If the goal of the federal stimulus plan is to generate jobs and revive impoverished neighborhoods, then there is a strong case to be made for funding the revival of Central Park Village. ...more

January 15, 2009

It is the little parade that could. Tampa's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a celebration of the civil rights leader beginning at noon Monday. ...more

January 14, 2009

The e-mail from one of Mother Trib's editors was urgent: "I need your Social Security number. The NFL wants it for your Super Bowl credentials." ...more

January 13, 2009

Last season, the first meeting between the Tampa Prep and Berkeley Prep basketball teams was one for the record books. ...more

January 9, 2009

Last year, the first meeting of the season between the Tampa Prep and Berkeley Prep basketball teams was one for the record books. ...more

January 8, 2009

A public access television network that had its funding cut by the county commission can continue to broadcast for at least four more years, according to a tentative settlement of the network's lawsuit against Hillsborough County. ...more

January 7, 2009

Two neighborhood recreation centers will expand this year thanks to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

Hillsborough County will soon get $19 million from the federal government to buy abandoned, foreclosed homes in neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosures and falling home values. ...more

December 31, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County will soon get $19 million from the federal government to buy abandoned, foreclosed homes in neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosures and falling home values. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said today it has approved the county's plan to spend the grant money. ...more

December 30, 2008

Got some old televisions and computers you want to dispose of? Then mark this date on your calendar. ...more

December 28, 2008