Tampa Housing Authority officials say the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development moved at record speed to get federal stimulus money out the door to local agencies. ...more

March 26, 2009

The Tampa Housing Authority will announce this morning how it will use $10.5 million in federal stimulus money. ...more

March 25, 2009

As of Friday, Aloha Utilities is the property of the Florida Governmental Utility Authority. ...more

February 28, 2009

The Selmon Crosstown Expressway will stay bike-free, at least for now. Cycling enthusiast Alan Snel had asked the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority to close down the Selmon's elevated, reversible lanes one Sunday every month or quarter to allow bicycles. ...more

February 24, 2009

A vote could come today to remake part of the Selmon Crosstown Expressway into the region's newest bike trail, at least on occasion. ...more

February 23, 2009

There was a time when the Rogers Park Golf Course was the one place in the city blacks could go for a round of golf or a family picnic. ...more

November 19, 2008

TAMPA With renovations under way at Rogers Park Golf Course, the Tampa Sports Authority has called for a review of a controversial contract that allows the YMCA to use the course in exchange for paying for upgrades. The authority's board of directors voted Monday night to schedule an emergency meeting with community leaders while the Tampa City Council and authority review the contract. The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA plans to renovate the course's former clubhouse for its youth golf program, First Tee of Tampa Bay, a proposal that has raised concerns that the public park will be privatized. ...more

November 18, 2008

Nearly 30 residents attended a community forum Thursday night to air concerns about a 10-year, rent-free contract that allows the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA to headquarter a youth golf program at Rogers Park Golf Course. ...more

November 15, 2008

Nearly 30 residents attended a community forum Thursday night to air concerns about a 10-year, rent-free contract that allows the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA to headquarter a youth golf program at Rogers Park Golf Course. The East Tampa facility, at 7911 N. Willie Black Drive, is owned by the city and managed by the Tampa Sports Authority. The course, opened in 1952, was the only one open to blacks during segregation. ...more

November 14, 2008

At age 91, James Carter is ready for a new beginning at the county's latest senior center. ...more

June 25, 2008