Some form of children's services has existed on a 35-acre plot in the neighborhood since at least 1934, William Hogan estimates. ...more

June 18, 2008

Floridians were loud and clear about wanting property tax relief. In Tuesday's election, 64 percent of the voters – 2.5 million – supported Amendment 1, which doubles the homestead exemption, allows portability of Save Our Homes and provides tax relief to businesses. Now we can brace for the fallout. The big worry with most Floridians is how it will affect fire and law enforcement service, schools and county services. The other worry is that local governments will increase taxes to fill those budget holes. ...more

January 31, 2008

With a soft breeze blowing off the river he loved, Alan Wright was remembered Tuesday afternoon as a modest man who accomplished much but always gave others the credit. ...more

January 30, 2008

The issue is not a new one in Pasco County: A dirt road outside government jurisdiction falls into disrepair. Residents ask for a "one-time emergency fix." County commissioners consider paying to grade or pave the road. ...more

January 3, 2008

Golfers who regularly play the Oak Hills Golf Club in Spring Hill can look forward to major improvements in the course and the surrounding landscape. ...more

December 13, 2007

The house at 1444 Bent Tree Drive in Meadow Pointe has a long history as the neighborhood eyesore. ...more

November 24, 2007

The city potentially faces some liability while it tries to protect a 90-plus-year-old building at 144 E. Tarpon Ave. That was the warning City Attorney James Yacavone give the City Commission Tuesday night as the commission grappled with the fate of the downtown building. ...more

November 10, 2007

While it has won a temporary reprieve, things don't look good for the more than 90-plus-year-old building at 144 E. Tarpon Ave. ...more

November 3, 2007

Hmmm. Let's dream a little bit. Sebring officials are working their tails off trying to get Harder Hall sold, but they might have missed an incredibly lucrative idea this time of year. They should have turned the historic hotel into the best Halloween scary place in Florida. Perhaps a partnership with Universal Studios or Busch Gardens could have been fashioned, and at $65 per head, just imagine all the money that would have flowed in here. Both entities make an incredible profit this time of year with their terrifying Halloween offerings. ...more

October 11, 2007

It's great news to hear that the Nan-Ces-O-Wee Hotel in downtown Sebring is under new ownership. ...more

October 4, 2007