The faces change from year to year, about as fast as the style of the clothes they wear. The students and even the teachers come and go. The curriculum evolves and so do the methods by which it is taught. But through it all, a school is one of those institutions that define a community. Richey Elementary School, 6807 Madison St., has been part of New Port Richey for 50 years, longer if you consider classes were held there in 1957 before the building was officially completed and "opened" for the start of the 1958-'59 school year. ...more

February 25, 2009

A former Boys and Girls Club teen member, Chris Letsos ,will oversee the club's Pasco region, which has four facilities serving some 1,000 children, in the newly created position. ...more

January 20, 2009

A nonprofit group that collects organs, skin and bone tissue from the deceased and transports them to needy patients will build a new $26.5 million tissue bank in the Brandon area. ...more

February 22, 2008

Red pumps. Silver slingbacks. Bronze flats. Black suede boots. Size 7 1/2, please. ...more

January 6, 2008

SEBRING — Tradition has been a rich part of the Sebring Fire Department from the day the firemen laid the first bricks at Central Station. From games at Firemen's Field to the ritual of the Valuable Man Award, the fire department's history is chronicled in the book, "The Story of the Sebring Firemen," written by the city's first paid fire chief, Allen Altvater. The complete history, however, stops at 1961, when the book was printed. ...more

August 20, 2007