The city's Public Nuisance Abatement Board reemerged from oblivion earlier this year, vowing to crack down on the owners of blighted, crime-ridden properties. ...more

December 6, 2008

The city needs volunteers to fill several vacancies on boards and commissions dealing with everything from nuisance properties to tax breaks for commercial developers. The Public Nuisance Abatement Board, a quasi-judicial body that deals with properties with a pattern of criminal activity, needs to fill one vacancy. ...more

December 5, 2008

America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay held its 14th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon on Nov. 20 at Lykes Gaslight Park. More than $50,000 was collected to help raise awareness and money for those who are hungry in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

December 3, 2008

Following its tradition of electing a new chairman each year, the School Board of Highlands County approved Andy Tuck to head the board for the next 12 months. ...more

November 22, 2008

Sue Lewis, director of music ministries for St. John United Methodist Church, pinpointed the issue when she said, "All of us arts organizations share the same problem: getting the word out." ...more

November 13, 2008

Tommy Brooks is former director for Ocala Authority. ...more

November 11, 2008

The Brooksville Housing Authority's new executive director has experience bringing a deficient housing authority up to snuff. ...more

November 11, 2008

Shortly after the polls closed Tuesday night, Hillsborough County elections officials began uploading tens of thousands of ballots from early voting stations. ...more

November 6, 2008

The region's transportation authority finally has a permanent executive director, but his tenure will depend on whether the governmental agency can get funding. ...more

October 25, 2008

Hillsborough School Board Chairwoman Jennifer Faliero only has a little more than a month left at the helm of this panel and given the dysfunction of this board and Faliero's attempts to muzzle opponents, that's a good thing. ...more

October 24, 2008