From a distance, the brick-covered building in New Port Richey can be unassuming. Especially, when it’s empty and in need of some sprucing.
But look a little closer, like at the base of the flagpole outside of this place, and you see bricks showing the hundreds of memories that fill this 102-year-old structure.
For people around New Port Richey, this place means a lot.
“There are many people in Pasco County who went to school there and they have fond memories of it,” said Mary Beth Isaacson, the executive assistant for the Richey Community Orchestra.
That’s why she and several other people around town are hoping, once the city buys this building, it can eventually become a cultural center, which could be a hub for people to spend time in for things like the community orchestra.
“It’s something that you can go and do when you’re not at home and you’re not at work because where else do you go if you’re not doing those things?” Isaacson said.
The idea is one of many the city council heard last month during a Community Redevelopment Agency meeting. The main takeaway is that the council is in the early stages of the process so they’re hearing as many ideas as possible before getting down to brass tax.
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