Police say the response to $5 admission today to Lowry Park Zoo has created heavy traffic, packed parking lots and turned the zoo into, well, a zoo. ...more

January 11, 2009

Pasco County government officials are hopeful a $26 million road construction project along State Road 54 will give Wesley Chapel residents some relief from the congestion they've dealt with for years. Work on the project is expected to begin later this year. ...more

January 7, 2009

A bus purchased by the Pinellas County Jail is equipped with computers capable of video conferencing between inmates and family and friends. ...more

December 26, 2008

Following the lead of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Zephyrhills has submitted an economic stimulus wish list totaling nearly $18 million to the Florida League of Cities. ...more

December 20, 2008

Video visitation for inmates at the Pinellas County Jail is nothing new. What is new, though, is how this service will be provided in the next few weeks. In addition to the 52 booths set up for visits near the jail on 49th Street, the Sheriff's Office has purchased an old bus from the Jacksonville area. The vehicle is equipped with 5 laptop computers capable of video conferencing between the jail and family and friends who can now see and hear them from a remote location. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA - Drivers get ready. The city's Transportation Division is planning to resurface Spruce Street between Manhattan and Lois avenues beginning Dec. 16. The resurfacing project will improve the condition of the road and is expected to be completed by Dec. 19. ...more

December 11, 2008

Adrian Morelli has considered her Heritage Pines community a little oasis from the sea of traffic and congestion just outside the gates. ...more

December 5, 2008

Plans to widen Eiland Boulevard could ease congestion around Zephyrhills High School but might also require a realignment of the school's baseball field. ...more

November 27, 2008

The James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital has a people and parking problem: too many people and not enough parking. ...more

November 22, 2008

Hillsborough County officials on Tuesday will present to the public three plans for widening Lithia-Pinecrest Road to relieve congestion on one of east Hillsborough County's most heavily traveled commuter arteries. ...more

November 17, 2008