TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Swimmers will have the option of wearing nothing at all at the Arbors at Branch Creek, a complex of 390 homes that landed on the idea to help move units in a down market. ...more

June 18, 2008

COUNTRYWAY -- Swimmers will have the option of wearing nothing at all at the Arbors at Branch Creek, a complex of 390 homes that landed on the idea to help move units in a down market. One pool is being set aside for nude swimmers, sunbathers and hot tubbers, said Christine Pirkle, director of sales with the Web site for the project's developers. ...more

June 17, 2008

Thanks in part to the condo conversion craze of recent years and budget woes, Pasco County has been losing more and more affordable housing complexes. So state Sen. Mike Fasano and county leaders want to help keep a roof over the heads of lower-income apartment dwellers. ...more

February 20, 2008

It wasn't many years ago that Pinellas County government officials were concerned the county's tourism industry was on the verge of being swept away. They are trying, a bit belatedly, to prevent this from happening again. ...more

October 24, 2007

Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday night cleared the way for bigger hotels on the beachfront. ...more

October 17, 2007

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County commissioners are poised to allow developers to build more hotel rooms on the beach, where condominium conversions have eroded the county's stock of rental rooms. ...more

October 16, 2007