Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of June 13, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To New Port Richey’s FarmNet & West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_375d05aaec09433abdc162e9d42088e9.pdf Check Out The Site For New Images & Content http://www.fffsite.org/ Drop Us A […]
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report June 13, 2016 WEATHER SUMMER ARRIVES JUNE 20 Rain Possible Every Day Slightly Below Normal Temperatures Due to Overcasts 75 degrees at 4:00 AM, June 12, 2016 Historic Norm (for 6/13) 90 HIGH, 75 […]
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New Port Richey and West Pasco received only slight effects from a tropical system in more than ten years, and the nearest landfall of a tropical system since 1921. The effects appear to be mostly superficial, the the Pasco County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Sheriff’s Office reporting only light flooding along the Pithlachascotee River and […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of June 6, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To New Port Richey’s FarmNet & West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted For the full Farm Report, go to: http://www.fffsite.org/ Check Out The Site For New Images & Content http://www.fffsite.org/ Drop Us A […]
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According to a release of the 5 day Tropical Weather Outlook released at 8:00 AM this morning by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration’s National Hurricane Center, meteorologists are predicting a 60 percent chance of the formation of a tropical cyclone within five days that could threaten Florida’s Gulf Coast Monday or Tuesday of next week. […]
Read MoreToday on So Local Pasco, we'll check in with local restaurateur rolling out a great idea, in the form of a low dollar Tapas menu! Jose Delgado makes a great impression in our interview…He is a thoughtful, driven guy, working hard to spark something amazing in our local food scene… CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO VISIT TGL's […]
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The New Port Richey Public Library is offering a number of ongoing and one-time classes this June, including classes for computers and children with developmental delays. You can see a full list of programs offered at the library on the library’s website at http://nprlibrary.org/ or view their weekly calendar. Your tax dollars have been wisely invested. […]
Read MoreWelcome back to business as usual…Or as usual as it gets! Here are links to three important historic preservation resources in our community: FIVAY.ORG is a massive and well organized collection of articles, photos, videos, and even audio files documenting the history of Pasco County, curated by Jeff Miller, who also does that work for: The […]
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The New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center will host five events this June, ranging from fitness to government to music. The events run June 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. On the 4th, New Port Richey presents “A Walk in Sims Park with City Council” on June 4th at 8:30 a.m. in Sims Park, 5547 […]
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By Dell deChant The City Council of New Port Richey is considering an improvement to the city’s urban agriculture polices, taking the form of two new ordinances that allow for gardens on residential properties, and in most zoning districts in the city. There is considerable interest and support for these ordinances, which come to the […]
Read MoreIn early January, I followed the advice of Tina Latanowich, and made an appointment to meet with Fred and Polly Zamparelli from the HandleBar, in Hudson. They took a chance, and started advertising with me, here on So Local Pasco. I'm very grateful to them for that, and for all the doors they opened for […]
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River Ridge High School is sponsoring a “Princess Summer Dance Camp” for children ages 5-10 on Monday, June 20th through Thursday, June 23rd. The camp runs from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM and costs $100 which includes a camp T-shirt. Dancers will need to bring their own bag lunch each day but snacks will be […]
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The New Port Richey Police Department conducted a prostitution operation dubbed “Clean Sweep” last Friday on U.S. 19. Police utilized undercover female police officers and made 19 arrests, including a retired Chicago Police Officer, a driver in a Darvy Transport Inc. semi-truck and another in a refrigerated produce box truck. Darvy Transport is a freight company […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of May 23, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To New Port Richey’s FarmNet & West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted This week’s Farm Report is now posted on the 3F website. For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_a0a2141196a44cd7833db1a0405cb7c4.pdf (see Mr. Tag […]
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report May 23, 2016 WEATHER Cooler Start to the Week Heat Returns Later 71 degrees at 3:30 AM, May 21, 2016 Historic Norm (for 5/23) 89 HIGH, 71 LOW Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ January, February, and […]
