There won't be a caboose or even a train depot involved, but the city's long-awaited Railroad Square beautification project is finally back on track. ...more

November 24, 2007

When the downtown shops started to flee, one by one, during the giddy prosperity of the 1950s, leaving for those newly constructed gems called shopping centers on the south side of town, the Hayman Jewelry Co. stayed put. ...more

October 9, 2007

The lone holdout in a gang-related attempted murder case appears headed to trial after rejecting a plea deal for a prison sentence almost equal to his age. ...more

October 9, 2007

The fire that tore through the Massachusetts Avenue Farmers Market early Thursday morning was arson, Mike Ciccarello, Pasco Fire Rescue acting assistant chief, said Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - The fire that tore through the Massachusetts Avenue Farmers Market early Thursday morning was arson, Mike Ciccarello, Pasco Fire Rescue acting assistant chief, said today. ...more

October 8, 2007

Rose Mohr could smell the smoke in the air as she walked up Massachusetts Avenue in the dark early Thursday morning. ...more

October 5, 2007

Rose Mohr could smell the smoke in the air as she walked up Massachusetts Avenue in the dark early this morning. She got the call about 3 a.m. that her business, Massachusetts Avenue Farm Market, was burning. But by the time she maneuvered around the emergency vehicles and walked on the wet asphalt, the flames were already extinguished. Smoke billowed around her as she surveyed the damage. ...more

October 4, 2007

It's a done deal. Tuesday night, the city council gave final approval to Morton Plant North Bay Hospital to break ground on a $49 million expansion of its 120-bed Madison Street campus. ...more

October 4, 2007

After a series of budget workshops, it took under 10 minutes for the City Council to approve New Port Richey's budget for fiscal 2008 during a hearing Thursday night. ...more

September 21, 2007

The city council has signed off on preliminary site plans from one of the city's largest employers for a $39 million expansion project. ...more

September 20, 2007