After 26 years of being a mecca for lovers of cheesy, topping-filled pizza in a small East Lake storefront, Fairway Pizza has relocated to much larger haunts in Palm Harbor. ...more

November 1, 2008

Traffic headaches begin today for Tampa Bay-area beachgoers headed to Anna Maria Island because for the next month and a half, a main bridge to the island will be closed for construction. ...more

September 29, 2008

Edward Jost had barely settled in America before he was called to war and took a bullet in the face for his country. ...more

September 27, 2008

Charles Hobbs is a Democrat who votes in nearly every election. So when the 79-year-old Plant City man got a letter in the mail asking him to donate money to the Republican Party, he figured they must have had him mixed up with someone else. ...more

September 18, 2008

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast three years ago, a staggering degree of incompetence emerged at every level of government. From New Orleans city hall to the White House, no one was prepared to deal with the Category 3 storm and its devastating aftermath. ...more

September 3, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the 2008-09 fiscal year, the same rate homeowners paid this year. ...more

July 24, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year – the same rate homeowners paid this year. Property owners will, however, save an estimated $115 each in the coming year, however, thanks to statewide property tax reform, a slow economy and a trimmed down budget of $980 million. Homeowners in August will receive notices from the property appraiser showing their estimated taxes for the coming year. Those in the county's fire and rescue taxing district also must pay 99.6 cents per $1,000 as well as school taxes, water district and mosquito control district fees and other assessments. Those in municipalities pay local taxes. ...more

July 23, 2008

Three Pasco County recreation centers will close early on Saturdays and shut down on Sundays to reduce costs. ...more

June 13, 2008

Three Pasco County recreation centers may shut down early Saturdays and close Sundays as officials look for ways to reduce costs. ...more

June 7, 2008

Pasco County's taxable property value dropped by $3 billion - or nearly 10 percent - during a yearlong period ending Jan. 1, while new construction amounted to half of what it was in the previous year, Property Appraiser Mike Wells said Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008