One of the shortest agendas in recent memory will greet planning and zoning commissioners when they convene today for their monthly meeting. ...more

February 10, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– Dave Alden remembers his brother-in-law, Wendell, fondly, although he was only a child when his adopted sister married. It was partly because Wendell's life was a success story but more importantly he always made time for Dave. That mentoring of honesty and setting a good example made a lifetime impact. Born in Vermont, Alden retired in 1989 as a project engineer with Kennicott Copper. He and his wife, Marie, traveled the United States and Alaska for two years before the snowbirds decided to find a warm place in Florida to land. While zigzagging across the state, they discovered Lake Placid and fell in love with this town of murals and caladiums. Dave feels that their secret to being married 48 years –– besides luck –– is that they love each other and have the same goals. Marie was the type who wanted to help people and he was brought up the same way. ...more

December 31, 2007

Tom Stracke said flooding was not a problem when he moved in 1980 into his home on Reynoldswood Drive, which borders Old Ehrlich Road and several acres of wetlands. ...more

December 22, 2007

Golfers who regularly play the Oak Hills Golf Club in Spring Hill can look forward to major improvements in the course and the surrounding landscape. ...more

December 13, 2007

The project engineer for a resort complex at Spring Hill's Oak Hill Golf Course will try Nov. 13 to again sell his plan to the planning and zoning board. ...more

November 4, 2007

TAMPA - In June, Mayor Pam Iorio stood in front of a crowded conference room and announced she had no choice but to lay off about 120 employees. ...more

October 7, 2007

City officials here have no say in whether a controversial landfill can be built in northeast Pasco County. ...more

September 22, 2007

Construction on the new Wal-Mart Supercenter on Gandy Boulevard is scheduled to begin in March and last nine months, Wal-Mart officials told residents this week. ...more

September 15, 2007