City Zoning Supervisor Gary Lower said Monday he has tendered his resignation because he wanted to retire at age 62 and that will happen before Christmas. ...more

December 2, 2008

Hiring And Firing Of Tampa City Council's Attorney ON THE BALLOT: "Should the Charter be amended to allow City Council, rather than the city attorney, to employ an attorney whose salary and qualifications are comparable to other city attorneys; to render independent advisory opinions pursuant to vote of City Council and legal advice relating to City Council business that may be requested by any member, and remove the responsibility for the attorney to perform other duties as required by the city attorney?" ...more

October 19, 2008

Former police Capt. Marion Lewis lost his appeal last month to get his job back, but he hasn't given up the fight. Lewis, who was forced to quit when he ran against Mayor Pam Iorio last year, filed court documents this week seeking a hearing of the case before Florida Supreme Court. ...more

October 16, 2008

The city plans to pay a South Tampa couple $240,000 to settle a lawsuit over a cracked stormwater pipe that damaged the foundation of their home. ...more

October 16, 2008

Celebrity disc jockey DJ AM has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash a week ago, a spokeswoman for the musician said Friday. ...more

September 27, 2008

Former police Capt. Marion Lewis has lost another round in his battle to get back the job he had to quit when he ran against Mayor Pam Iorio last year. ...more

September 27, 2008

The presidential election still is months away, as is balloting for state and county races. But Pasco County's voters won't have to wait until then to go to the polls. ...more

February 20, 2008

Lawyer Scott McPherson wants to get Main Street Landing moving again, and that's one of the reasons that he is running for mayor. ...more

January 28, 2008

If elected mayor in the 2008 municipal election, Scott McPherson would strive to get the stalled Main Street Landing condo-retail construction project moving again. "The bottom line is that it needs to get back on track," McPherson, an attorney who announced Tuesday he is running for mayor in the April 8 city election, said of the long-stalled condo-commercial project. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA City attorneys seeking a new trial were struck down, again, in a case of a man who was awarded $18 million after a crash involving a water department truck. ...more

January 23, 2008