A church finds its permanent dwelling place
North Pointe Church, which has seen much change since forming more than a dozen years ago, finally is getting a permanent home. The church, which most recently has been meeting at Sunlake High School, plans a soft opening for its ...
It’s prom time at the Spring Fling Buddy Ball
Octavia Frost sat patiently through make-up and hair styling, as her Best Buddies’ student volunteer, Zyandria Vega, created just the right look for a special occasion - the Spring Fling Buddy Ball. She wore a dark blue gown of her ...
Honoring my stepmother, Bettye
My stepmother, Bettye, is a remarkable woman. She was married to my father, Don Kortus, for over 36 years, until his death a little more than a year ago. While I miss Dad every day, I would miss him even ...
La Yuma dishes Cuban cuisine in Lutz
Chef Pepe Diaz keeps a close eye on what goes on in his kitchen. The Cuban dishes that pass from the kitchen to the dining room at La Yuma restaurant are authentic to his native country. But, Diaz also has ...
Festivities set to honor Earth Day
Finding ways to celebrate Mother Earth and to recycle, upcycle and preserve its precious resources are the themes of Earth Day celebrations planned around the region. One of the largest area events planned for Earth Day, known as Earth Day ...
Apartments an option for Northpointe Village
The Northpointe Village shopping center could get a 300-unit apartment complex, on a vacant parcel with rental appeal for employees of Mettler Toledo. The Swiss-manufacturer broke ground in January on a 250,000-square-foot plant, within Northpointe. The plant is expected to ...
Delivering business concepts in ‘bite-sized’ pieces
A nationwide program for budding entrepreneurs is coming to Zephyrhills. Co.Starters is a program aimed at teaching entrepreneurs how to start their companies and grow their business. The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will begin offering the program next month ...
Sports complex wins crucial approval
Pasco County commissioners agreed to push ahead with a proposal from RADD Sports to build a $25 million sports complex at Wiregrass Ranch. About $15 million in funding would be from a bank loan, secured with a proposed 2 percent ...
St. Petersburg gem offers a paradise for palm lovers
Tom St. Peter, a volunteer at the Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum in downtown St. Petersburg, has always been attracted to plants and trees. “My family always had a huge garden. I used to help my dad with a secondary small ...
‘Waste Not, Want Not’ – Reducing food waste
As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day — on April 22 —I thought I’d share some facts about how much food the average American family wastes each year, and then focus on how we can reduce food waste. Depending on ...
Committee looking at ways to fund schools
The Pasco County School Board is seeking to nearly double impact fees charged to new residential construction to help foot the bill for new schools, but a committee studying the issue wants to know about other possible sources of funding ...
Seeking input on road connections
Pasco County will host an open house to find out if area residents in Wesley Chapel want to open up roads between Pasco and Hillsborough County. The public is invited to Pasco-Hernando State College on April 18 to make comments ...
Emergency medical help coming to Central Pasco
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel is again expanding its services, this time setting up a freestanding emergency department in Land O’ Lakes. The facility, which is expected to be completed by January of 2018, will bring emergency medical assistance closer to ...
Task force on traffic issues starts up again
A 17-member volunteer task force will pick up where two previous task forces left off — drilling down into the details of tackling traffic issues along State Road 54/State Road 56. Much of the discussion is expected to center on ...
Gaither High wind ensemble to perform at Carnegie Hall
A group of Gaither High School band students are gearing up this week to perform in a major music festival at one of the world’s most historic venues. The Gaither High Wind Ensemble, which consists of 50 students, is one ...
New start times for some schools
The Pasco County School Board has approved school bell times for the 2017-2018, and those times include some changes for schools within The Laker/Lutz News coverage area. Here’s a look at which schools are getting new starting times, along with ...
Nominations needed for 2017 Industry Awards
Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Pasco Economic Development Council Industry of the Year Awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is close of business on April 28. The awards recognize top companies in Pasco County that excel in technology, ...
Festival features egg hunts, Easter Bunny and fun
A giant Easter Bunny roamed the grounds, kids scoured fields for Easter Eggs, and there was lots of time to take train rides, eat treats and visit the petting zoo during the Jelly Bean Fling. The event made its debut ...
Zephyrhills’ police unveil city’s crime statistics
A report generated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation finds overall crime and arrests decreased in Zephyrhills last year, but violent crime and domestic offenses went up. Zephyrhills police Capt. Derek Brewer presented the city’s 2016 uniform crime statistics, during ...
Expo offers summer camp lowdown
The season of summer camps is just around the corner. That means parents are facing a daunting task of sifting through dozens of options to settle on the summer camps that work best for them and their children. This year, ...
Passover begins April 10
The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, is an eight-day festival celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. This year, it runs from April 10 to April 18. It commemorates the ...
