LAND O' LAKES - Saying the county animal shelter's adoption rate is "alarmingly low," a local veterinary group wants to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year. ...more

November 21, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The finalization of plans to lure financial services firm T. Rowe Price to a 70-acre parcel at the southwestern corner of S.R. 54 and Sunlake Boulevard marked more than simply the end to a $13.5 million transaction on July 1. ...more

November 18, 2009

In the long-running saga of the effort to promote Pasco County's tourism industry nothing has been easy. For years, the county has been socking away a portion of the revenue its tourist development tax generates each year to fund development of a facility that would lure visitors to Pasco. It hasn't, however, had anything it could spend it on. The latest attempt is drawing questions. ...more

November 11, 2009

Everybody loves a hometown guy, especially when it comes to hometown politics. That's why you can't help but want to chuck Jack Mariano amiably on the chin - ya big lug, ya - whenever he goes all parochial on behalf of hyper-local issues. ...more

November 8, 2009

I'm contacting you in response to the article in Wednesday's Tribune about the Tourist Development Council's funding of events and particularly the Pasco Bug Jam. As a former Tribune reporter, I would have thought you would have contacted Bug Jam officials for comment before printing the claims by Pasco County Commissioner Michael Cox. No attempts were made to do such. ...more

October 25, 2009

These stars got a chance to shine at a County Commission meeting this week. A proclamation that commissioners adopted Tuesday congratulated the members of the West Pasco Majors Little League all-star team, which placed second in the state tournament. ...more

August 29, 2009

Pasco County Animal Services vans now carry colorful "wraparound" rolling billboards to remind people to spay and neuter pets or to adopt a new, furry friend. ...more

March 24, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Citizens for Sanity, Pasco County's home-grown environmental group, has thrown a wrench into the county's hopes of landing financial giant T. Rowe Price. ...more

March 14, 2009

As Pasco County works out more budget cuts, including an anticipated $30 million revenue loss in property taxes, agencies are having to roll up their sleeves and trim more of their own operational expenses. ...more

March 4, 2009

Summertree residents complain it's like talking to a brick wall. They say state officials have refused to correct a problem with the subdivision's barrier wall dating from the widening of S.R. 52 several years ago. ...more

February 18, 2009