see it that way. “The program was 8-8,” said Donohoe, now entering his third season at the helm. “That’s the way ...
Business Digest 09-03-14
Postiglione new COO at Gulfside Kathleen Postiglione has been appointed the new chief operations officer and senior vice president of business development at Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care. Postiglione will now oversee the clinical operations for Gulfside patients, which ...
Political Agenda 09-03-14
A sign to vote The primary election might be over, but those running for office in the November election will simply replace many signs like these with their own. The Pasco County Supervisor of Elections office said primary turnout was ...
Demand for gas is dropping, taking prices with it
In any given day in the United States, drivers pump 369 million gallons of gasoline into their vehicles, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. If cars could travel in space, and get 20 miles per gallon, that would be ...
System update: Saint Leo unveils cybersecurity masters program
Providing personal information on the Internet can save time and offer convenience, but it also carries well-known risks. Hackers, identity thieves and malicious software can jeopardize someone’s financial and personal well-being with just a few clicks of a mouse. Even if ...
Pasco now welcoming developers with much higher fees
With a single unanimous vote, the Pasco County Commission has made it much more expensive to develop land in the county, raising some government services fees as much as 400 percent. But surprisingly, developers are not up in arms. In ...
Enrollment increases at Wiregrass Ranch’s Porter Campus
Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch began its fall semester this week, with an enrollment topping 2,100. That’s an increase of nearly 300 students over its initial enrollment in January, when Pasco-Hernando State College opened the satellite campus in Wesley Chapel ...
Bikers return to remember Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
In their world, it might be Harley-Davidson vs. Yamaha, Honda vs. Suzuki. But when it comes to honoring those who sacrificed their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 — and giving a little something back to local first responders — there’s ...
Health care providers offer prescription for better services
There’s no easy fix for the challenges facing today’s health care system. But there are some steps that can improve its overall performance, panelists said at a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis. Bilirakis hosted two 21st Century ...
Land O’ Lakes looking to build on last year, reach playoffs
Nobody can accuse Land O’ Lakes High School of having a poor season in 2013. They went 8-2 and held half their opponents to 14 points or less — including two shutouts — while scoring more than 30 points in ...
PPAL gets up close with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Football season is almost here, but for members of the Wesley Chapel Bulls, it got an early start during a recent visit with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at One Buc Place. Members of the Pasco Police Athletic League had a ...
Keystone Little League cap racks up frequent flyer miles
It all started with a trip to Canton, Ohio, to watch Warren Sapp get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was 2011, and newspaper sports reporter Joey Johnston had just walked into a Tilted Kilt restaurant after ...
Funny business: Local graduate returns to headline comedy show
Working comedians — the ones who aren’t famous yet — tend to take whatever gigs they can get. Sometimes that means half-empty bars, or coffee shops or off-nights in a tiny comedy club. In Steven Lolli’s case, it meant a ...
Patients offer their perspectives on needed health care reform
Before she became ill, Ashleigh Pike was a vibrant young woman who delighted in teaching elementary school children. Now she lives life from a wheelchair, with her mother providing her full-time care. “On the outside, I look fine,” the former ...
Get a taste of Florida’s past at the Pioneer Day & Old Gospel Sing
Come take a trip into the past at Pioneer Day & Old Gospel Sing at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village. Event goers can enjoy music, check out traditional craft demonstrations, grab a bite to eat, and watch the reenactment ...
Technology, band march to new fundraising beat
Bake sales, car washes, spaghetti dinners. There’s so many traditional ways to raise money for a good cause. But when the Wiregrass Ranch High School percussion program decided it was time to transform from a strong winter drum line to ...
Business Digest 08-27-14
Businesses helping vets Volunteers like Wes Van Hout, left, Jan Roberts, Rene Van Hout, Austin Williamson, Karen Horgan, Robin Hanna and Sam Mendolera, collect donations to help struggling and homeless veterans and families through Metropolitan Ministries. The office staff of ...
Political Agenda 08-27-14
Poll finds government, religion still mix Religion continues to be a major issue when it comes to political decisions, and a new poll from Saint Leo University suggests that the divide won’t be closing any time soon. More than 1,000 ...
Robin Williams’ suicide sparks important conversations
While the death of Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has prompted expressions of sadness from around the globe, some local grief and suicide prevention experts said the loss also has stimulated important conversations. When news hit that Williams had ...
Water still the primary gold standard in Zephyrhills
Long before there was a Zephyrhills, and even before there was a Pasco County, people would journey through the dense, dangerous Florida forests to find a small oasis near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River. There they could find plenty ...
Metal detective sees beyond rusted bits of iron
To a casual observer, the rusted railroad ties, old bits of metal, and scraps of steel may seem like stuff that should be carted off to a junkyard. But for Tom Harden, these bits of rusted metal unearth stories of ...
Innovation yields national award for Saint Leo University
Two librarians at the Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library at Saint Leo University have received national recognition for an innovative program they created. Jackie Bryan and Elana Karshmer recently returned from the American Library Association’s national conference in Las Vegas ...
‘Concept College’ helps make college dreams a reality in Pasco County
In some Pasco County families, attending college after graduating high school is almost a given. There’s money, opportunity and plenty of options for a student to continue their education. But in others, college seems like a far-fetched dream. Even before ...
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