Mamma Mia! There is going to be a little something different to see at the Sponge Docks next month. The city's Recreation Department will bring its popular quarterly movie series to the Hellenic cultural district Saturday, March 7, with a showing of "Mamma Mia!" ...more

February 21, 2009

The Lake Placid Saturday Morning Market, which was scheduled to start Saturday, Feb. 14, has been postponed. ...more

February 11, 2009

Rather than shopping exclusively at Orlando or Lake Wales malls, more Highlands County Christmas shoppers are buying gifts locally than they did last year. ...more

December 6, 2008

More than 30,000 revelers from around the Suncoast are expected at the biggest street party kick-off for the winter season, Dunedin Wines the Blues, next weekend. The 18th edition of the festival, which increases in attendance each year, begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, in downtown Dunedin along Main Street and plays on into the night. ...more

November 8, 2008

Throughout east Pasco County, residents have sent state environmental regulators an unequivocal message: Don't ruin our pristine countryside with a garbage dump. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Lake Placid - Chamber of Commerce has a new president of the board and three new directors. ...more

September 7, 2008

It was supposed to be a winter wonderland. When Beach Park's Howard Hilton was planning the Great Tampa Snow Show, he envisioned smiling kids, Santa Claus spreading good cheer, frolicking reindeer and lots of snow. A giant Christmas tree would hulk over the festivities, and there would be a massive, five-story ski slope. ...more

August 28, 2008

Members of the Sponge Docks Merchants Association told city officials the municipality needs to focus on its main tourist area that has started to look sad and shabby. ...more

July 19, 2008

LAKE PLACID — No ifs, ands or butts, Mike Eisenhart, coordinator of Keep Lake Placid Beautiful, is disgusted by discarded cigarette butts littered around town, and thanks to a $1,500 grant, he is doing something to change it. Keep America Beautiful Inc., a national organization, awarded Keep Lake Placid Beautiful a $1,500 grant, as part of the 2008 Cigarette Litter Prevention program. Included with the cash, which will pay for administering the project, with five other Florida areas, Lake Placid will receive 1,000 free pocket ashtrays. Additional ash tray receptacles will likely grace the downtown and parks. By local proclamation, June was declared Cigarette Litter Prevention Week. ...more

June 6, 2008

Earlier this year a task force comprised of representatives from the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, the city's Community Redevelopment Agency, Toronto Blue Jays and Downtown Merchants Association, plus hospitality entrepreneur Peter Kreuziger, met to consider how to better market the city. The Chamber of Commerce's marketing task force quickly sprang into action. Its members chipped in $5,000 each to pay for 100,000 brochures marketing Dunedin to visitors at 775 travel locations along the Suncoast. ...more

May 24, 2008