The four men started drinking early. Shots of whiskey, bottles of beer. These weren't rocket scientists.

A strong weather system rolled through the Tampa Bay area Friday afternoon, leaving a path of damage in its wake.

Jan. 29--HUDSON -- Developers hoping to turn a coastal rock mine into a high-end resort will have to wait longer for Pasco County officials' final decision about their project.

The devil was in the details for a resort proposed for coastal Pasco County. A committee of top county officials gave preliminary approval Thursday to developers of SunWest Harbourtowne and also granted the necessary rezoning for the 1,000-acre community, which would feature hundreds of homes, offices, commercial buildings and a resort.

Al Hansen, left, Rose Sutherland, Dave Sutherland and Bev Hansen peer onto a Timber Pines pond during Monday's annual Christmas Bird Count.

A Southern gospel concert featuring the Peytons will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Brookridge clubhouse, 8150 Hampton St.

Benefit concert featuring the Peytons: 2 to 4 p.m., Brookridge clubhouse, 8150 Hampton St., Brookridge.

Visual Unity: A Collaboration Runs through Dec. 31, Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St.

Long Island Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at St. Stephen's Parish Hall, 5326 Charles St., New Port Richey.

Started in the 1930s, Norfleet Fish Camp in Aripeka is a neighborhood store. Besides picking up beer, milk or cold cuts, neighborhood folks gather every morning for coffee and conversation.

County commissioners opted against gas pumps and wanted limits on lighting, but a new convenience store will be built in Hernando Beach.

Bernard Franklin Peyton knew he didn't have much longer. Skin cancer had spread over his neck and head.

You have probably never met the artist James Rosenquist, but after reading his new memoir, Painting Below Zero , you'll feel as if you have.

Right at Home , an assistance agency that provides in-home care for seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently, has opened a new office at 6630 Rowan Road, New Port Richey.

A March 2, 1912, advertisement offers the town for sale. An article quoted a sawmill official as saying the property presents "a small city with the very best of auspices." [Courtesy of Jeff Miller] HUDSON For several years, the whining of the sawmills never let up.