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Homelessness A County Issue

With winter not far away, the plight of more than 4,000 homeless people in Pasco County will become even more desperate. ...more

November 7, 2008

Donor Pays For Cremation Of Man Found In Burned SUV

About two months after James Patrick Fry's body was found in his burned sport utility vehicle, an anonymous donor has contributed the necessary funds for Fry to be cremated. ...more

October 27, 2008

Causeway Boulevard Project 'Drops Business To Nothing'

On Causeway Boulevard, customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. ...more

October 27, 2008

The homeless plight

To the average family it's not something given much thought. ...more

October 25, 2008

County pledges help to end homeless problem

With winter not far away, the plight of more than 4,000 homeless people in Pasco will become even more desperate. ...more

October 25, 2008

Road Construction Hits Causeway Blvd. Businesses Hard

Businesses on Causeway Boulevard are struggling. Customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. Small businesses on that three-mile stretch between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301 say the $42.6 million widening of the causeway, now entering its 10th month, is hurting business. Trucks, piles of dirt, dust and a parade of orange barrels is chasing away customers, they say. ...more

October 23, 2008

Hitting The Street In Search Of A Job

Kathy Maloney, out of work since May, resorted to selling stuff at a nearby pawnshop Monday night to get cash to feed her dogs. Tuesday, she took her plight to the street. ...more

October 8, 2008

Tampa Woman Uses Street Smarts In Job Hunt

Fifty-four-year-old Katherine Maloney, out of work since May and fresh from a trip to the pawnshop last night to get cash to feed her dogs, took her plight to the street this morning. At the break of dawn, she stood at the corner of Humphrey Street and North Dale Mabry Highway and handed out 100 resumes. Her face-to-face style may have paid off. About an hour after she started, she had gotten three bites. ...more

October 7, 2008

Mortgage Forgiven For Woman, 90, Who Shot Herself

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her. ...more

October 5, 2008