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Palm Harbor firefighters rescue cat from house fire

1 week ago | suncoastnews.com | Bob Putnam

PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor Fire Rescue crews saved a family cat from a house fire May 22 after the animal was found unresponsive inside a smoke-filled home on Hidden Meadows Drive East. The fire was reported around midday when a citizen at a nearby park noticed smoke coming from the home’s eaves and called 911. Two parents attending Little League practice saw the smoke and ran to the house, knocking on windows to alert anyone inside.
Pasco wants eighth graders ready for algebra, seniors set for calculus

1 week ago | suncoastnews.com | Jeffrey Solochek

Algebra I won’t be considered a ninth-grade course anymore in Pasco County schools. Calling it a gateway to success in many career and college preparation programs, superintendent John Legg said the class must become a middle school expectation for students. “Eighth-grade algebra is not acceleration,” Legg told the school board. “It is the really the new norm.”He made his comments during a workshop at which his team rolled out a new progression of math courses intended to launch in the fall.
New Port Richey approves Schwettman Center deal despite tougher, more stringent terms

1 week ago | suncoastnews.com | John C. Cotey

NEW PORT RICHEY — Despite contract revisions that concerned some members, the City Council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, agreed May 20 to proceed with the $1.75 million purchase of the former Schwettman Education Center, clearing a hurdle in the process. Council member Bertell Butler IV was the only dissenting vote against the deal, which au-thorizes City Manager Debbie Manns and City Attorney Timothy Driscoll to finalize terms with the Pasco County school district.
Patel charter school kills plans for Trinity campus in Pasco

1 week ago | suncoastnews.com | Jeffrey Solochek

Pasco County won’t be getting a new 1,300-student charter high school after all. The Patel Foundation for Global Understanding walked away from its plan to build a campus in the Trinity community, just weeks after the school board approved a deal for construction to begin.
Movie Review: 'The Severed Sun' is beautiful but shallow folk horror

2 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Lee Clark Zumpe

When I say “witch,” who pops into your head first — Elizabeth Montgomery’s Samantha Stephens or Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch of the West? Or maybe it’s Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina Spellman, or the Sanderson sisters of “Hocus Pocus,” portrayed by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.
Opening: Upcoming movie releases

2 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Lee Clark Zumpe

A number of new movies and limited television series will debut this week, including the following titles opening in theaters or premiering via video on demand on various streaming platforms:Genre: Action and spyCast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, and Angela BassettDirector: Christopher McQuarrieRated: PG-13It’s all come to this: Our lives are the sum of our choices.
Music Scene: Upcoming concerts and other musical performances

2 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Lee Clark Zumpe

Rick SpringfieldCLEARWATER — Grammy award winning musician, actor and New York Times best-selling author Rick Springfield will perform on Wednesday, May 28, 7 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Tickets start at $53.25. Call 727-791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com. Springfield is on the road for the 2025 edition of his I Want My ‘80s Tour. Special guests John Waite, John Cafferty and Wang Chung are scheduled to perform.
St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival sets 2-day event

2 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Lee Clark Zumpe

ST. PETE BEACH — American Craft Endeavors, producer of some of the region’s finest juried art shows and craft festivals, will help usher in summer by bringing skilled crafters from around the country to Pinellas for a two-day free event. The 31st annual St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Corey Avenue in St. Pete Beach. Admission is free. Visit www.artfestival.com.
Pasco elementary teacher arrested on child pornography charges

2 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Divya Kumar

A music teacher at Oakstead Elementary in Land O’ Lakes was arrested May 12 on charges related to child pornography. Joseph Allen Watson, 53, faces two counts of possession of child pornography, two counts of promotion of child pornography and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way device. Watson had worked in the Pasco County School District for 24 years and also worked as a summer Bible school teacher at Grace Lutheran Church in Carrollwood, police said.
Brooksville's Maulty Moore: Super Bowl champion reflects on rural roots, the men who inspired him

3 weeks ago | suncoastnews.com | Cherie Danson Miller

When Maulty Moore graduated from historic Moton High School in 1964, his plan was to be a migrant farm worker. For nearly two years he traveled the East Coast wherever the work took him, picking cucumbers, tomatoes, apples and citrus. Growing up in rural Brooksville in the 1950s and ’60s, few Black youth dreamed of much more than what they had seen their parents do. His mother was a domestic worker who cooked, cleaned, ironed and cared for prominent families.