With the help of Mother Nature, the 19th annual Ruskin Seafood Festival drew a record-breaking crowd of about 18,000 to E.G. Simmons Park last weekend. ...more

November 8, 2007

Some leaders of churches targeted in an investigation by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley are wrestling with how to comply with his request for detailed financial information on their ministries. Some say they have nothing to hide. ...more

November 7, 2007

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, served in the Iowa Legislature for 15 years before being elected to the U.S. House in 1974 and the U.S. Senate in 1980. A Baptist, his areas of focus are integrity of the charitable sector, alternative fuels, health care and agriculture. His work in bringing to light issues of concern has resulted in nonprofit groups undertaking significant reforms. Some of those organizations include the Nature Conservancy, the American Red Cross, United Way, and the Smithsonian Institution. ...more

November 6, 2007

Besides the trademark fish dinners, Hudson Seafest organizers will spice up the schedule with new events Nov. 9-11 in hopes of raising even more money to build community projects such as a local park. ...more

November 4, 2007

Pasco County might adopt a tougher animal-control ordinance, if residents and county commissioners agree with proposed changes to the county's existing ordinance. ...more

November 3, 2007

By the start of 2008 local homebound seniors could catch a ride with a discounted transportation service partially funding by Dunedin taxpayers. ...more

October 19, 2007

TAMPA - With the busy fall season here, America's Second Harvest food bank needs more volunteers and donations to get through the holidays and into the new year. ...more

October 14, 2007

Toni Watts had a revelation as a 16-year-old summer intern. She liked her clerical duties at the Naval Oceanographic Office at NASA's John Stennis Space Center on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. But she set her career goal a bit higher: management. ...more

October 11, 2007

Last month the Dunedin City Commission was leaning toward making the nonprofit groups that sponsor some of Dunedin's signature events, such as Art Harvest, pay a bit more of some of the related costs. Thursday night, however, commissioners had a change of heart. ...more

September 8, 2007