Piece by piece, Ed Oelschlaeger's dream is being dismantled. Last year, Bank of America began foreclosure proceedings on the Tampa developer's New Port Tampa Bay "green" housing project, a 54-acre site near West Shore and Gandy boulevards where he planned to build 1,200 condos, a marina and shops. ...more

February 18, 2009

A developer is selling property at Gandy and West Shore boulevards where hoped to build a "green" housing development and has asked the city to reduce the size of his community development district, or CDD, so that the owners of a commercially zoned parcel where he planned to build several restaurants and shops can put their land on the market. ...more

February 17, 2009

A 26-year-old Jacksonville man has been arrested on charges he tried to meet two young children in Hernando County to have sex with them. ...more

February 14, 2009

You can expect more gridlock on New Tampa roads later this year as two major projects are scheduled to get under way. Steve Daignault, Tampa's public works director, said construction of a bridge over Interstate 75 linking New Tampa Boulevard to Commerce Park Boulevard is expected to begin by October. The city will seek bid requests beginning in March. The city plans to launch the controversial $22 million project about the same time Hillsborough County begins widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Tampa Palms. ...more

February 13, 2009

A motorcyclist injured Tuesday in a crash at Bayshore and West Bay to Bay boulevards has died, police said today. Victor Lawrence Strizzi, 22, of Tampa, died at Tampa General Hospital from injuries related to the crash about 1:08 p.m., Tampa police said. ...more

February 11, 2009

A motorcycle driver has been taken to Tampa General Hospital after a collision with another vehicle near the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Bay to Bay, according to Tampa Police. ...more

February 10, 2009

The grand prize winner of Saturday's Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates depicted one of history's most catastrophic maritime disasters. ...more

February 8, 2009

Today's forecast calls for sunny, calm skies with temperatures in the low 70s. ...more

February 7, 2009

A 20-year-old man who shares his name with the 40th President of the United States, an international airport and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was arrested early Tuesday morning during an undercover drug operation, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

January 20, 2009

The GFWC Tampa Woman's Club is accepting $25 donations for reservation of parking spaces for both the Gasparilla Children's Parade on Jan. 24 and the Gasparilla Day Parade on Feb. 7. ...more

January 14, 2009