Taureen Mathis, School Resource Officer of the Year By Mayor David O. Archie, City of Tarpon Springs My fellow Commissioners and I were very fortunate to have the opportunity to personally congratulate all of the students at the public schools located in the City who achieved a 4.0 or higher grade point average for the [...]

Great Days in Tarpon Springs By Mayor David O. Archie, City of Tarpon Springs Happy days are here again! It is great that the Riverside Grille House (former Pappas) is open. The value of this restaurant to Tarpon Springs was evident when the St. Peters burg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was trying to [...]

Tarpon Springs will be hosting an International Food Fest. This event was inspired by food lovers in celebration of popular culinary ingredients and our diverse population, featuring fine food from local and surrounding area restaurants. There will be live music, entertainment, drawings for prizes and a wide array of vendors. Beer, wine, soda and water [...]

On Saturday, May 7 from 6-11 .pm. the City of Tarpon Springs will present Night in the Islands, a free event on the world famous Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek music, dining and dancing! The event will feature live music by “Ellada,” an exciting Greek band composed of three of the most accomplished Greek musicians in [...]

Tarpon Springs Sunday Morning Farmers Market continues every Sunday at Mere’s Plaza in historic downtown Tarpon Springs at the Alt. 19 and Tarpon Ave. location between 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The event continues to feature live music and fresh produce, including offerings from local vendors, prepared foods, gourmet baked goods, greenery, seafood, hand-crafted goods and a [...]

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 11-9 of Tarpon Springs will conduct a Safe Boating Program on May 14 starting at 9 a.m. in their flotilla meeting room located at 847 Roosevelt Boulevard on the ground floor of Turtle Cove Marina Club House. This program is open to participants of all ages. The latest [...]

Atif Austin, the head coach of the Tarpon Springs High School football team, along with the current Sponger players invite kids in grades 3-8 to have fun while learning the offensive and defensive fundamentals of football as members of “Kick Off Kids.” This program is open to boys and girls and will take place on [...]

Exciting events ahead by Debbie Willoughby, Family and Community Relations Liaison Congratulations to our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students and teachers for successfully completing the FCAT! Due to everyone’s hard work to ensure the students were prepared, the testing days went very smoothly. We have several exciting events coming up this month. Our Pre-K [...]

News from the Tarpon Tigers by Sharon Gilberg, TSFES PTA President Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary School was awarded “The Top Apple Award” by Mayor Archie and the Tarpon Springs Commission because our school achieved the grade of “A” on the FCAT last year. Our Principal, Dr. Elaine Meils, was on hand at a Tarpon Springs [...]

TSHS offers and array of activities to meet needs of students by Angela Miller, PTSA Public Relations Chair As the end of the year approaches, I will continue to share my pearls of wisdom that I have accumulated over the last four years. Last month I discussed the importance of Advanced Classes and building your [...]