As the new president of the Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Fred Jacobsen wants to get the word out. If you live, work or simply enjoy being in Ruskin, you are automatically a member of the nonprofit organization. ...more

May 31, 2008

TAMPA - Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco, who served four terms in city hall, has truly become a fixture of downtown. A statue of Greco, seated on a bench at the southern streetcar terminal in front of the Tampa Marriott Waterside, will be unveiled this afternoon. Ron Rotella of the Westshore Alliance said the real Greco will be attending the event. The unveiling of the life-size bronze statue is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

May 29, 2008

After being rejected by the Florida Department of Transportation, state Rep. Michael Scionti and the West Tampa Chamber of Commerce are campaigning to bring historical markers to Interstate 275 exits at Howard and Armenia avenues. ...more

May 7, 2008

Aaaaaaay! The Fonz will be returning to Milwaukee later this year - permanently, and in bronze. ...more

January 28, 2008

A Gasparilla-inspired neighborhood tradition, dormant for nearly a decade, is returning to White Sands Beach. ...more

January 23, 2008

AVON PARK — The Avon Park City Council decided to form a seven-member committee to recommend a new police chief from the 61 applications the city received. In creating the committee, the council decided to fill the police chief's position before they found a new city manager, using the committee's recommendations to help interim City Manager Sarah Adelt pick out Frank Mercurio's successor. The city has not begun advertising for the city manager's position. ...more

January 16, 2008

Armed with maps, charts and markers, the 331 people seated at tables set up in right field talked about what to do with Tropicana Field if it's torn down. ...more

January 10, 2008

Former Tribune correspondent and longtime Sarasota resident Bob Ardren died Tuesday of cancer, said his longtime companion of 24 years, Cathy Ciccolella. He was 67. ...more

January 2, 2008

For a peek at how a waterfront Rays stadium might steer summer traffic and parking downtown, plan to attend the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this April. ...more

December 8, 2007

Sixteen years ago, Land O' Lakes lawyer Tim Hayes was the top choice of a committee searching for a county attorney, but he didn't get the county commission's endorsement. ...more

October 17, 2007