Is adding a small parking lot along Tarpon Avenue the answer to downtown's woes? ...more

October 31, 2009

Travelers not interested in art or parades should stay away from downtown Tarpon Springs on Sunday afternoon if they want to avoid heavy congestion from the Greek Indolence Day Parade and Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce Fine Art Show. ...more

March 28, 2009

One of the city's oldest events, the 35th edition of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce Fine Arts Festival, takes place next weekend in Craig Park. The exhibition of fine artworks from around the country will take place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28, and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, March 29. ...more

March 21, 2009

The world has dramatically changed for both small and big business. So the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce has created a series of seminars to help entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls of starting a business and teach the latest business-survival lessons. ...more

March 14, 2009

Tarpon Springs is proceeding at a rapid pace with plans to foster economic redevelopment in its two main commercial centers, downtown and the Sponge Docks. Unlike many other cities, Tarpon Springs has two commercial "main streets." The focus downtown is on arts and antiques. The Sponge Docks riverfront district features the city's Hellenic heritage. ...more

January 31, 2009

Two groups, one at the Sponge Docks and another downtown, are planning separate canine-related events to attract visiting dog lovers. ...more

January 3, 2009

You can almost hear the sleigh bells starting to ring. This week city commissioners praised interim City Manager Mark LeCouris for his sprucing-up of downtown Tarpon Avenue by having holiday decorations placed on utility poles. ...more

November 29, 2008

Arts and crafters will abound, this weekend and next, as two groups plan arts and craft fairs in the historic downtown. ...more

November 22, 2008

You can almost hear the sleigh bells starting to ring in Tarpon Springs. This week city commissioners praised interim City Manager Mark LeCouris' for his sprucing-up of downtown Tarpon Avenue by having holiday decorations placed on utility poles. ...more

November 21, 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