TAMPA - With the rubble of Central Park Village serving as a backdrop and the fog-shrouded skyline of downtown Tampa peering over the oak trees, an already gutted Meacham Alternative School started to fall this morning. ...more

November 30, 2007

Enough talk, more action. So says City Councilman Danny Burgess when it comes to dealing with errant skateboarders downtown. ...more

November 13, 2007

TAMPA - After shattering his neighbor's windows with bricks Thursday night, a Tampa man kicked in her front door, shoved her and smashed in the windshield of her car, authorities said. ...more

November 9, 2007

ZEPHYRHILLS - Forget fines. Forget stern warnings. To combat illegal skateboarding downtown, police should be able to confiscate the skateboards of violators, Councilman Danny Burgess says. ...more

October 26, 2007

SEBRING — Although the downtown Circle and its surrounding streets could use some sprucing up, officials say they don't have plans to mess with a good thing. ...more

October 24, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The community is going through changes. Tuesday, during the Town 'N Country Community Plan Working Committee's quarterly meeting, several dozen interested parties discussed the upcoming changes and how to interest others in participating. ...more

October 6, 2007

Never before has a hole in the ground been so widely anticipated, and no one gets more credit for that happening than a young lady whose donation perhaps makes it possible. When the Highlands County Family YMCA pool gets build, it will be called the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center. Many will not know that Justin K. Ward was an Army captain killed in a car accident but his memory will live each time someone takes a dip in the pool or learns how to swim. ...more

October 2, 2007

Adams Middle School is hoping to spruce up its courtyard through a school fundraiser. The steering committee wants to build an alumni walk out of engraved bricks. For $25, current and previous students and employees can buy a 4-inch-by-8-inch personalized brick that will be installed in new gardens. Brick sales started at the end of the last school year. The North Boulevard school opened in 1958 and has a long list of alumni. The school is also looking for a landscaping or paver company to donate services to install the bricks. Anyone with information is asked to contact Assistant Principal Laura Wilton at laura.wilton@sdhc.k12.fl.us or 975-7665, ext. 215. Brick order forms are available at http://adams.mysdhc.org. ...more

September 26, 2007

The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking law enforcement officials to investigate vandalism at a St. Petersburg mosque as a hate crime. ...more

September 19, 2007

The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking law enforcement officials to investigate vandalism at a St. Petersburg mosque as a hate crime. ...more

September 18, 2007