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This year, organizers of the 116th edition of Epiphany promise the event will return to its full-scale glory.

TARPON SPRINGS — Instead of spending the entire weekend sinking deeper and deeper into the living room furniture while eating chicken wings and watching bowl games, ring in the new

TARPON SPRINGS — For Chris Kuster, the holidays are a particular time of joy, a time to focus on family and friends — and to send them personalized greeting cards.

TARPON SPRINGS — Dozens of mourners filed into St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on May 21 to pay their respects to Andreas “Andy” Salivaras, the owner of Mykonos Greek Restaurant who died May 18 at the age of 80. The longtime restaurateur and Sponge Docks icon, who was known for his outgoing personality and his love of Tarpon Springs, was memorialized during a two-hour ceremony on Friday evening before being laid to rest the following morning at nearby Cycadia Cemetery. Duri...

Away from the Sponge Docks and downtown, nestled in a neighborhood, believers will tell you there is a special place sparking miracles.

New Tarpon Springs Aquarium relocates to bigger, wilder space where you can pet sharks and gators Meet Old Yella, a 15-foot albino python New Tarpon Springs Aquarium adds wild touches and last updated 2021-05-28 09:43:47-04 TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The new Tarpon Springs Aquarium is a bigger, wilder, wetter experience where kids can pet sharks and feed alligators. Located just a few minutes away from its old (and much smaller) home at the Sponge Docks, the aquarium is interactive at almost e...

TARPON SPRINGS — Soon after the coronavirus crisis began to overwhelm the country in March 2020, Tarpon Springs officials started to come up with ways to help business owners cope

Rusty Bellies in Tarpon Springs stands out in this foodie paradise by catching its own seafood The hot spot serves 500 pounds of grouper a day Sean Daly and last updated 2021-05-24 04:30:08-04 TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Rusty Bellies in Tarpon Springs is unique and then some. First of all, the beloved hot spot on the Sponge Docks isnt Greek. Thats a big deal in this Epiphany town. "Im from a family of Portugese and Italians," smiles Julie Russell, who owns the restaurant with her husband Jack...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Wednesday that lawmakers say will leave Florida better prepared for future flooding and sea level rise. The bills, SB 1954 and SB 2514, will — among other things — set aside hundreds of millions of state dollars for flooding infrastructure projects. The Republican-led efforts would redirect a significant portion of that money from an ...

On Wednesday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills establishing immediate and multi-year plans to tackle flooding and coastal resiliency in the state.