AVON PARK — Its members question their own existence. What is their role? What purpose do they have toward benefiting the city, or are they nothing more than a waste of space, time, effort and ultimately the taxpayer's dollar? After finding out earlier this month that its own members lacked the authority to dissolve itself, the four remaining members of the Main Street Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board considered resigning. Main Street CRA advisory board Chairman Devon Donaldson, speaking for the board, repeated the frustrations he had with the council, and what they saw as the inability of the board to have much of an input on facade grants as a reason for their attempted disbanding. ...more

November 26, 2007

After 10 months without his city salary or health benefits, former Tampa police Capt. Marion Lewis will have to wait even longer to learn if he gets back the job he left to run for mayor. ...more

November 20, 2007

Stop overstepping your bounds and get training to make sure you know just where those boundaries are. ...more

November 19, 2007

When city officials began looking at neighborhood redevelopment, they sought out residents to guide them, leading to the creation of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership. ...more

November 17, 2007

County commissioners have directed their vice chairman, Ted Schrader, to negotiate a contract with Jeffrey Steinsnyder, whom they named the next county attorney on Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA will not compete for a $150 million, three-year state contract next summer to run child welfare services in Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

November 7, 2007

Trustees overseeing Antioch College said Saturday that they have reversed an earlier decision and will keep the school open. ...more

November 4, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA board pledged Tuesday to make changes to its foster care program, the day after a state report blamed arrogance and defensiveness for the agency's recent poor performance. ...more

October 31, 2007

Just when it looked like the neighborhood's transition from developer to resident control could swirl out of control, a calm fell over Cory Lake Isles last week. ...more

October 3, 2007

One of three finalists for Florida's education commissioner resigned from his last superintendency in the wake of teacher union distrust and an unflattering audit. ...more

September 28, 2007