Nearly five years ago, as ground was being broken on the Main Street Landing construction site, city officials at the time looked forward to March 2009. That's when, if all went as planned, the Community Redevelopment Agency would have happily presented a $1.25 million check to Gainesville-based developer Ken McGurn if the Mediterranean-styled commercial-residential development was significantly built out and half the units leased or sold. March 2009 has arrived, and McGurn met March 10 with City Council, which was acting in its role as CRA board. Instead of a grip-and-grin check presentation, the two sides were meeting to figure out what they might do to restore a now-strained business relationship and get the project moving again. ...more

March 18, 2009

The L.V. Thompson Family Foundation presented LifePath Hospice with a donation of $5,000 at a recent check-presentation ceremony at the hospice's Circle of Love Center for Grieving Children. The money benefits children's bereavement programs and the center's annual children's grief camp, Camp Circle of Love. ...more

February 18, 2009

Eight charities received a total of $6,000 in donations recently from the Tampa Palms Women's Club. ...more

December 17, 2008

A Seminole Heights agency for former women inmates and a Sulphur Springs center for children were among eight recipients of money from the Tampa Palms Women's Club. ...more

December 17, 2008

West Pasco Habitat for Humanity was awarded a $6,000 grant from Bank of America on Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2008

West Pasco Habitat for Humanity was awarded a $6,000 grant from Bank of America on Wednesday. Bank officials visited the Habitat office, 3531 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey, to present a check to organization representatives. ...more

November 20, 2008

The Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour made a stop at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital recently to present a $40,000 check for pediatric cancer research. ...more

September 24, 2008

Twelve Brandon area charities may find the current economic slump a little easier to weather thanks to the Greater Brandon Community Foundation. ...more

July 23, 2008

Mother Nature wasn't cooperative June 21 for the Florida Home Partnership's South Shore Home & Healthy Families Expo 2008. ...more

June 28, 2008