FEMA encourages property owners to buy flood insurance
Many Floridians choose not to purchase flood insurance because they don’t live in a high-risk flood area, but officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) want to encourage property owners to purchase the insurance to be on the safe ...
Pasco plans to seek legal relief in ‘Live Local’ cases
Anyone who wants to invoke the state’s “Live Local Act” in Pasco County will have to go through the court system to do it. The Pasco County Commission has directed the county’s legal staff to seek a declaratory judgment against ...
Breakfast with the jolly man himself
The GFWC Pasco Juniors Woman’s Club’s Breakfast with Santa charity event recently took place at the Lexington Oaks Community Center. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit annually hosts this fundraising event to purchase holiday presents for community youths, and to donate funds to ...
Pasco County Schools is identifying more gifted students
Pasco County Schools has seen an increase in the number of students identified as academically gifted since the district began using a screening tool with all district second-graders, according to Vanessa Hilton, the district’s chief academic officer. “Since that time, ...
Zephyrhills’ leaders step up to help school children
City leaders from Zephyrhills are stepping up to boost literacy efforts among the community's young children. “There’s a commitment from the city to support our literacy efforts. They are doing that not only through their innovative programs at the public ...
Bilirakis seeks swift action on likely fuel spill off Pasco’s coast
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis began pressing federal officials early last week to take swift action to investigate the cause of a likely fuel spill near Miller’s Bayou in Port Richey, according to a news release from Bilirakis’ office. The congressman ...
Sharon Streater and Carlton Ward Jr. to be honored for their work
Sharon Streater and Carlton Ward Jr. are being singled out for recognition by the League of Women Voters of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Streater and Ward are being honored for their contributions to the local community, and to the state ...
Pasco County Commission names Ron Oakley as chair
The Pasco County Commission has named Ron Oakley as its new board chair, following the completion of Jack Mariano’s one-year term in that role. The board also named Gary Bradford as the board’s vice chairman. Oakley said he is pleased ...
A new Village Green is coming to East Pasco
The Pasco County Commission has approved a request for a rezoning to clear a project that includes 470 apartments and townhomes, as well as 14,000 square feet of commercial space, which will feature lawn space for a Village Green. The ...
The Point Distillery to produce The Rolling Stones’ Crossfire Hurricane
A distillery in Pasco County that recently expanded to add new bottling lines and new jobs has secured a contract to produce The Rolling Stones’ first-ever spirit, Crossfire Hurricane, according to a Pasco Economic Development Council news release. Pasco County ...
City of San Antonio objects to potential Orange Belt Trail Route
The City of San Antonio is raising objections to one of the paths for the proposed 37-mile Orange Belt Trail, intended for runners, walkers and cyclists to make their way across Pasco County. As envisioned, the trail will be a ...
Audrey Major, co-owner of ‘The Party Line’ passes on
There was a time when Audrey and Alban Major, co-owners of “The Party Line,” were widely known in the communities of Lutz and Land O’ Lakes. “The paper – everybody wanted it. It just covered every facet of life here ...
Pasco planning board recommends against cell tower
A request for a 155-foot cell tower in an Odessa neighborhood has met with resistance from area residents and has received a recommendation for denial from a divided planning board. An attorney for the applicants, Joan E. Patterson/Anthemnet and Verizon ...
Postal Service launches Santa Letter Adoption campaign
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has launched Operation Santa Letter Adoption for those interested in sending children and families some holiday magic this season. The campaign turns 111 years old this year and relies solely on random acts of ...
Tree-mendous start to the holiday season
Saint Leo University's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony took place on campus in St. Leo on Nov. 30. Hundreds turned out to see the university kick off the holiday season with the lighting. There were vendors, crafts for children, photos ...
Pasco County land development code changes are on the way
The Pasco County Commission cannot block individuals from pursuing projects under the Florida Legislature’s Live Local Act, but the county board can strip local economic incentives from those projects. And, that is precisely what the board is considering in the ...
Lighting the way to celebrate Christmas
The annual Celebration of Lights, at the Grand Concourse in Shady Hills, is back. Visitors can hop in their cars and drive through a mile-long light display on weekends through Dec. 23, and the display also will continue for a ...
Daystar thrift store announces new hours
Daystar Hope Center of Pasco has announced new hours for its thrift store this winter season, as its inventory must be reduced for remodeling. The store will be open the first Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to noon ...
These soups can provide warmth and comfort, especially on chilly days
After a brutally hot summer, we finally can welcome a chill in the air. While people in some places dread the approach of winter, Floridians tend to get excited about breaking out their cold-weather clothing and stoking wood in their ...
Pasco officials clear the way for a regional children’s hospital
The Pasco County Commission has approved a rezoning that will allow a mixed-use development including a regional children’s hospital, a hotel, residential, commercial and office development. County board members approved a rezoning request on 176 acres at the northeast corner ...
