What should have been an easy decision to keep Bob Hunter employed as head of the City-County Planning Commission has been complicated by state pension rules that most of us workers in the private sector find overly generous. ...more

February 18, 2009

TAMPA Seventh Avenue is no Bourbon Street. But the Ybor City thoroughfare has gained fame in its own right: It has been named to the top 10 list of "Great Streets in America" by the American Planning Association. ...more

November 12, 2008

Starting Monday morning, motorists will need to adjust to another traffic configuration near Tampa International Airport. ...more

November 7, 2008

A stroll along Seventh Avenue is a journey through the old-world charm of a community that thrived on the commerce of cigar factories and the richness of its cultural melting pot. ...more

October 9, 2008

Ybor City's Seventh Avenue is one of American's best streets based on its cigar-making history, community activism and architecture. ...more

October 8, 2008

Noteworthy items from the Aug. 25 Plant City Commission meeting include: •City commissioners approved City Manager David Sollenberger's recommendation to commit $200,000 to secure a matching grant for the fourth phase of development of Ellis-Methvin Park near Cherry Street and Park Road. ...more

September 3, 2008

As the new president of the Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Fred Jacobsen wants to get the word out. If you live, work or simply enjoy being in Ruskin, you are automatically a member of the nonprofit organization. ...more

May 31, 2008

A county's comprehensive land-use plan should be more reliable than an erasable chalkboard. Yet because politicians are so quick to help developers by passing growth-plan amendments, citizens are stepping up to change the rules of the game. ...more

November 12, 2007