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A busy stretch ahead. Pasco's business incubator lands on a national list, the blues return to Brooksville for a thirteenth year, Cedar Key gets ready for pirates, and a wood-fired pizza kitchen opens in Zephyrhills. |
Trivia Question❓Cedar Key is home to a thriving population of bottlenose dolphins, but what species of clam is famously farmed in the surrounding waters, making Cedar Key one of the top clam-producing areas in the United States? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter |
SMARTstart, the Pasco Economic Development Council's small-business incubator program, has been named to TIME's list of America's Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026. Read More... |
The 13th annual Camping with the Blues runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Florida Sand Music Ranch, 85 Myers Road in Brooksville. Read More... |
The Swamp Buddhas, a group of Florida artists who have painted together since the 1990s, are bringing their collection of sumi-e paintings to the Jefferson Arts Gallery in Monticello this September. Read More... |
The Cedar Key Pirate Fest runs Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 2026, with reenactors setting up a pirate encampment in the city park and taking over the town for the weekend. Read More... |
Trattoria Napoli, a new Italian restaurant on Seventh Street in Zephyrhills, is now open following its grand opening ribbon cutting with the Greater East Pasco Chamber of Commerce. Read More... |
Doctors' Memorial Hospital in Perry is one of seven independent rural hospitals sharing an $11.2 million first-year award through Florida's Rural Health Transformation Program. Read More... |
Secret Little Hack |
Shake Your Inner Pirate Florida's Nature Coast coastline is dotted with hidden launch spots where kayakers and canoeists can slip quietly into tidal creeks and explore the same shallow waters that old rum-runners and fishing folk have navigated for generations. Bringing a waterproof bag, a tide chart, and a sense of adventure is really all you need to feel like you've discovered something the modern world forgot. If you spot a great blue heron standing perfectly still near the mangrove edge, watch it for a moment before paddling closer. Local wildlife tends to reveal the healthiest, clearest water when you slow down and follow their lead rather than charging straight ahead with a destination in mind. |
💡 Answer to Trivia Question: Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) |
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The third-Saturday market comes back from its summer break beside the historic water tower Read More... |