Local nonprofit gives — with grace and gratitude
Michelle Bergeron has been down on her luck. She’s been stuck between a rock and a hard place, so she knows just what it's like to need assistance — and to humbly ask for help. That’s why the Land O’ ...
Nearly $50 million proposed for resurfacing portion of Suncoast Parkway
Two resurfacing projects — proposed on the Suncoast Parkway — would make road conditions smoother for motorists using the toll road to drive through Pasco County. The first project calls for resurfacing the Suncoast Parkway, from milepost 17.5 to milepost ...
More spores springing up at Zephyrhills farm
Eric Roman is a fun guy who likes fungi. The Zephyrhills resident likes mushrooms so much, he started a farm, specifically just to grow them. “I enjoy growing things, lots of things,” Roman said. “I just want to grow things, ...
Annexations prompt changes to Pasco election precincts
The Pasco County Commission approved numerous changes to election precinct lines, as submitted by Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley, during its Nov. 14 meeting. Here are the changes, as explained by Corley, in a letter to the county board, contained ...
’Tis the season for sawing
For 37 years, Tony and Debbie Harris have told people to ‘get real’ and come out to their property where, every year, they grow and sell live trees to locals and even those from nearby areas such as Polk and ...
Conserving water through the holidays
The Southwest Florida Water Management District recently declared a Modified Phase 1 Water Shortage for several local jurisdictions, including Pasco, Hernando and Hillsborough counties. To reduce water use, the Water Management District has placed limitations on lawn watering. Even before ...
A Sense of Place
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Igniting a fire of learning in these students
Don’t expect these students to burn out. They’re high-schoolers enrolled at the Fire Science Academy — a direct career path to prepare them for a future in firefighting. During this three-year program at Fivay High in Hudson, they’ll live, eat ...
Federal funds will help address sewage treatment upgrade in Dade City
The city of Dade City has received $1.75 million in federal funds to help relocate and upgrade its current wastewater treatment plant. The funds are coming through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and were secured by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, ...
Pasco road improvements outlined in tentative five-year plan
Road widenings, resurfacing projects and sidewalk construction are all part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) five-year tentative work program in Pasco County. Brian Hunter, a planning manager for FDOT’s District 7 office gave members of the Pasco County ...
Land O’ Lakes Boulevard undergoing repaving
The Florida Department of Transportation recently announced two projects have been combined to be built under one construction contract, with the new project beginning Nov. 13. FDOT began construction on repaving both directions of 3.25 miles of Land O’ Lakes ...
Neighbor complaints force delay on proposed commercial rezoning
A request that initially had received a recommendation for approval by county planners drew considerable controversy at a public hearing and has been continued until Dec. 7. Neighbors raised objections to a proposed rezoning that would convert a property currently ...
Pasco eyeing expansion of Villages of Pasadena Hills
The Pasco County Planning Commission has recommended expansion of the Villages of Pasadena Hills. The proposal also calls for shifting entitlements from one village in VOPH to another. The proposed changes, which would be made to the county’s comprehensive plan, ...
Tax collector’s office offers season of giving opportunities
Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano has announced his office will sponsor these events, to help the community give during the 2023 holiday season: Be a Santa to a Senior — Participants can drop off a personal care item for ...
Thanksgiving travel traffic is expected to be up this year
Experts are predicting that holiday traffic will be up this year, as travelers seek to spend time with loved ones during the Thanksgiving break. AAA is forecasting that 87,000 more Floridians — an uptick of 3% — will travel at ...
Thanksgiving traditions have a long history — we recap some here
Of course, most of us have heard the story about a group of Wampanoag people joining the English colonists for a feast in 1621 to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first successful harvest, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. But it certainly isn’t the only ...
Slurping up spaghetti super fast
Over two rounds on Nov. 12, about a dozen contestants tried to wolf down as much spaghetti as they could in 3 minutes, during the first annual Spaghetti Eating Contest at Moschella’s Italian Eatery & Market, 5648 Post Oak Blvd., ...
Enjoying the holidays, without maxing out on calories
Shari Bresin knows a thing or two about food. After all, she’s the Family & Consumer Science agent for the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension Pasco County. She shares her knowledge about food and nutrition ...
A one-tank drive
It may have been a handful, but it was, after all, a tank full. I mean, I was — incredibly and actually, really and truly, no fooling — driving a tank. A fully-fledged, 17-ton — rolling-on-treads — tank. “There’s not ...
Dade City plans for a new James Irvin Civic Center
One of Dade City’s most recognizable and heavily used buildings is headed toward a rebirth. The City of Dade City and the Pasco County Recreation and Natural Resources Department are working on a project to tear down the existing structure ...
Swinging into Dade City
The Market Place, held monthly every first Saturday at Agnes Lamb Park in Dade City. Local vendors set up shop to sell their wares from fresh produce to soaps to jewelry to artwork and more. Attendance to the monthly event ...
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