Pasco County opens bids today for a new traffic light at Williamsburg Drive and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. It's intended to ease congestion being driven by a growing number of residents and the nearby Shoppes at New Tampa and the Shops at Wiregrass mall. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Tampa Theatre plans to show the live broadcast of the presidential Inauguration Day ceremony for Barack Obama on the big screen Tuesday. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is ready to unveil its $9.7 million, 2,980-acre Conner Preserve to the public. An official grand opening is set for 10 a.m. Friday. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is ready to unveil its $9.7 million, 2,980-acre Conner Preserve to the public. An official grand opening is set for Jan. 16 starting at 10 a.m. ...more

January 14, 2009

No site has been located and there is no money set aside to build a new YMCA in Wesley Chapel. ...more

January 11, 2009

Yamato Japanese Steakhouse will open next week at Shops at Wiregrass, the newest addition to the central Pasco County mall that opened Oct. 30. ...more

January 9, 2009

Yamato Japanese Steakhouse will open next week at Wiregrass mall in Pasco County ...more

January 8, 2009

Those of you who have been reading my column for a while know that I've called the Land O' Lakes area home for quite some time. When we moved to central Pasco County, McDonald's was the only fast-food place going, we had one grocery store and schools weren't overcrowded. My parents selected this area because of its small-town appeal. While I wasn't necessarily in love with it at the time, it grew on me through the years and has truly become my home. ...more

January 7, 2009

They prey on motorists who leave their cars unlocked while they run in to a day care or school for just a couple of minutes. ...more

December 17, 2008

They prey on motorists who leave their cars unlocked while they run in to a day care or school for just a couple of minutes. But that's all it takes to open the door and swipe a purse, or anything else of value, said Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kevin Doll. ...more

December 15, 2008