George Billiris, sponge merchant, gift shop owner and operator of the tour boat St. Nicholas, has seen a lot in all his decades living and working at the Sponge Docks. ...more

October 4, 2008

Tarpon Springs city commissioners want to control where chain-store businesses and restaurants can locate within the city. ...more

September 6, 2008

Sponge Docks merchants hope a Labor Weekend arts and crafts festival will rejuvenate business in the city's riverfront tourist district. ...more

August 30, 2008

On Tuesday, city commissioners plan to consider whether to approve interim City Manager Mark LeCouris recommendation to reorganize various city departments. ...more

August 23, 2008

Joseph Renardo would like nothing more than to haul his two disabled shrimp boats out of the Anclote River, where they have been stuck for almost three years. ...more

August 15, 2008

A former shrimp fisherman whose disabled boats are stuck in the Anclote River is facing two felony charges of littering. The two shrimp boats sit partially sunk in the river just west of the city's famed sponge docks and outside the Rusty Bellies Waterfront Grill, where the restaurant's owner, Julie Russell, said they have been for almost three years. ...more

August 14, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- An artist with local ties and fancied as a world traveler is the focus of an exhibit opening Aug. 5 at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center. The exhibit titled, "Harriet Muller Collection: Tribute to an Unpublished Artist." ...more

August 2, 2008

Members of the Sponge Docks Merchants Association told city officials the municipality needs to focus on its main tourist area that has started to look sad and shabby. ...more

July 19, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - Everybody likes the Tarpon Trolley, but no one can decide on its mission or how the city will pay for it. At Tuesday's City Commission meeting officials agreed the city should contract with a vendor to operate the trolley, at least until officials can decide its future. ...more

June 21, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - Will the Tarpon Trolley ride off into the sunset because of rising operating costs and the city's budget crunch? ...more

May 31, 2008