New Port Richey, Florida — New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe announced his candidacy for re-election in November of 2016, and as of writing no other candidates have publicly announced an intention to run. The City Municipal Mayoral Election will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. All registered voters of the City of New […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about newly proposed ordinances and the public’s opportunity to speak on them at meetings.
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New Port Richey’s City Council split down the middle Tuesday night on whether or not to fund a $1.8 million expansion of the City’s Recreation and Aquatic Center on Van Buren Street. The facility originally was constructed in 2007 for a price tag of $14 million but suffers from a low membership that causes the […]
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Madison Street Closure New Port Richey, Florida –North Bay Hospital’s contractor will begin construction of a gravity sewer line on Madison Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Virginia Avenue. This portion of Madison Street will be closed beginning Tuesday, February 7, 2017 to Friday, February 10, 2017. Residents of this area will have full access to […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Jan. 30, 2017) – On Tuesday, Feb. 21 Suncoast Women in Networking (WIN) will hold its regular luncheon at the new Beef O’Brady’s in downtown New Port Richey (5546 Main St., NPR, 35652). This is a new location for the group. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. with the luncheon beginning at […]
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The City of New Port Richey proudly presents our Daddy Daughter Hoedown Dance on February 18th, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center. The cost is $3 per adult; ages 12 and under are free. Come dance your boots off with your little one at this great family event. […]
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New Port Richey, FL (February 2, 2017) – Ecology Florida and Friendship Farms & Fare, with the support of the City of New Port Richey, will host the fourth annual Florida Loquat Festival on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Frances Avenue Park (6156 Louisiana Avenue, 34653) in New Port […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Jan. 25, 2017) – Members of the city staff and city council, the city’s Environmental Committee, the New Port Richey Garden Club and the fourth grade class from Genesis Elementary School celebrated the City of New Port Richey’s 28th consecutive Arbor Day on Friday, Jan. 20 in Frances Avenue Park. […]
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January 25, 2017 – New Port Richey, FL – New Port Richey Police say that a male suspect and a female suspect entered Value Pawn, located at 4948 U.S. 19 at 4:00 PM on January 21st. The male suspect asked the clerk to see some bracelets. Once presented with the bracelets the suspect took three of […]
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Free Family Movie Night presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast The City of New Port Richey proudly presents Family Movie night featuring The Beauty and the Beast on February 4th at 6:30 p.m. in Sims Park, downtown New Port Richey. This is a free event to the public and you may bring a chair or […]
Read MoreNew Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog about events and happenings around town. This week, he’s talking about new projects upcoming in the area.
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Your NPR Library Continues Popular Free Concert Series New Port Richey, FL (January 10, 2017) – Your NPR Library is excited to announce the return of their free Ban(ne)d Book concert series which began last summer in honor of Banned Books Week. January’s performance features a Tampa Bay area band, StreetBoss, an edgy acoustic duo […]
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Dogs could be ordering off the menu at New Port Richey restaurants even more easily this week. New Port Richey City Council voted Tuesday night 3-2 to approve an ordinance allowing restaurants to seat customers and their canine companions The ordinance requires restaurant owners to pay a one-time $50 fee in order to allow dogs […]
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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (Dec. 6, 2016) – On Saturday, Dec. 17, Grand Gardens (5721 Grand Blvd.) in New Port Richey will hold a Holiday Garden Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Travis Morehead is chairman of the event. Friendship Farms & Fare, Ecology Florida, and the gardeners of Grand Gardens are pleased to […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Dec. 1, 2016) – On Tuesday, Dec. 20 Suncoast Women in Networking (WIN) will hold a special holiday luncheon at the new Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in downtown New Port Richey (5546 Main St., NPR, 35652). Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. with the luncheon beginning at 12 noon. This will be a […]
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Second annual organic food drive in New Port Richey to collect quality food for less fortunate neighbors NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (Dec. 2nd, 2016) – In the spirit of the holidays, Friendship Farms & Fare along with Ecology Florida is sponsoring the second annual organic food drive in New Port Richey. Organizers are asking for […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog about events around town. This week he’s talking about new businesses, events in Sims Park, block parties, new ordinances, and the upcoming holiday.
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New Port Richey City Council voted to amend a noise ordinance on second reading on Tuesday, creating measureable noise limits for residential and commercial properties. NewsPortRichey reported originally in February that the Council was taking another look at the ordinance, after complaints were made about music being played at downtown New Port Richey’s Dulcet Restaurant. […]
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The City of New Port Richey will be hosting our semi-annual Neighborhood Fall Clean-Up Day Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. This event allows residents of the City of New Port Richey to dispose of unwanted items in dumpsters rented by the City. Residents can take their unwanted items to either one of […]
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As part of an anti-litterbug campaign in Pasco County, the County’s Stormwater Management department is releasing three videos capturing individuals in the act of illegal dumping. Residents who recognize any individuals in the videos are asked to call the Pasco County Litterbug Tip Line at 727-247-0567. Pasco County illegal dumping videos (click on case # […]
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NewsPortRichey.org urges all of our readers to vote in each and every election, and aims to help our readers make an informed choice in the easiest way possible. That said, today I’d like to simply outline who is running in which elections in Pasco County, and make our suggestions about who you might want to […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog about events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about the structure of the City Government and the advantages and disadvantages it brings.
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The City of New Port Richey proudly presents Family Movie night featuring Pan on November 5th at 7:00 p.m. in Sims Park, downtown New Port Richey. A second movie night is scheduled for November 19th at 7:00 PM featuring “Finding Dory” in Sims Park as well. Both events are free to the public and you may […]
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New Port Richey, Florida – The City of New Port Richey’s Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the third annual Puppy Paddle on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at the Recreation and Aquatic Center located at 6630 Van Buren Street in New Port Richey. Dogs 18’’ & smaller are welcome to swim in the kiddie pool from […]
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The Richey Community Orchestra 2016-2017 season is about to begin, and we couldn’t be more excited – everything from Broadway to Opera, and a wonderful lineup of guest performers! See a preview on our website: http://richeycommunityorchestra.com/services/ Please like our Facebook page too! There are lots of photos and video clips there. Tickets for all shows […]
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The Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity is hosting the 2nd Annual Pasco County BBQ Cook Off on October 15th from 10am – 5pm at their fraternity house located at 11301 Phi Delt Way in Odessa. The BBQ Festival will have 20+ professional BBQ teams competing in chicken, ribs, pork and brisket categories to win cash prizes The grand […]
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A new episode of SoLocal Pasco is out. Today, host Greg Smithwick is talking about: Listener Mail! So Local Pasco, Thursday, October 13th, 2016. Check it out here: http://ift.tt/2ebnlLP For more context: Not much writing, tonight. We get about ten emails, messages, or voice mails per week. I try to answer them as we get […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Oct. 7, 2016) –The Friends of the Hacienda & Historic New Port Richey will be conducting free tours of the Hacienda Hotel at 5126 Main St. in downtown New Port Richey, on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow the community to see the progress of […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog about events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about the City’s budget going into next year and the City’s five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
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by Dell deChant As the fall of 2016 begins with the autumnal equinox (September 22), here in this part of Florida most folks are probably aware that we’ve had an usually hot summer – which is saying something for the Tampa Bay Region. This should not be too much of a surprise however, since August […]
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