Pasco Republicans and Democrats are butting heads over President Barack Obama's plan for stimulating the economy. Many members of the Spirit of '76 Republican Club recently dressed the part of Revolutionary War-era Americans and held a Tea Party protest against the stimulus package. The GOP has held similar protests in other parts of the nation in recent weeks. ...more

April 1, 2009

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS -- A replacement library for the Seminole Heights Branch Library is slated for future construction. In the final design, residents are hoping there will be room for a special addition — a bookstore. To qualify for a bookstore, library officials say the Seminole Heights library, 4711 N. Central Ave., must have a Friends of the Library group. The Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association is spearheading an effort to form a Friends group within the next few months. ...more

March 26, 2009

In January, Janet Frenkel was appointed artistic director for the Brandon Youth Theatre. ...more

March 25, 2009

The idea floated around for a couple of years, in moments of, "Well, what if we did this?" or "Do we go ahead with this?" ...more

March 25, 2009

Work on the new Giddens Park gazebo, off 12th Street in Southeast Seminole Heights, is scheduled to be completed this week. To celebrate, an ice cream social will take place this summer. Construction was paid with city money, contributions collected by Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association, $25,000 from property taxes collected within the East Tampa redevelopment area and $16,000 from Leadership Tampa Alumni, Class of 2003. ...more

March 4, 2009

Time is running out, but long-time residents and family are searching for a way to save the Ferlita Macaroni Factory from demolition. ...more

March 3, 2009

Newly installed speed bumps in Carrollwood neighborhoods are slowing traffic and tearing a community apart. ...more

February 25, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Shimberg Gardens is anything but green right now, but shade and landscaping is coming its way. ...more

February 25, 2009

At long last a promised gazebo is on its way to Giddens Park. Installation is expected to take about two weeks, city parks and recreation officials said. "Awesome," said Sherry Genovar-Simons, president of the Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association. ...more

February 18, 2009

Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association at 619 Vonderburg Drive, Brandon, brings a light and bright breath of spring to the local art scene with a mother-and-daughter show that's all about color, texture and composition. ...more

February 18, 2009