The folks in Lantana think the Postal Service would have to be nuts to close their post office and they're trying a coco-nutty way to prove it. ...more

October 29, 2009

When Francis Dale called to tell me about her cosmos that had grown 12 feet tall, I believed her, but I couldn't imagine how they'd look. ...more

October 21, 2009

A 2-year-old boy who inexplicably turned up at a Seminole house this morning has been reunited with his mother. Deputies said Natasha Lee Cooper, 25, woke up and discovered her son Marcus wasn't at home. When she went outside to look for him, she saw all the news media activity, which led her to 8470 Lantana Drive, where the boy was found this morning. ...more

June 29, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office between Feb. 8-14 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

February 21, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - You don't have to know any members of the Town 'N Country Youth Council to see a bit of their handiwork. ...more

December 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - You don't have to know any members of the Town 'N Country Youth Council to see a bit of their handiwork. ...more

December 24, 2008

Last week Linda Bollea's boyfriend asked a judge for a restraining order against her estranged husband, Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea. And the same day a judge denied it. ...more

November 26, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 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

In a town that takes the arts seriously, Monica Goodwin Turner was chosen as the contest winner for the official poster and T-shirt for the 18th annual Caladium Festival. ...more

August 17, 2008