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New Port Richey’s historic Hacienda Hotel is open

“I want this to be a happy place for people, whether they are someone in their 20s where the building has been boarded up for their whole life or someone in their 60s who has memories of going to the high school prom or a wedding here,” owner Jim Gunderson said. “Hopefully, it will offer enough of an experience that people will find their spot here that would sort of tickle them.” […]

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Local Biz Spotlight | One year in and still standing

Sean Fulton had been around the place for a bit but was still pretty green on March 1, 2020 when he took the keys to Sip, a trendy and intimate, fine wine and beer bar with a specialty in meat and cheese charcuterie boards located in downtown New Port Richey. […]

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Local Biz Spotlight | Still serving it up small-town-style at the East Main Street Coffee & Sandwich Shop

It’s been a very rough go for local businesses, some that are not here anymore. So there’s relief in reporting that Brett Greist is still working the grill. Bob Kushner is still ordering his Americana, and customers like Robin Kenna are still stopping in for a Cuban pull and to catch a sense of how it used to be. […]