The residents of the Briar Patch development says thanks to New Port Richey City Manager Tom O'Neill and Councilwoman Marilynn deChant for handling problem in timely manner. ...more

February 18, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury has helped transform what 20 years ago was the country's worst zoo into what Child Magazine rates as the nation's best for its size. ...more

August 28, 2008

Frank Ferreri of New Port Richey, president of the Briar Patch Homeowners Association, thanks city police for quick response to a resident-in-distress call. ...more

July 7, 2008

Does Christmas come in May? Yes! At least Betty Abshire and other Briar Patch Village residents might have been tempted to say so after Progress Energy Florida this week steered clear of Pasco County for possible routes for new transmission power lines. ...more

May 24, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Feedback from residents convinced Progress Energy Florida that power lines it is planning to build to meet a growing demand for electricity on the Suncoast should follow existing corridors, company officials said in a press release this morning. ...more

May 20, 2008

Spurred by possible routes for new transmission power lines for Progress Energy Florida, opposition continues to mount against placing the high-voltage lines along the S.R. 54 corridor. ...more

May 3, 2008

Residents of Briar Patch, Nature's Hideaway and Trinity West plan a gathering Saturday to discuss Progress Energy's plans for high-power transmission lines, which could cut through their neighborhoods. ...more

May 1, 2008