Less than 50 cents a month. That's how much extra city residents and business owners would have been paying under a proposal to increase the annual street-lighting fee by 22 percent this year. ...more

June 19, 2008

City council members are planning to increase street-lighting fees this year by about 22 percent to keep Pasco County's largest city illuminated at night. ...more

June 17, 2008

SEBRING — Since Washington Heights got a $1.3-million sprucing-up, soaring expectations by some suggest a brighter future for the struggling neighborhood. Antoine Lenton, 27, was putting the finishing touches on the streetscapes project Monday. The lifelong Washington Heights resident said it felt good to work on the neighborhood project where he grew up. "I'm glad to be on the job and give back to the community," said Lenton. "You've got to start somewhere," said Lenton. "You've got to believe it's going to improve things. It looks good, feels good, but takes time to improve." ...more

June 9, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - What happened to old-fashioned streetlights and decorative benches purchased by local merchants that once adorned the city's historic downtown? The owners of property in the downtown district along Tarpon Avenue who purchased the street-side amenities in the mid-1980s repeatedly raised that question. ...more

June 7, 2008

For the second time in as many years, residents might have to dig a little deeper into their wallets to keep Pasco County's biggest city illuminated at night. ...more

June 2, 2008

Dunedin's downtown is made for walking. Dunedin was voted "America's most walkable small city" in a survey conducted by Run The Planet, a Seattle-based Web site for runners. ...more

December 15, 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

A news conference held Wednesday along U.S. 19 to launch a traffic safety campaign was partly to blame for a collision that occurred during the event. ...more

October 11, 2007

HOLIDAY - In an ironic twist during a news conference on U.S. 19 to launch a traffic safety campaign along the road, a traffic collision occurred as drivers rubbernecked to see the event. ...more

October 10, 2007