Read MoreIt's hot. DAMN hot…Already. In May, we usually get a few dry fair evenings, but this May, so far, seems sort of July like. Anyway, a seasonal reminder I stole from Social Media: Hey! Remember Jason Rhodes, who came on our TV show? He brought an awesome young singer named Nikki Dermott along with him. […]
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New Port Richey will host a series of concerts this summer beginning on June 18th and ending August 6th 2016. The concerts are from 7:30-9:30 PM with limited seating and are free! The City of New Port Richey proudly presents the Summer Sunset Concert Series in Sims Park, New Port Richey. All concerts are free […]
Read MoreToday will be the NINTH So Local Pasco Saturday Music Cast. It's a bit like herding cats to get one of these put together. Aside from lives as musicians, MANY of the local cats and kittens who make music have other jobs. About 80%, according to a number I just pulled directly out of my […]
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Pasco County Public Transportation (PCPT) is offering Pasco County students a chance to ride our fixed-route bus system for only $20.00. The special student rate will go into effect June 1, 2016 and will run until August 31, 2016. Summer Haul Passes are being sold at all Pasco County Libraries; Pasco/Hernando State College campuses in […]
Read MoreLike it always happens…One person doing good and making a positive impact on our community leads me to another. Travis Morehead called me, this week, to tell me about something his friend Dave McKitrick was doing…Essentially giving away several home health care hours to those in need. No strings. No gimmicks. He's in the Home […]
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The New Port Richey City Council on Tuesday, sitting in their dual-role as board members for the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), gave preliminary approval for the sale of a major downtown property on Circle Boulevard for $300,000 to Frank Starkey’s People Places LLC. The property is located on the southeast corner of Circle Boulevard […]
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The City of New Port Richey is to hold a Spring Neighborhood Clean-Up Day on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dumpsters will be placed at the following locations: Frances Avenue Park off of Louisiana Avenue. The former Old River Road Church property located at 6131 South River Road. o Paper […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of May 16, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To New Port Richey’s FarmNet & West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted This week’s Farm Report is now posted on the 3F website. For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_842da7ea9bbb41b796d1fc452bd82f4f.pdf Check Out The […]
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report May 16, 2016 WEATHER Heat Rolls In 90s Early in the Week 67 degrees at 4:30 AM, May 16, 2016 Historic Norm (for 5/16) 88 HIGH, 70 LOW Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ See the complete […]
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report May 9, 2016 New-Normal Upper 80s to Low 90s No Rain Friendship Farms & Fare is a branch of Ecology Florida, a not-for-profit corporation. Contributions to Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida are […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare Friendship Farms & Fare affirms and advances agrarian ideals to reestablish a sustainable culture 3F Farm Report & Newsletter http://www.fffsite.org/ FARM REPORT 66 degrees at 3:30 AM, May 6, 2016 Historic Norm (for 5/9) 86 HIGH, 68 LOW Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ See the complete weekly weather report later in the Farm […]
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The New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center is announcing it’s first session of swimming lessons from June 13th-23rd, offering morning and evening classes. Registration is limited, so make sure to enroll early to guarantee placement. Registration opens Monday, May 30th and is open to all, with or without a membership. The cost is $40 […]
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The New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center proudly offers 20% off on all 3 month memberships starting now through June 30th. Residents and non-residents are welcome to this offer and all you have to do is come in to the Recreation Center and sign up at the front desk with any one of our […]
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As reported by the Tampa Bay Times on Thursday, plans have come to light for big changes at New Port Richey’s “SMARTsmart” Business Incubator on Grand Boulevard. The Pasco Economic Development Council (PEDC) will cease its operation at the New Port Richey location and may seek another incubator location in West Pasco. The current space […]
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New Port Richey Main Street is offering a “Let’s Talk” lunch at the SMARTstart Business Incubator at 6345 Grand Boulevard in New Port Richey on Thursday, May 12th. The lunch will feature a talk from City Economic Development Director Mario Iezzoni on Entrepreneurship, entitled “Lessons Learned,” and a chance to meet and welcome new Main Street […]
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