Originally Posted SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 BY MARY RATHMAN Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce’s “Award Winning Z’Hills” is now scheduled for Nov. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Southport Springs Golf & Country Club, 3737 Southport Springs Parkway in Zephyrhills. The banquet is held to show appreciation for members and the community, and to bestow awards in…
Originally Posted OCTOBER 5, 2021 BY MARY RATHMAN ABC Program is a benefit Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s five offices this summer collected donations for the Pasco County School District’s ABC (Assist, Believe & Care) Program. The program was created to provide financial assistance to students and their families who are experiencing economic hardship, especially when…
Originally Posted OCTOBER 5, 2021 BY KEVIN WEISS The Dade City Commission tackled a number of business items during a Sept. 27 regular meeting at City Hall. This included finalizing administration-level employment contracts for its city attorney and finance officer, among other actions, respectively. Commissioners approved a one-year agreement with Thomas Thanas, through the Bradenton-based firm of…
Originally Posted OCTOBER 5, 2021 BY B.C. MANION The Pasco County Commission has approved a request by DMMD I, LLC/MI Homes to rezone 20 acres at the northwest corner of Kristen Lane and Joy Drive for the development of 54 single-family homes. The request received a recommendation for approval from county planners and from the Pasco County…
Originally Posted By Alexis Muellner – Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal on September 16, 2021 A clearer picture is emerging about the buildings to come in the first phase of Moffitt Cancer Center’s 775-acre, long-term development in Pasco County. In January, Moffitt said it would transform undeveloped land into a significant mixed-use development and massive research and corporate…
Originally Posted on Tampa Bay Times By C.T. Bowen on September 17, 2021 LUTZ — Timing can be everything for Brian Nelson and Deb Boyd when they leave their Carson Drive home in Land O’ Lakes. She does her Walmart shopping at 6 a.m. to avoid a traffic backup at the nearby intersection of U.S. 41 and…
Originally Posted SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 BY SPECIAL TO THE LAKER/LUTZ NEWS Hundreds turned out for a special event held to honor those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes, leading to the deaths of 2,977 killed in the attacks, as well as the 19 hijackers. Read more.
The 24-bed facility opens amidst increased demand among teens for mental healthcare due to the pandemic. By Rose Wong Originally Published Aug. 19 Updated Aug. 19 on Tampa Bay Times DADE CITY — Discovery Behavioral Health’s new adolescent residential mental health treatment facility plans to welcome its first patients in the next two weeks. The Dade City Discovery…
Originally Posted JUNE 15, 2021 BY B.C. MANION Pasco County has received its preliminary assessed values from Pasco County Property Appraiser Mike Wells, and the news is looking good for county coffers. The preliminary numbers show that Pasco County has a $35 billion taxable assessed value, which represents a 10.8% bump over this year, according to Robert…
Bids are expected this week to complete the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 75 and State Road 56. D.A.B. Constructors left seven road projects from Hillsborough to Citrus County unfinished By Barbara Behrendt Published August 17, 2021 on Tampa Bay Times WESLEY CHAPEL — State transportation officials set this week as the deadline for receiving new bids…