Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Twelve businesses will be chosen to receive the grants from Chase and LivingSocial.
Chase Bank and LivingSocial have teamed up to present "Mission: Small Business", a program which will award up to 12 small, local businesses with $250,000 grants. According to the Mission: Small Business website, small business owners who have been in business for at least two years and have less than 100 employees are invited to apply for a grant for their business. "Small business owners will be required to tell us why their business is unique, outline a proposed plan for utilizing the Grant to grow their business and describe how the business is involved with its community," the website states. Consumers also are asked to get involved by clicking the "Support" button at missionsmallbusiness.com to vote for their favorite registered …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Customers can buy fresh fruits and vegetables while helping the New Port Richey Public Library raise money.
Picking up fruits and vegetables can be as simple as taking a trip to the New Port Richey Public Library, if you want it to be. The library is teaming up with Tampa Bay Organics, a Lutz-based business, for a delivery co-op effort that drops boxes of organically grown produce off at the library, (5939 Main Street, New Port Richey) every week. Customers can order their produce online at the Tampa Bay Organics website and pick and choose what fruits and vegetables they wish to receive in a box. Then they can go to the library and pick up their box at the library circulation desk every week. Ten percent of money from purchases goes to Friends of the New Port Richey Public Library, which is the nonprofit that raises money for the city library…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
New Port Richey Patch has an opening.
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If you have a passion for sales and love working in the New Port Richey area, Patch just might have a position for you. We’re currently looking for a sales associate to provide top-notch service to the businesses in our area and Land O' Lakes. About Patch Communities use Patch every day to make navigating local life easier and more informed. We provide the neighborhood news and information you must know; the best things to do; ways to buy, sell and save money; and a platform to connect and share with your neighbors. And we need your help. Area: Sales With our commitment to serving both local residents and businesses, Patch Sales leverages our platform to help connect the two, offering creative solutions that meet customers’ advertising …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Tampa Bay Times reports that Advanced Research Institute, which employs Judy DeBella Thomas, has opened shop in defiance of a neighborhood's zoning restriction.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Do you have a favorite place in town to take a break from the kitchen and relax on Memorial Day?
Barbecues, swimming pools, time off work and school. Summer is almost here, but first we get to enjoy a long, lazy Memorial Day weekend. In case you forgot, it’s coming up faster than you think. Memorial Day 2012 is May 28. With that in mind, we turn this week’s Readers’ Choice poll over to a very important topic: where to go for the best Memorial Day eats and drinks in town? Here are a few of our favorites: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. on Friday. Ties will be broken based on the rules spelled out in the PDF that’s included along with this story. We’ll declare the winner on Friday, May 18. So vote for your favorite place to stock up on sporting gear! And don’t forget to tell us in the comments section why. See the attached…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Brian Singletary is well-known for giving back to Gulf High School and the West Pasco community at large.
Brian Singletary started working for Publix at a store in Tarpon Springs in 1962. He was a bagger and stock clerk, and he thought “That was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” It turned out to be a temporary stop on a career with Publix that has spanned 50 years and multiple locations in the Tampa Bay area. His time at Publix has earned him praise for his service to the community and his customers, and a scholarship given to Gulf High students in his honor. “Selecting Publix as my employer was one of the greatest things to ever happen to me, certainly in my working life,” said Singletary, who is now 71. Singletary is now store manager of the Publix branch in the Southgate shopping center on U.S. 19 in New Port Richey, where …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Rate hikes could be on the agenda in the future.
New Port Richey’s street lighting and stormwater utilities are operating at a loss. So a consultant is suggesting ways to help the utilities break even for the next five years. Yes, folks, those suggestions include fee hikes. The New Port Richey City Council is discussing the findings at a work session tonight at 6 p.m at City Hall, 5919 Main St, New Port Richey. City Council members cannot vote during work sessions, but they can voice opinion and give direction. The revenues of streetlighting and stormwater utilities have fallen short of meeting expenses over the past several years. The city stormwater utility fund budget for the current fiscal year (FY 2012) has a projected operating deficit of $298,060, according to the consultant. …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Where do you like to take Mom for brunch?
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about where you’ll take the special Mom in your life to celebrate. In the New Port Richey area, there isn’t a shortage of places to go to make sure Mom gets a great meal. The only problem is trying to narrow down the choices. That’s why we’re turning to you for help to determine your favorite. Here are some of our top picks: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday, May 4. Ties will be broken based on the official rules spelled out in the attached PDF. So vote for your favorite place in the New Port Richey area to take Mom out to eat! And don’t forget to let us know why your choice is the best by commenting below. See the attached PDF for a complete listing …
Friday, April 27, 2012
The investigation is ongoing, but the Pasco Sheriff's Office believes the restaurant grease thefts are part of a "highly organized criminal venture."
Where there’s money to be made, there’s crime, and it seems that a new scheme has been cooked up in Pasco and beyond. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Thursday accused of stealing used restaurant cooking grease. Why would anyone want used cooking grease? Because of its use in making biofuel, restaurant owners now sell the grease to generate additional income, Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a press conference Friday. Thefts of the grease, worth more than $1.50 per gallon, could amount to thousands of dollars in losses for businesses, which, in this economy, could mean the difference between staying open and shutting their doors for good, Nocco said. And the bust, Nocco said, is thanks to the agency's new intelligence-led …
Vendors are celebrating moms by helping the raise money the West Pasco girl needs for therapy to walk at an event in Dunedin.
The 3-year-old daughter of West Pasco parents is learning to walk — very, very slowly and not without a lot of help. With expensive therapy (the kind not covered by health insurance), little Kiley Griggs, who has cerebral palsy, is now able to sit up on her own, and stand with some support. A fundraiser on Sunday in Dunedin seeks to at least get her parents, who live wth her in the unincorporated New Port Richey area, some of the financial support they need to see Kiley through their dream of her walking. Kiley could have spent much of her life in a wheel chair if not for winning a $10,000 Internet cash prize in the Upromise Dream Wall sweepstakes last year. The prize money has largely funded the special TheraSuit Therapy that is …
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