Most of the time, Crystal Beach just sits there west of Alt. 19, between Tarpon Springs and Palm Harbor, and doesn't make a peep. That changed this week when the Crystal Beach Community Association, perhaps only temporarily, knocked the Palm Harbor incorporation juggernaut off the rails. ...more

March 28, 2009

Tarpon Springs High proved there would be no letdown after Tuesday night's statement win over Class 5A, District 9 rival Dunedin by jumping on Countryside early for a 5-1 road victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

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

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

Schools of monster-size black drum are still prowling lower Tampa Bay; you can see the mass of fish as they cruise the edges of the flat on calm mornings. Waters around Pinellas Point have been good in recent weeks. These are fish of 40 to 50 pounds—they look like redfish on steroids, but the coloration is a silver gray, with bluish tails. ...more

March 20, 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

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

A 73-year-old man reported missing from Tarpon Springs on Saturday has returned home, police said. ...more

March 15, 2009