By the skin of its teeth, the Hillsborough School District escaped a major transportation meltdown Monday, the first day of school. ...more

August 20, 2008

New and renovated businesses in areas designated as downtown and uptown corridors would be adorned with porticos, plaza facades and monument signs under plans the Hillsborough County Commission will be asked to approve in mid-2009. ...more

August 20, 2008

With only days before school starts, thousands of parents in Hillsborough County still don't know whether their children are eligible to ride a bus to school and where to catch it. ...more

August 14, 2008

TAMPA - With only days before school starts, thousands of parents in Hillsborough County still don't know whether their children are eligible to ride a bus to school and where to catch it. ...more

August 13, 2008

With school less than a week away, parents are scrambling to find out if their children's bus routes have changed. So many people have called the transportation department with questions that others cannot get through. The Hillsborough County school district posted a note on its Web site saying the department had received a high number of calls and for parents to "be patient and try again later" if they don't get anyone. The department is available at (813) 982-5500. ...more

August 13, 2008

Pedestrians soon will have an easier time walking the walk at a couple of Brandon intersections. ...more

August 6, 2008

About half of Hillsborough County's 191,000 students ride buses to and from school. ...more

August 1, 2008

Families across the area are discovering changes to children's bus stops, and some of the adjustments are raising safety concerns. ...more

July 30, 2008

Families across the area are discovering changes to children's bus stops, and some of the adjustments are raising safety concerns. ...more

July 30, 2008

Not long after I started at the Tribune in 2002, I found myself interviewing a hearing-impaired banjo player. ...more

July 10, 2008