Following his first day after a full night's sleep in days, Russ Oberbroeckling, chairman of the 2009 Temple Terrace Relay for Life, couldn't be happier. The event he and his committee spent weeks preparing for is history. But, best of all, the March 27-28 overnight fundraiser netted $130,000 of its $170,000 goal set by the Tampa office of American Cancer Society. "Deep down I was hoping we'd reach the goal, but $130,000 is fantastic considering the state of the economy," said Oberbroeckling, who voluntarily took charge of the event for the second time. ...more

March 31, 2009

William and Jane Sibbitt won't be traveling this year to visit their grandchildren in Vermont or his brother in California. They're shopping for golf shirts at garage sales, they're not eating out as much, they're doing less recreational shopping in Terre Haute, and they've even cut back on charitable giving. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Senior Information Fair will be held Saturday in conjunction with the weekly Downtown Farmers Market in New Port Richey. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Senior Information Fair will be held Saturday in conjunction with the weekly Downtown Farmers Market in New Port Richey. ...more

January 21, 2009

The most heartbreaking e-mail alerts that crossed my computer screen this holiday season arrived from an active, progressive union that has set up a fund for medical benefits for widows and orphans of their former members. ...more

December 21, 2008

A shiver of dread went down Ralph Uzzi's spine when the phone rang late one night. ...more

November 12, 2008

A combination community garage sale and cookout will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of Stephanie Troxell, 4748 Voorhees Road, New Port Richey. The event is a fundraiser for the Lofreddo family - specifically 7-month-old Chance Lofreddo, as he nears the first of several heart surgeries in his lifetime. ...more

August 20, 2008

PALM HARBOR - Next month residents will be able to sell their wares to bargain hunters browsing in air-conditioned comfort at Palm Harbor Recreation's Third Annual Summer Flea Market. It will take place from 8 a.m. until noon, Saturday, July 12, at the Palm Harbor Activity Center, on 16th Street off Nebraska Avenue ...more

June 21, 2008

For eight months, Luan Nguyen, Annie Moniz and Jessica Smith worked to raise money to build a playground for the children of Bayou Park Village. ...more

June 7, 2008

Like a roadside vigilante, a resident is snatching up signs littering Westchase roadways. ...more

October 6, 2007