Tour a $1.9 million home, enjoy a party, raise money for charity
You don’t have to be among the rich and famous to dip into the lifestyle during the Party at Bella Lago, a charity event set for this weekend. Waterford Designs is hosting a benefit for the American Cancer Society and ...
Egg hunts and services planned to celebrate Easter
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Easter season, you’ll find plenty of options across the region. There are fun events, such as Easter crafts and egg hunts, solemn Good Friday events and Easter service celebrations. Here are few ...
Could homestead exemption be $75,000?
A proposed constitutional amendment to increase homestead exemptions to $75,000 could be a boon for homeowners, but a bust for local governments that stand to lose millions in property tax revenues. If approved, homeowners potentially could add another $25,000, excluding ...
Super Saturday offers a swingin’ good time
It might’ve been April Fool’s Day, but this softball event was no joke. It’s called Super Saturday, and it’s an annual fundraiser for Lutz Softball, a recreational fast-pitch league for girls ages 5 through 18. On April 1, several hundred ...
The amazing attitude of my sister, Karen
My younger sister, Karen, and I are three years apart. We typically see each other just two or three times a year, because Karen lives in my home state of Minnesota and I live in Florida — more than 1,300 ...
Roadwork underway at U.S. 41 and Leonard Road
A history of crashes, including two fatalities in 2016, is prompting changes to a median on U.S. 41, at Leonard Road. The Florida Department of Transportation will close the existing full median opening and replace it with a directional median ...
Contract approved for Pasco’s new administrator
Pasco County commissioners signed off on a contract to hire Dan Biles as the next Pasco County administrator, with an annual salary of $220,000. County commissioners agreed to hire him on March 14, when he competed against four other candidates ...
Lutz pilot honored for his angel flights
When Larry Marlewski flies his Mooney M201 out of Tampa Executive Airport, he’s often on a mission. He’s one of 650 volunteers who makes sure that Angel Flight Southeast passengers get the care they need. The pilots transport patients who ...
Mixed-use project planned off Suncoast Parkway
Not everything written on paper works out as originally planned. Years ago, Pasco County commissioners envisioned a business-oriented development on more than 700 acres at the northwest corner of State Road 54 and the Suncoast Parkway. But, developers weren’t keen ...
She tends to much more than cuts and bruises
When Margaret Polk became a school nurse more than a quarter-century ago, there were full-time nurses in all of Pasco County’s public high schools funded by a grant. Those days and that funding are long gone. Now, “most of us ...
Security expert: Think ahead to reduce risks
While there’s no way to be entirely safe from potential natural disasters, criminal acts and terrorist threats — there are ways to reduce potential risks. And, there are ways to get help in responding to incidents that have occurred. Those ...
Local student finds freedom, opportunity in U.S.
Wiregrass Ranch High School senior Luis Pereira doesn’t take his freedom for granted. Less than two years ago, his family arrived in Wesley Chapel — after emigrating from Venezuela to seek political asylum in the United States. Since that time, ...
CubeSmart to open self-storage facility in Lutz
Construction workers are in the early stages of building CubeSmart, a self-storage facility located on an outparcel outside of the Walmart Super Center in Lutz. The storage facility is among new retail additions popping up on the open landscape along ...
Turning back the clock to the 16th century
Every year, tens of thousands of people get a chance to transport themselves into the past and escape from the real world at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival. Now entering its 39th season, the annual festival attracts about 80,000 people ...
Shoe Carnival steps into Land O’ Lakes
Shoe Carnival will host a grand opening in the Village Lakes Shopping Center on April 1, real estate officials with the shoe company have announced. That’s no April Fool’s Day joke. The store is planning a soft opening a few ...
Ford’s Garage to open across from Tampa Premium Outlets
Ford’s Garage, a restaurant that opened its first location in Fort Myers in 2012 and has been in expansion mode since, is bringing its brand of dining to a booming area off State Road 56. The new location is scheduled ...
Land O’ Lakes buses to roll out in May
Land O’ Lakes residents can soon step aboard buses on a special circular route through the community. By May 22, Pasco County expects to begin the new route. A tentative ribbon cutting will be on May 18 at a bus ...
Zephyrhills adding new technician
To help the city of Zephyrhills address annexations, rezoning and land-use changes, a new technician is being added to the municipal payroll. A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technician is being added to help manage the city’s geographical database. The technician ...
Larkin’s legacy goes beyond ‘tough guy’ reputation
William M. Larkin’s reputation for being a tough character outlasted his lifetime. Known as “The Meanest Man in Pasco County,” some people still recall that moniker applied to the Dade City man, nearly a half century after his death in ...
Former police station to become temporary city hall
As construction on the new City Hall complex ramps up, Zephyrhills city staff will shuffle operations to a familiar building. Beginning this summer, most city departments will relocate temporarily into the former Zephyrhills police station, at 5344 Ninth St. City ...
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