Michael Capozzoli proudly showed off the cup and saucer he had painted. He plans to use them on his daily visits to grab a cup of joe at Paint UR Pieces, a ceramic studio-cafe that opened here in mid-January. There, customers can paint a ceramic of their chose while sipping assorted coffee concoctions. Owners Linda Sessa and Lindsey Seddon think their 1,200-square-foot establishment is West Pasco's first studio-cafe. ...more

February 9, 2008

Sheryl Chelena was giving a party at her Trinity-area home to promote Purse Party, a home-based, direct-sales business selling purses and jewelry. Women arrived throughout the event, chatting about families and other aspects of their lives while examining Chelena's purses. Purse Party is one of more than 200 companies that are members of the Direct Selling Association. The DSA is a national trade association of direct-sales firms that are committed to ethical business practices. ...more

January 30, 2008

Trinity College of Florida is on the go. Having just celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, the interdenominational, evangelical-based college in southwestern Pasco County that focuses on Christian education is now in the midst of a building campaign. ...more

January 23, 2008

West Pasco's two YMCAs will join in the International Day celebration on Jan. 30. The event, in its first year, will show local Y members the worldwide influence of the nonprofit organization, according to Mary Gentry Roberts, district vice president of West Pasco County YMCAs for the regional YMCA of the Suncoast office. ...more

January 23, 2008

Krista Howe is giving back to the hospital that is helping her 11-year-old son Tyler, who has been under treatment at the pediatric medical center in St. Petersburg since he was 18 months old. She is a member of the North Pinellas Guild of All Children's Hospital. On Jan. 23, the guild will have a luncheon and Island Cruisin' Fashion Show in the Trinity area of southwestern Pasco County to benefit the All Children's Foundation. ...more

January 19, 2008

Florida Legislature kicked into high gear yesterday with committee meetings on proposed laws, including a fair share of legislation from Pasco County lawmakers. ...more

January 9, 2008

Sunday's a busy day for most churches. This Sunday, City Church Center C3 has an especially full agenda: celebrate the 30 years its founding pastors, Jerry and Mary Magliulo, have spent in the ministry, welcome new pastor Steven Morgan and his wife, Coreen, and dedicate its new sanctuary. ...more

December 1, 2007

Jack Brockhurst remembers looking for shooting stars with his cousins in a rural area of New York as a child and feeling the magic of the heavens. ...more

November 19, 2007

Jack Brockhurst remembers looking for shooting stars with his cousins in a rural area of New York as a child and feeling the magic of the heavens. These days, the pull of the skies is every bit as intense for the adult Brockhurst as it was for the child. ...more

November 14, 2007

All of West Pasco's high schools made the U.S. Department of Education, s "Dropout Factory" list. ...more

November 7, 2007