A 10-member construction crew gathered on a small site off Boca Raton Street at 9 a.m. Wednesday, donned their heavy duty gloves, grabbed shovels and got down to the business of building a house. ...more

January 8, 2009

About 30 people stood in the drizzling rain Saturday morning to break ground on a new habitat for Humanity home. ...more

November 17, 2008

Christine Rideout has been patient. After three years on a waiting list, she was approved for a Habitat for Humanity house. She and her 18-year-old daughter Alexandra have put in hours of their own time hammering on other Habitat houses and framing their own. ...more

June 27, 2008

HABITAT PROJECT HIT BY THIEVES ...more

June 26, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — Drivers complained they did not get enough warning about an October construction roadblock on Interstate 75, where two people died when a semi-tractor trailer plowed into the back of stopped cars, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. ...more

May 8, 2008

SARASOTA - There were no warning signs for an October construction roadblock on Interstate 75, where two people died when a semi-tractor trailer plowed into the back of stopped cars, a Florida Highway Patrol report on the crash states. But the report does not weigh in on whether the lack of warnings contributed to the early morning crash, something that likely will be disputed in any civil legal actions. ...more

May 7, 2008

Looking at floor plans on paper can only go so far toward helping home buyers envision how their new home will look, flow and feel. That's why models are so effective for helping families see the details they've talked about with builders as they plan their new homes. ...more

January 13, 2008

One day, while driving to a job site in Moon Lake, West Pasco Habitat for Humanity President Al Couture and construction supervisor Jeanie Almo encountered a roadblock. As other drivers expressed impatience, Couture conveyed a different reaction. ...more

December 22, 2007

SARASOTA - The driver of a semitrailer that caused a fatal crash Monday on Interstate 75 likely will not face criminal charges, since he had no warning that traffic would be stopped for a construction project, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

October 2, 2007

Last year, when New Port Richey's Jeanie Almo led a team of eight people to raise $27,000 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, she conducted her efforts with a great deal of personal conviction. ...more

September 15, 2007