By Suzanne Schmidt An injured war veteran living in Wesley Chapel needs the community’s help to stay in his home. The Meet Jose fundraiser is set for...
City, state divided on plans to one-way 301
Traffic is driving the state plan, but locals question the need By Kyle LoJacono Zephyrhills City Councilman Tim Urban knows from experience what one-way roads can do...
Lutz lawmaker pushes Arizona-style immigration law
Primary opponent wants it too, but calls push a publicity stunt By B.C. Manion State lawmakers didn’t take up the Arizona-style immigration law being proposed in Florida...
Summer fee no issue at Nye Park
By Kyle LoJacono The increased fee for children in Hillsborough County sponsored summer programs has done little to decrease the number of kids registered at Nye...
Housing development booming in Land O’ Lakes despite down economy
By Kim Walkover Homebuilder companies seem to have missed the memo that the economy is down. Either that, or they are flat out ignoring it. In the...
Zephyrhills woman is thrilled with her Habitat home
By Joe Potter After facing life in a termite-infested house, Ann Murdoch said she feels right at home in her new Habitat for Humanity home, which...
New Main Street director seeks to build on past successes
By Joe Potter Jennifer Crain knew coming in that she had big shoes to fill when she succeeded Brenda Welcher as executive director of Main Street...
Summer sweat and sports: How our young athletes cope
By Kim Walkover Florida summers and unbearable heat are like the Fourth of July and fireworks — you can’t have one without the other. Anyone who...
Interest grows in detention center gardening program
By Joe Potter Learning how to grow corn, okra, lettuce and rutabaga is exciting to youth at the Pasco Regional Juvenile Detention Center, according to teachers...
Lutz author’s winning story to appear in Highlights for Children magazine
By Molly McGowan Imagine the excitement of a beginning writer finding out her work is being published in the quintessential children’s magazine, Highlights for Children. Now...
Dade City’s Garden Café offers quaint atmosphere with sandwiches, salads
By Suzanne Schmidt The Garden Café in Dade City is a quaint place to enjoy a lunch of made-to-order salads, soups and sandwiches. Melanie Yates opened the...
Tanning tax burns hole into salon profits
By Maggie Schiller The tanning industry has recently become the latest target of government regulation, as a 10 percent sales tax has been administered on all...