Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Parents at Angeline Academy of Innovation told the Pasco County School Board on Aug. 26 that two-hour dismissal car lines are costing families $2.4 million a year in lost wages; Superintendent Legg said a new strategy has already cut 30 minutes off the wait and promised a transportation reassessment after the 10-day count.
Community
The GFWC Lutz-Land O'Lakes Woman's Club held a Grinch-themed Christmas-in-July fundraiser on July 31 to benefit Redeeming Love Foster Closet, a Lutz nonprofit that provides cribs, formula and clothing to local children in foster care.
Community
A roundup of Land O' Lakes and Lutz events for Aug. 27–Sept. 2, including the Friday Moonlight Market at The Hub at Bexley, bingo at FOP Lodge 29, the LOL Photography Club's Zoom meeting, and a look-ahead to free BayCare health screenings on Sept. 5.
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Pasco County and Keep Pasco Beautiful are recruiting volunteers for the annual Sept. 19 countywide cleanup of public lands, roads and waterways, with registration open through Sept. 9.
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Pasco County Animal Services in Land O' Lakes will waive all adoption, spay/neuter, vaccination and microchip fees for dogs and cats Aug. 26–30 as part of the national Clear the Shelters campaign.
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Matt Geiger and Mollyana Ward will face a Nov. 3 runoff for the Pasco County School Board District 3 seat covering Odessa, while incumbent Megan Harding won a third term in District 5 and District 1 heads to its own runoff.
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A crafters market in Odessa, a free gardening class at Land O'Lakes Library and a business networking lunch give neighbors ways to connect before September arrives.
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NexMetro Communities opened Avilla Silver Palm, a 180-home build-to-rent neighborhood on 26 acres at 11334 Zion Narrows Trail in Land O' Lakes, offering single-family rental living as Pasco County's build-to-rent market ranks among the nation's busiest.
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Pasco County 4-H hosts a free open house Thursday, Aug. 27, in Dade City where youth ages 5–18 from Land O' Lakes, Lutz and Odessa can explore hands-on clubs that meet throughout the county.
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Former Buccaneers linebacker Devin White has listed his nearly 8-acre equestrian estate at 11410 Trotting Down Drive in Odessa for $3.55 million, featuring a nine-stall barn, covered riding arena and custom amenities after $500,000 in renovations.
Community
Army Cpls. Eddie Ward and Roberto Cruz-Arocho received specially adapted, mortgage-free homes in San Antonio, Florida, from nonprofit Homes For Our Troops on Aug. 9–10 and are now next-door neighbors in Pasco County.
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Mattamy Homes has opened Pasadena Ridge, a 154-home master-planned community in the Pasadena Hills area of Pasco County, with prices starting at $349,990 and four model homes now open for tours.
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