City officials hope development of a proposed industrial park in the northeast section of the city will make an early contribution to efforts to diversify the city's tax base. Almost two years ago, local developer Manuel Lindiakos asked city commissioners to rezone his roughly 7-acre property between Jasmine Boulevard and U.S. 19 from industrial to residential use in order to build town homes. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Armwood and Tampa Bay Tech girls basketball teams didn't need overtime to settle the score Monday night, unlike the district rivals' previous meeting when the Titans won by one point. The Hawks handled their business in regulation with a convincing 58-40 victory, setting up a district tournament showdown in a couple of weeks. ...more

January 13, 2009

Louisville's depth finally wore down Luke Harangody and Notre Dame. ...more

January 13, 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

Crystal Rusaw had scheduled a Jan. 9 Caesarean delivery for her second child, but Pasco County's first baby of 2009 had other ideas. ...more

January 3, 2009

Crystal Rusaw had scheduled a Jan. 9 Caesarean delivery for her second child, but Pasco County's first baby of 2009 had other ideas. Antonio Larry Rusaw waited until everyone in his family had gone to bed before starting his way into the world. His mother's water broke about 1:30 a.m. Thursday shortly after she had put her year-old daughter, Jasmine, to bed. "I had just laid down," Crystal Rusaw said Thursday afternoon as she recovered in her room at Community Hospital in New Port Richey. ...more

January 2, 2009

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING HONOR ROLL STATS (thru 12-16) ...more

December 17, 2008

A 30-9 start through the first 8:30 led the University of South Florida women's basketball team to a 100-41 victory against Central Connecticut in its regular-season opener Saturday in the USF Shootout at the Sun Dome. ...more

November 16, 2008

Some Pasco residents served by Aqua Utilities used interesting phrases to describe their water. ...more

September 27, 2008

Members of the Old West Tampa Improvement League spent a recent Saturday morning planting lantana and jasmine in their neighborhood. They focused on intersections including Chestnut Street at Howard Avenue and Spruce Street at Albany Avenue. ...more

August 20, 2008