The City of New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department is proud to present the 2020 Concert Series bringing music lovers of all ages to the downtown’s focal point, beautiful Sims Park, to enjoy a free concert in an outdoor setting. The fifth installment of the concert series will be the Caribbean Chillers, a Jimmy […]
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The 2018 Chasco Fiesta is here! There are a large number of events, kicking off with concerts EVERY NIGHT (click here for band times and information) in Sims Park starting on Friday, March 9th. Check back with NewsPortRichey for updated schedules and event information. Quick links to get you started here: Concert Information Street Parade Information […]
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New Port Richey, FL (February 1, 2018) – Saturday, February 10, at Sims Park (6341 Bank Street) from 7-8:30PM The Legendary Blue Notes with Bernard Fullen, Jr. are a Grammy nominated American R&B/Soul vocal group, originally out of Philadelphia who realized many top hits in the 1970’s. The group’s repertoire include R&B, Soul and Doo-wop. “If You Don’t Know Me By […]
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It’s hiding behind a small tree in Sims Park, nestled in the bark at the base of the tree. Small and round, about an inch and a half in diameter with one side sticking out to create a “nose.” This one is appears to be an easter bunny, probably inspired by the upcoming holiday. It was placed back […]
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New Port Richey’s Main Street program is presenting the 18th annual Cotee River Seafood Festival (Seafest) Friday-Sunday April 21, 22 & 23, 2017. Friday: 5 PM – 10 PM Saturday: 10 AM – 11 PM Sunday: 10 AM – 6 PM There will be a boat show and arts & crafts on Saturday and Sunday […]
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The City of New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a free movie night this Saturday in Sims Park. The feature movie will be Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The event begins at 5:15 PM and the movie will begin at 7:30 PM. The City will be running the park’s splash pad at full capacity […]
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‘Local’ has a new meaning for a younger generation this week after the release of a Virtual Reality mobile phone app from Niantic, Inc. and Nintendo, Inc. The app is called “Pokemon GO” and is a spin-off of the traditional Pokemon series, an overwhelming successful franchise for handheld video game devices first released in 1995. […]
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The weather Sunday afternoon was beautiful: sunny and breezy. The downtown area by Sims Park was very busy. People walked at the park and along the street. Across from Sims Park is the M.O.M’s Friday Night (http://momsfridaynightmarket.com), a small shaded area where local vendors sell their wares. There were booths with jellies and jams, honey, […]
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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 music and the upcoming concerts for the Chasco Fiesta as well as improvements to the Sims Park bandshell in advance of these performances.
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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 Sims Park and how it’s doing two weeks since it re-opened.
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New Port Richey City Officials held a Grand Re-Opening celebration at Sims Park last Saturday morning. The opening featured a new playground with a new rubberized surface, a new splash pad, lots of new covered areas, and many winding, brick-lined sidewalks, as well as live music. The final cost of the project stands at $2,633,359 and still requires […]
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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 upcoming grand opening of Sims Park and new businesses opening around the area.
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New Port Richey, Florida – The City of New Port Richey is proud to announce the grand re-opening of the historical Sims Park, located in downtown New Port Richey, on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The festivities kickoff with the Gulf High School Jazz Band followed by the ribbon cutting […]
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The Suncoast News reports that the renovations to Sims Park are nearing completion. A grand opening celebration is planned for January 30.
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The Suncoast News reports that the Sims Park renovation plans are on schedule and that the park could open temporarily for the Cotee River Bike Fest.
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NewsPortRichey received a complaint Wednesday that contractors had spray painted red “X”s on three Hickory trees north of Sims Park on Orange Circle. I stopped by to take some pictures of the tree and spoke on the phone with Mr. Terry Kline, a board member at the West Pasco Historical Society. City Manager Debbie Manns […]
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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 the improvements coming to Sims Park for 2016.
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Following the closure of Sims Park on June 16th, construction crews demolished the “Super Playground” at the park as the first step in improvements scheduled to be completed by this fall. The park will remain closed for the remainder of the summer until construction is completed. The playground was originally constructed in 1994 by hundreds […]
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The City of New Port Richey issued a press release this morning announcing the closure of Sims Park on Tuesday, June 16th for construction of improvements. Previously, a section of Grand Boulevard has been closed to link the park areas around Orange Lake to the main park at Sims. The park will remain closed to public […]
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The New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department, will be hosting Movies in the Park on Saturday, March 14th at 7:45 p.m. in Sims Park, located at Grand Boulevard and Bank Street in New Port Richey. The feature presentation will be Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. There is no charge […]
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There will be a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Sims Park Improvement Project on Saturday, March 14th at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place in Sims Park located at 6431 Bank Street in New Port Richey. Hot dogs and drinks will be served following the ceremony. The Sims Park Improvement Project began with the […]
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The New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department, will be hosting Movies in the Park on Saturday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. in Sims Park, located at Grand Boulevard and Bank Street in New Port Richey. The feature presentation will be Big Hero 6. There is no charge for this event; however concessions will be […]
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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 the city’s many, and very valuable parks.
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*CORRECTION* The original article stated that the upgrades were approved for Sims Park, but the upgrades are instead approved for the Recreation Center. Kimley-Horn is also the firm in charge of Sims Park upgrades. Additionally, approval for the removal of Grand Boulevard between Bank Street and Sims Lane was made on February 3–removal of the road […]
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Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday night to move forward with a proposal by design firm Kimley-Horn on New Port Richey’s downtown Sims Park. Each council member had reservations about the plan and promised to work to update it to their expectations before final approval. The motion by the Council also approved a 5% payment on […]
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