East Lake News

Pinellas County is looking at cutting and deferring major projects throughout the county because of declining tax collections.

Forget Rolling Stone . Vinny Dotolo, Clearwater native and graduate of Countryside High School, has made it to the cover of Food & Wine magazine.

Learn to identify frogs that live in the wetlands from their songs, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs.

After receiving D's from the state for four of the last five years, Gibbs High School in St.

Firefighters were battling to contain a brush fire sparked Wednesday by a controlled burn of 10 acres of Mobbly Bayou Preserve that was burning out-of-control, authorities say.

The Clearwater Veterans Alliance and other groups are staging their first Flag Day ceremony this afternoon at Sand Key Park.

East Lake Woodlands residents soundly squashed Oldsmar's March bid to annex more than 2,000 acres of their community.

Jamie Howell of Valrico qualified for the Florida State Amateur Wednesday at East Lake Woodlands' South Course in Oldsmar.

When East Lake High School's graduating seniors found themselves without a graduation venue, class president Brittany Costansa took matters in her own hands.

Schafer survived the bombing on Mannheim during World War II. She will share her story with library visitors.

Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei Province, is also known as the country's "Optics Valley," but the city's ambitions don't end with optoelectronics.

Isaiah Lizano and friend Lillian Mantooth look for spiders along a boardwalk as they explore Brooker Creek Preserve with their mothers last year.

The question of what should and should not be allowed within Brooker Creek Preserve was asked in 1998.

Essay contest: Entries for the Tampa Hispanic Heritage essay contest, "The presence of Hispanics in the Judiciary System in the United States," are due today.

This club is the daytime version for those who cannot attend the evening session.

Over the objections of some environmentalists and residents, Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday designated part of Brooker Creek Preserve for water treatment plants, storage tanks and pipelines.

Howey-in-the-Hills resident Rick Joyce, an attorney and former CEO of pencil company Dixon Ticonderoga, has founded Central Florida Mediators LLC to handle alternative dispute resolution.

The Allegro at East Lake will host an evening of Las Vegas-style fun 5-8:30 at 1755 East Lake Road.

Arson detectives said they are investigating a suspicious fire at a vacant Palm Harbor house.

The Tarpon Springs Recreation Department is offering an introductory astronomy class for all ages from 6-8 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Community Center, 400 S Walton Ave.