For this year's Chaso Fiesta street parade the city of New Port Richey said it would enforce a policy barring the throwing of beads or other trinkets from floats. Five floats or units that allegedly violated the ban were pulled from the March 21 parade, according to Roger Michels, a longtime organizer of the parade. ...more

March 28, 2009

Hot-air balloons will be a casualty of the sour economy this year, but it's full steam ahead for the annual Chasco Fiesta street parade. ...more

March 19, 2009

Hot air balloons will be a casualty of the sour economy this year, but otherwise it's full steam ahead for the annual Chasco Fiesta street parade on Saturday. ...more

March 18, 2009

Many racial caricatures and stereotypes have disappeared over the years, such as African-American mammy or Sambo characters, or the Frito Bandito frowned upon by Hispanics. Now Ruby Beaulieu and American Indian Movement supporters intend to crusade to retire what she calls "racially offensive" stereotypes and caricatures of Native Americans that still linger at Chasco Fiesta. ...more

March 18, 2009

American Indian Movement is planning to conduct a "peaceful" protest at the Chasco Fiesta street parade on March 21. ...more

March 14, 2009

American Indian Movement is planning to conduct a "peaceful" protest at the Chasco Fiesta street parade on March 21. ...more

March 12, 2009

Fourteen local clubs and organizations earned $37,852.69 to give back to the community by staffing precincts on Election Day last month, Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley announced recently. In the Adopt-A-Precinct program, volunteers from the groups are paid the standard poll worker wage. Adopt-A-Precinct participants, however, agree in advance to donate their Election Day salaries to a charity of their club's choosing. ...more

December 27, 2008

ROBINA C. SHEETZ, 78, New Port Richey, July 14, 2008, Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey. ...more

July 23, 2008

Notices of West Pasco deaths between Feb. 17 and 21 ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA – Los otros krewes tienen la esperanza que los dos miembros de la familia Gonzmart reconsideren su decisión de renunciar de su krewe luego de la solicitud de un disc jockey le hiciera a las mujeres que enseñaran sus senos. ...more

February 20, 2008