Grace Episcopal Church on Amberly Drive is trying to sell four acres on one of the community's signature corners. ...more

November 27, 2009

Grace Episcopal Church on Amberly Drive is trying to sell 4 acres on one of the community's signature corners. ...more

November 25, 2009

If you see a cute, white Nissan hatchback driving around the Suncoast with a pole sticking out the sunroof, smile and wave, because it's taking your picture. ...more

February 20, 2009

If you see a cute white Nissan hatchback with a pole sticking out of the sunroof, smile and wave, because it's taking your picture. ...more

February 17, 2009

If you see a cute, white Nissan hatchback driving around the Tampa Bay area with a pole sticking out the sunroof, smile and wave, because it's taking your picture. A small fleet of such cars are crisscrossing Tampa Bay over the next few weeks, taking very high-resolution images of every house, lot, building, yard and road in the area. ...more

February 16, 2009

The city needs volunteers to fill several vacancies on boards and commissions dealing with everything from nuisance properties to tax breaks for commercial developers. The Public Nuisance Abatement Board, a quasi-judicial body that deals with properties with a pattern of criminal activity, needs to fill one vacancy. ...more

December 5, 2008

Commissioner Bill Dodson announced Tuesday that he is running for a third term on the city commission. ...more

December 8, 2007

Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. ...more

October 17, 2007

PLANT CITY - Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. Their plan would use reserves from the city's general fund to pay for increases in transportation impact fees so developers do not have to. ...more

October 11, 2007

PLANT CITY The housing market is sluggish if not downright disastrous, commissioners said at their meeting Monday. According to city building department records, four residential permits were issued in August. During the height of the boom in 2005-06, about 30 permits were issued monthly, records show. With the downturn in mind, Mayor Rick Lott proposed delaying increases in transportation impact fees until April 1, a move he said would help stimulate residential building permit activity. ...more

September 26, 2007