With revenue up, no reports of bad behavior and minimal public dissent, the city council voted 4-0 this week to continue allowing alcohol use in three parks at which public events take place. ...more

October 24, 2009

With revenue up, no reports of bad behavior and minimal public dissent, the City Council on Tuesday voted 4-0 to continue allowing alcohol use in three parks at which public events take place. ...more

October 24, 2009

The Sweetbay Supermarkets, the anchor tenant of the Meres Crossing Town Center, recently moved a step closer to opening its full-service supermarket. ...more

July 18, 2009

People in Tarpon Springs who want to live in an industrial park moved closer to having their dream realized this week. At their meeting Tuesday night, city commissioners endorsed planning staff's request to permit accessory dwelling units in industrial districts. ...more

February 28, 2009

It is unfair for veterinarians to be able to board dogs overnight, while kennels are not afforded the same right. That sentiment was voiced last year when three people who wanted to open a kennel in the downtown business district found they could only board dogs during the day because they were not associated with a veterinarian. In response, the City Commission took a tentative step Tuesday night toward leveling the animal boarding playing field. ...more

January 17, 2009

In a sign of the changed economic times, a local developer has scrapped plans to build multifamily housing on 15.8 acres off North Jasmine Avenue. ...more

January 10, 2009

The development of Meres Crossing, a potential commercial gateway into the southern section of the city's downtown, along Pinellas Avenue, came closer to fruition during Tuesday night's City Commission meeting. ...more

December 6, 2008

If all goes according to plan, a paved recreational trail will one day run east from Brooksville's Russell Park to the Withlacoochee State Trail. ...more

November 2, 2008

The organizers behind Springtime on the Mall, Avon Park's Christmas parade, the 4th of July festivities and other public events will have to dig much deeper into their pockets to keep the events running. ...more

August 25, 2008

They got the property annexed into the city last year, with plans to construct a gated community of 500 condominiums overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

August 8, 2008