3F CSA Farm Report and Share Report for August 4 (#44) now posted Brief Highlights posted by Friendship Farms & Fare Staff August 4 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_7efd51c78ffe47ee813c7ceccdcee77b.pdf See Farm Report for information on transmission schedule for the next three weeks (August 4, 11, and 18). Eight weeks until start of […]
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3F CSA Farm Report and Share Report for July 28 (#43) now posted Brief Highlights posted by Friendship Farm & Fare staff July 28 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_2ce6d0d189954129bf5e4443ad73f275.pdf Nine weeks until start of the next Garden Year. We hope everyone will renew. Please let us know your intentions as soon as possible. […]
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The Nature Coast Real Food Project held a Permablitz at the home of Faye and John Kropik on Saturday, June 14. What is a Permablitz? It’s like an old fashioned barn raising where a group of neighbors get together to create or expand someone’s garden. The term comes from Permaculture which is the design system […]
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A judge’s ruling that threatens teacher tenure in California further undermines job security for teachers. Public school teachers continue to feel the brunt of political opportunists, unfair evaluations, the conservative push to privatized education, inadequate classroom funding, and lack of wage increases. It is ironic that the legislators responsible for undermining public schools are the […]
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Folks in the municipalities and unincorporated urban areas of West Pasco may find this story about urban farming in Camden, New Jersey, encouraging, and perhaps inspiring. Published in Yes magazine, Kristin Moe’s “Meet the Tenacious Gardeners Putting Down Roots in ‘America’s Most Desperate Town’” offers a splendid account of what can be done when folks […]
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Every Friday Night from 5pm – 9pm. 6241 Lincoln St New Port Richey, Florida 34652 Come out and join us for shopping, music and fun. Stop over at The Market Off Main for some dinner and live music then walk next door to M.O.M.’s Friday Night Market for shopping and fun. Check out our current […]
Read MoreNew Port Richey will host an open house for the SMARTstart Incubator in the former post office building at 6345 Grand Blvd. The open house will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on June 26th, 2014.
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Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly technology blog, GEEKNOTE, discusses backup solutions.
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78 degrees at 4:00 AM, June 7, 2014 Historical Average (6/6): 87 HIGH, 72 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average is now 90 degrees (twenty degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our average high will remain at 90 degrees until early September. Our average low is now 75 degrees (twenty-four degrees higher than […]
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Learning Lodge Academy, the charter school seeking approval at a site just north of Gulf High School at 5936 School Road, was approved for a special exception of use by council members in a unanimous vote. Kerry Cuffe, the Founder and Director of Learning Lodge Academy, was present at the meeting in support of her […]
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According to New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe’s reading of the 2014 budget veto list published by WMNF News, the Hacienda funding has survived Governor Rick Scott’s veto. This means that the historic downtown New Port Richey building will receive funds to restore its structural integrity and open up options for the City in its […]
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Mayor Rob Marlowe’s observations on the eve of the new city manager starting.
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Friendship Farms & Fare Farm Report & Newsletter June 2, 2014 – 35th FARM & CSA Report REPORT 71 degrees at 3:30 AM, May 31, 2014 Historical Average (5/30): 89 HIGH, 73 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average is nearing 90 degrees. It will remain at 89 until early next week. The current average high […]
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The Biggest Trial in Florida That Few Are Following Courtesy of Ecology Florida Summary One of the most important trials in recent Florida history is currently occurring in Tallahassee. Most Floridians are not following it very closely – if at all. The trial grows out of a suit contending that the design of Florida’s congressional […]
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The Florida League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, released a yearlong study on Tuesday that evaluated the effectiveness and policies of Florida’s charter schools. The study found that 20 percent of charter schools in the state have closed either due to financial mismanagement or poor academic performance. “Charter schools could fill a niche […]
Read MoreWJQB-FM will not be known as Hits 106. A local FM station playing oldies hits out of Spring Hill, FL has changed its branding and call letters for the station starting today. The station will still be available at the 106.3 frequency and the new call letters will be WGHR-FL and a new name of […]
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A carjacking occurred in the parking lot of the Pasco Courthouse on Little Road.
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City council members will meet for a June 10 workshop on the possibility of choosing a contractor for the project. Mr. Rosner of Florida Motel, Inc. showed interest in the project.
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Come out and join us for shopping, live music and fun. Stop over at The Market Off Main for some dinner and live music then walk next door to M.O.M.’s Friday Night Market for shopping and fun. Check out our current list of vendors!
Read MoreA single New Port Richey Dad aims to lose 100 pounds with Justin Lawrence, a local trainer who works at the New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center.
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Pasco County Administrator Michele Baker fired her newly hired assistant administrator after only four days on the job.
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Monty Python’s Spamalot is playing through May 25th at Richey Suncoast Theater. A musical parody of the musical drama Camelot, Monty Python’s version is “goofy, weird… with lightning fast wordplay” according to the Times’ Barbara Fredericksen. Famous Monty Python characters will appear in this comedy, and Fredericksen claims that the cast is phenomenal in her […]
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JAH Architects unveiled their latest plans for Sims Park this week. According to the presentation, Phase I of the project is expected to cost a little more than $2.5 million. City council members voiced support for most of the elements of Phase I and directed staff to start the preliminary work necessary before a formal […]
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A new poison may soon be coming to an ecosystem near you. This is Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo, a close relative to Monsanto’s aggressively marketed and wildly popular Roundup. Dow’s powerful herbicide is on the fast track to approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). New Toxins and GMOs Headed Our Way.
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One of the biggest challenges of having a mental condition such as Asperger’s syndrome is predicting how it will affect your behavior. This was never clearer to me than the morning after a night at the ballpark. Nearly three years ago, my co-workers and I went to a Rays game. We had box seats and […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare Farm Report & Newsletter May 5, 2014 – 31st FARM & CSA Report REPORT 69 degrees at 3:30 AM, May 3, 2014 Historical Average (5/1): 84 HIGH, 66 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average increases about one degree each week. The current average high is now fourteen degrees higher than the […]
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Click the link to check out Aesthetic Candles and their “bug banishing” Citronella candles.
Read MoreEver wonder how long you should keep e-mail?
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The definition of a common carrier is a person or company that transports goods or passengers on regular routes at set rates. Last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had a tough time with labeling Internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers, despite the fact that they provide transportation of data at a set rate. […]
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