Digest

On the radar

By Times Staff Writer
Published August 27, 2007

PALM HARBOR

forum to lookat taxes, budget thursday night

The Greater Palm Harbor Community Coalition is hosting a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Harbor Hall, 1190 Georgia Ave. The topic will be the impact of the property tax decrease on the county's budget for Palm Harbor. Speakers are scheduled to include County Commissioner Ronnie Duncan and representatives of the county's Office of Management & Budget. Residents are encouraged to attend the question-and-answer forum. Call (727) 798-6645.

TAMPA

Photographer to speak at tea

Steven St. Gregory, Tampa's 2006 photographer laureate, speaks at the Art Lover's Tea, 2 p.m. Thursday at the Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N Ashley Drive. Refreshments afterward. Admission free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Call (813) 274-8732.

DADE CITY

Pioneer fest takes you back to 1800s

Get a glimpse of 1800s life next weekend at the 33rd annual Pioneer Days Festival at the Pioneer Florida Museum. The festival includes Civil War re-enactments at 3 p.m. Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Monday, as well as craft demonstrations, a 19th-century fashion show, master gardeners' display and children's games. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the museum at 15602 Pioneer Museum Road, off U.S. 301 about a mile north of Dade City. Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for youth ages 6 to 15; and free for children 5 and younger. Call (352) 567-0262 or visit www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org.

Correction

Zoe Byler is 4 years old. A story in Sunday's St. Petersburg Times reported an incorrect age.

Tampabay.com

People are talking about . . .

A selection of reader comments from blogs.tampabay.com:

Casino gambling is no way to balance budget

(Aug. 23, TroxBlog)

"I think people just don't care. . . . They want lower taxes and lower insurance bills, and if it's paid for by selling their soul to the devil, they're ready to do it."

"Let the gaming begin. I am tired of going to Las Vegas to lose my money. I would rather lose my money in Florida and save on transportation and hotel expenses."

With Anchorwoman dead, can O'Reilly be next?

(Aug. 23, The Feed)

"Put Don Imus up against them all! Now that's truth in journalism."

Wilcox now recommends keeping Southside

(Aug. 23, The Gradebook)

"This is pandering to 'Southside parents' in an effort to appear what . . . not racist? Historically sensitive? Meanwhile the school system goes broke."

Last week's top story

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