Connie Ellis marvels at the way her good friend Renee Blain has taken a negative family situation and turned it into a positive, public undertaking. ...more

December 31, 2008

Former Mayor George Fee is willing to do whatever it takes to help improve the quality of life for residents of the city he treasures. ...more

June 7, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Former Mayor George Fee is willing to do whatever it takes to help improve the quality of life for residents of the city he treasures. And like so many others in the community, his good friend Perry Jacobsen knows it. It was almost a given, then, when Jacobsen, a Temple Terrace Rotarian, recently asked Fee to contribute to the club's fundraising efforts to help renovate the rundown Linwood Park at 62nd Street and 113th Avenue. ...more

June 5, 2008

The town is tagged as "A City for Living" and James Chambers has helped make it that way, Cheri Donohue says. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The town is tagged as "A City for Living" and James Chambers has helped make it that way, Cheri Donohue says. That's why Donohue, director of the Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce, and Helen Harper, her assistant, nominated Chambers for the fourth annual Fran Barford Public Service Award, which is sponsored by the Temple Terrace Woman's Club. Barford was a member of the club for more than 30 years and also served eight years as a Temple Terrace councilwoman and six years as the city's first female mayor. ...more

May 30, 2008

Officials hope Dunedin can acquire a state recreation grant to offset the cost of much needed deck replacement at the city's marina. ...more

May 24, 2008

Marshall Street Park could get a facelift this year, if the price is right. Monday night the Safety Harbor City Commission voiced tentative approval of a staff proposal to revamp the park and its popular playground. ...more

February 9, 2008

DUNEDIN – After a long search, Fort Lauderdale's recreation and special facilities superintendent, Vincent Gizzi, has been named Dunedin's new leisure services director. ...more

February 6, 2008

After four years of planning and some disappointment, local dog owners will soon be able to exercise their pooches at a city-operated dog park. Tuesday night the City Commission agreed to reserve a half-acre at Safety Harbor City Park, on Seventh Street South, for dog fanciers. ...more

January 26, 2008

The city of Oldsmar will welcome in the holidays with an evening of family friendly festivities at R. E. Olds Park on Friday, Dec. 7. The entertainment will combine the music of a 2,000-year-old instrument and dances featuring children as young as 4 years old. ...more

December 1, 2007