Pinellas County commissioners voted unanimously last month to include the East Lake area in Pinellas County’s Comprehensive Plan. The Council of North County Neighborhoods sought to have the East Lake  recognized in the Pinellas County Comprehensive plan via the adoption of a Community Overlay. The measure will provide East Lake residents with a voice relgarding [...]

Elections held Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at 7 p.m. at East Lake Library Happy New Year! The board of directors of CNCN invites you to attend our important annual meeting to elect members of the board and discuss CNCN strategy. The designated CNCN representative from each member community is strongly requested to attend and vote on issues brought to [...]

By Pinellas County Communications Nov. 30 was the last day of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. It’s time to breathe a big sigh of relief with no storms affecting the Tampa Bay area. Pinellas County Emergency Management has some advice for residents during the off season. Believe it or not, nonperishable food does have an [...]

What: County Commission Town Hall When: Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Where: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in East Lake, 1555 Village Center Drive, East Lake, Fla. 34685. Attend this town hall meeting with local, elected officials and learn about governmental efforts to incorporate and annex unincorporated areas, including East Lake. The proposed East Lake Overlay [...]

By Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats It is with mixed emotions that I write my final ‘Desk of the Sheriff’ message to you today. On Nov. 7, 2011 I will close a 40 year chapter on my law enforcement career at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. What a journey it has been! For the last [...]

ConsumerAffairs.com ‘Sending text messages is old-fashioned, expensive and very, very popular. Those three ingredients are combining to produce cheaper – even free – ways to do it. On Wednesday Apple plans to roll out iMessage, a cross between texting and instant messaging. There are several other apps that provide much the same service. TextPlus, for [...]

By Tom Jamison, Fire Chief, East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District Driving is a commonplace part of most of our lives. So much so that we often take it for granted and put ourselves on “cruise control” while attempting to do other things, like talking on our phones, catching up on our reading or [...]

By Marianne Wayne, Office Manager East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District During the dog days of summer it is important to remember and talk about swimming pool safety issues. Because of the beautiful weather in our Sunshine State, swimming in Florida occurs year round. Teens and children are at the greatest risk for drowning, [...]

Submission by Council of North County Neighborhoods, Inc. When: Monday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. Location: East Lake Fire Station #57, 3375 Tarpon Lake Blvd, East Lake, FL 34685 District 48 Rep. Peter Nehr will discuss the redistricting process and answer questions about this process that occurs every ten years. Rep. Nehr serves on the redistricting [...]

June Student Awards sponsored by the PTA By Toniann Prillhart, School Counselor Comeback Kid Award Sponsored By The Oldsmar/East Lake Rotary Club 3rd Grade: Nicholas Lima Teacher: Mrs. Stacey I would like to nominate Nicholas Lima for the Comeback Kid Award. At the beginning of 3rd grade, Nicholas was reserved and shy. This year I [...]