Sometimes it takes a little shake-up to get things back on track. That may be the case for Tarpon Springs High baseball and first-year head coach Vinny Parisi. ...more

March 14, 2009

At a time when they are being utilized more and more, local libraries are feeling the impact of a major budget squeeze from multiple funding sources. With the coming budget year threatening to produce more of the same, the leaders of north-county libraries have been exploring how they might work together to meet their patrons' needs. ...more

March 14, 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

Wednesday evening, the Tarpon Springs Public Library will commemorate the 188th anniversary of Greek independence with a performance by the Levendia Dance Troupe. Levendia, which has seven performing dance groups and a collection of more than 600 costumes, were created to promote, preserve and perpetuate Greek folk culture. ...more

March 7, 2009

If these shops could only talk. Over the 80 years it has occupied the spot, a commercial building on North Pinellas Avenue at Athens Street has seen a lot of changes in an area that once was part of this city's thriving sponge industry. ...more

March 7, 2009

A police officer who initially faced allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old Tarpon Springs High School student he worked with has resigned today. ...more

March 6, 2009

A 24-year-old motorcyclist died Friday after a crash in Clearwater involving a sport-utility vehicle, troopers said. ...more

February 28, 2009

Robert W. Wilson of Tarpon Springs appreciates budget cuts made by City Commission and City Manager Mark LeCouris. ...more

February 28, 2009

Tarpon Springs does not have a sister in the Bahamas but it has roots in the economy and culture of the island chain. The city acquired a $4,975 Florida Humanities Council grant to create an exhibit at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Center, "The Greek Communities of the Bahamas and Tarpon Springs: An Intertwined History." The heritage center is in Craig Park. ...more

February 27, 2009

Mittye P. Locke, who helped educate children in Pasco County for a half-century and has an elementary school in Elfers named for her, died Wednesday. She was 99. ...more

February 27, 2009