Finding plants that thrive in shady area and under trees is a problem but not impossible. If that's a dilemma for you, I have some helpful ideas. ...more

January 27, 2008

Soon, it might be possible for people who have what the city of Safety Harbor considers two front yards to erect a 6-foot-tall fences along one of those yards. Under a change in city fence regulations the City Commission tentatively approved on a 5-0 vote last week, to allow owners of homes on corner lots to seek a permit to install a fence up to 6 feet in height. ...more

January 19, 2008

Jim Epley, who turned 74 last week, watched as his neighbor used a .22-caliber handgun to dispatch the Eastern diamondback. He knew it would take more firepower. He fetched his .44-caliber Magnum. Two shots later, the snake was dead, although it continued to squirm for hours. ...more

January 17, 2008

A man who goes by the name "Pink Mike" faces several criminal charges after a city police officer said he spotted him using a gun to intimidate his sister. ...more

January 6, 2008

The West Pasco Audubon Society holds its annual Christmas Bird Count today searching for elusive hummingbirds and hoping to encounter dozens of other species as they fan out over a circle 15 miles in diameter and centered at the Magnolia Valley Golf Course clubhouse in New Port Richey. ...more

December 29, 2007

Hummingbirds tend to be no-shows when the West Pasco Audubon Society holds its annual Christmas Bird Count. ...more

December 23, 2007

The Tampa City Council late Tuesday pushed forward a plan that by next fall could mean residents of several West Shore neighborhoods will be taxed about $8,000 to dredge the silted canals in their backyards. ...more

December 19, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase and through several backyards. ...more

December 1, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase that cut through several backyards. ...more

November 30, 2007

Homeowners moving into this new waterfront neighborhood in the late 1960s paid $5 a year for sea wall repair and canal maintenance. ...more

November 29, 2007