The group that had been exploring the feasibility of turning the Palm Harbor area into a city announced Wednesday morning that it is calling a halt to its efforts for this year. ...more

March 25, 2009

Baseball: Dunedin at Tarpon Springs – 7 p.m. The Spongers will be looking to avenge a 4-2 loss handed to them by Dunedin on Feb. 27. In that game, Tarpon Springs starter Tommy Organ got off to a rough start by allowing three runs in the first inning, but he settled down nicely to let the Spongers try the comeback. ...more

March 23, 2009

EVENTS TREADMILL CHALLENGE: Bally Total Fitness and AARP member Rick Clark is having a treadmill challenge, "Beat the Geezer," from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bally Total Fitness, 4340 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. Event benefits BlazeSports Tampa Bay, a sports program for people with disabilities. E-mail rickclark@tampa bay.rr.com. ...more

March 21, 2009

On a recent afternoon, a group of seniors at Peninsula Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tarpon Springs got into a friendly argument about someone sneaking in extra turns. The thing that sparked such passion was Nintendo Wii Sports, a package of videogame simulation of five sports. Wii Sports players mimic actions performed in the real game through a handheld pointing device. ...more

March 20, 2009

EVENTS TREADMILL CHALLENGE: Bally Total Fitness and AARP member Rick Clark is having a treadmill challenge, "Beat the Geezer," from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bally Total Fitness, 4340 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. Event benefits BlazeSports Tampa Bay, a sports program for people with disabilities. E-mail rickclark@tampa bay.rr.com. ...more

March 19, 2009

GOLF FANS STARTER KIT DIRECTIONS TO THE COURSE: Take U.S. 19 or Belcher Road to Klosterman Road and watch for signs to the public parking located at the St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs campus. ...more

March 19, 2009

The Fishin' Report angling action roundup by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service. ...more

March 18, 2009

No one would argue that interim City Manager Ellen Posivach has had her hands full since taking that position nearly three months ago. So busy, in fact, that it wasn't until the City Council's March 10 meeting that she got around to the small matter of being properly paid for the job she's been doing. Posivach presented an outline for a contract proposal at the meeting. While the Council agreed - for the most part - that she has been doing a fine job and the current terms of employment need to be reviewed, they decided a bit of negotiating was in order. ...more

March 18, 2009

If it's not all-natural, it doesn't interest Cheryl Russell of Lutz and Terri Christopher of Tarpon Springs. ...more

March 18, 2009