She lost her city council seat but hasn't given up on politics. Former Vice Mayor Nancy Britton, who failed to win re-election in April, filed paperwork this week to challenge three-term incumbent Sandra "Sandy" Applefield for a seat on the Pasco County Mosquito Control Board in the Nov. 4 general elections. ...more

June 14, 2008

Most residents of the Whispering Oaks Mobile Home Park would be homeless if not for this place. ...more

June 13, 2008

Florida researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. ...more

May 27, 2008

The county's pest control airplane was grounded Friday because of a change in Federal Aviation Administration regulations, a move that county officials said came at a bad time, as recent rains made it likely the local mosquito population would boom. ...more

May 24, 2008

Looking for something different to do on a Friday night in Oldsmar? Instead of going out to a movie, try really going out to a movie. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, the city's Leisure Services Department and its parks division will launch its Movies in the Park series at R.E. Olds Park. ...more

January 5, 2008

Standing on the edge of a swimming pool gone bad, public health worker Jeremy Tamargo scoops up a sample of murky, brown water to make sure the mosquito treatment he administered earlier is still working. ...more

November 22, 2007

Not long ago, Global Positioning Systems were mostly big, heavy boxes that sat on the console of ships and big offshore boats. They were very useful for navigating deep, open waters, but not much else. ...more

November 2, 2007

If you want to know how Florida went from a sparsely populated backwater state to a booming, multicultural destination point, then tune in tonight for a new documentary on Florida's topsy-turvy modern history. ...more

October 18, 2007