The other day the Pinellas County School Board agreed to a student assignment plan that will steer students to schools closer to home beginning with the 2008-09 school year. As a result, the county joins hundreds of other school districts that have been freed from desegregation court orders, most of which seemed to emphasize the co-mingling of black and white students more than the quality of the education they were receiving. ...more

December 26, 2007

The first building blocks for a community plan to reshape the Carrollwood area has begun. ...more

December 12, 2007

The city council will decide Dec. 18 whether to take another step toward taxing waterfront property owners to pay for canal dredging. ...more

December 1, 2007

Despite repeated assurances that a Brandon bypass or Tampa beltway running through rural Lithia had been axed from the South County Transportation Plan, the proposed road remained the hot topic of discussion at a public meeting at Pinecrest Elementary School on Monday. ...more

November 8, 2007

Despite repeated assurances that a Brandon bypass or Tampa beltway running through rural Lithia had been axed from the South County Transportation Plan, the proposed road remained the hot topic of discussion at a public meeting at Pinecrest Elementary School on Monday. ...more

November 8, 2007

Baseball fans enjoying spring training games of the Toronto Blue Jays at Knology Park in Dunedin may find more comfortable seating from which to cheer on their favorite team. ...more

September 22, 2007