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- High Springs Farmers' Market
High Springs, FL
- Clematis By Night
West Palm Beach, FL
- Farmer's Market
Fort Myers, FL
- Thursdays On Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL
- Market Night at Market Square
The Villages, FL
- Jan's Cruiz-In Pasco Square
New Port Richey, FL
- Sailfish Marina's Sunset Celebration & Art Show
Palm Beach Shores, FL
- Motorcycle Nite
Kissimmee, FL
- Thursday on Third
Naples, FL
- Tropical Chihuly Nights
Coral Gables, FL
- Lake County Farmers Market
Eustis, FL
- Fall Migration Bird Hikes
Tarpon Springs, FL
- Thursday Morning Harvest Marketplace
Largo, FL
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Pasco CountyPasco County is in West Central Florida and encompasses 745 square miles. The municipalities in Pasco County are Dade City, New Port Richey, Port Richey, St. Leo, San Antonio and Zephyrhills. The County has a year round population of 352,380 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Pasco County include: Crews Lake Park; Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park; Veterans Memorial Park and Withlacoochee River State Park.
Historical Points of Interest include: Downtown Dade City; Historic Church Avenue; Historic Pasco County Courthouse; Pioneer Florida Museum and the Baker House.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Annual Flapjack Festival; Chasco Fiesta; Kumquat Festival; Odessa Rodeo & Festival and US National Skydiving Championships.
From Dade City, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 194 miles; Orlando 52 miles; Tampa 33 miles; Jacksonville 139 miles and Miami 217 miles.
Pasco County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-75, US-19, US-98, US-41 and US-301. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Tampa International Airport with 3 runways the longest is 11,002 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Tampa Port Authority, 32 miles away.
With a labor force of 146,992 the major private sector employer in Pasco County is Pasco Beverage Company (citrus) with 600 employees and Pall Aeropower Corp. (filters) and 545 employees. Saint Leo University, Trinity College of Florida, Webster College, University of South Florida, Eckerd, Hillsborough Community College, St. Petersburg College, Pasco Hernando Community College serve post-secondary education in Pasco County.
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Pasco County Inquiry:
| Q. | Where is the nearest Post Office to Highway 54, East of Little Rd. | | A. | You might look at one of these three nearby US Post Offices: 8602 Tarpon Springs Rd, Odessa, FL 33556; 5230 Land O Lakes Blvd, Land O'Lakes, FL 34639; or 18489 US Highway 41 N, Lutz, FL 33549.
| | Q. | Could I get a contact number for the rattle snake festival, someone in charge of entertainment if possible. We are a white dove release business in dade city and would like to release doves for the opening ceremonies. Thanks Mark | | A. | Held the third weekend in October since 1967, the San Antonio Rattlesnake Festival and its reptile mascots will be celebrating October 21-22, 2006 at the City Park in San Antonio. Contact phone number for event coordinators is: 352.588.4444.
| | Q. | hi, we are going on vacation to new port richey and are wanting to hire a boat for a week could you recomend anybody who hires out? Regards. Mark | | A. | Anclote Adventure Boat Rentals located at 5015 US-19 in New Port Richey charters boats: 727.688.3858 or Email. Other local New Port Richey boat charter locations include C Crews Incorporated located at 8535 Formel Ave (727.842.2347), Nautical Experience Incorporated at 5635 Van Doren Ave (727.848.5099) and Sum Up Fishing (727.841.2773). Also the VIP Boat Club located at the Homeport Marina, 135 Orange St in nearby Palm Harbor also rents boats: 727.789.2688 or Email. There are also several independent Captains who charter out their individual boats in the New Port Richey vicinity.
| | Q. | what is meaning : TAX RATE & TAX LEVIED ??? Thanks , Dennis | | A. | The Tax Rate is the amount of city taxes levied in those communities. This does not include include county, school district or other taxes that might also be levied to property owners in this community, but which are not in the control of the community. The Taxes Levied (per capita) is the median "city" taxes applied to the property based on assessed values in the community without the homestead credit - if applicable.
| | Q. | Does your town have apartments for seniors with low income? | | A. | Contact the Claude Pepper Senior Center located between Indiana Ave and Ohio Ave on Van Buren Street in New Port Richey. The Center is owned by the city and operated by CARES and offers a wide range of programs and services to area seniors. Lee Fenton, the center director should be able to direct you to the best local New Port Richey options. You can contact Lee by Email or by phone at 727.844.3077.
| | Q. | Could you please tell me who the Insurance Commisioner of San Antonio, Florida or Pasco County is? I appreciate your help. Thank you. | | A. | San Antonio has a Mayor, Vice Mayor, a Water Commissioner, Street Commissioner, Building Commissioner and a Parks Commissioner, but not an Insurance Commissioner. They can be reached at 352.588.2127. The Pasco County Government has a Board of County Commissioners for its 5 Districts, but no Insurance Commissioner. They can be reached at the West Pasco Government Center in New Port Richey at 727.847.8100 or by Email.
| | Q. | To whom it may concern,
I would like to know if there is a bus or train service from New Port Richey, FL to Madeira Beach, FL. I will be there in March and need transportation on March 10th.
If so, please give me an idea of the one way price and frequency on that day.
Thank you,
Regards,
Monika von Busse
Freising, Germany | | A. | The Greyhound bus line could transport you from New Port Richey, 3623 US-19, 727.848.8600 to Clearwater, 2811 GULF TO BAY BLVD, 727.796.7315. This would get you within a few miles of Madeira Beach. The Amtrak Train Service would not be useful here. So if renting a car is not an option, contact Greyhound for pricing and time details to use for your visit. Enjoy your visit!
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