City officials plan to ease flooding in the Channel District with an $8.7 million stormwater project that will build an underground vault for water storage beneath York Street. Pipes also will be installed under Washington Street, near a planned small park. ...more

December 23, 2009

A pond-sized underground vault eventually will store runoff water in the Channel District, easing flooding of area roads. No construction timetable is set. ...more

December 18, 2009

Breaking a nine-month deadlock, the union representing Tampa's firefighters reached a tentative agreement with city officials Thursday on a contract for 2010. ...more

December 11, 2009

Leaders of the International Association of Firefighters Local 754 have agreed to forgo a cost-of-living raise and step increases for firefighters who qualified this fiscal year. In exchange, the city has agreed not to require random drug testing for firefighters and to provide $114,000 this year in tuition reimbursement for firefighters attending school. ...more

December 10, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 2009

Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown. ...more

December 3, 2008

Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown. ...more

November 26, 2008

TAMPA Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown. The project would have 404 apartments, 16,000 square feet of shops and a parking garage. ...more

November 25, 2008

The Brooksville City Council decided to remain with a known quantity to ensure its books are kept in tip-top shape. ...more

October 7, 2008

The new Ford Explorer arrived outside City Hall last week. It was one of four vehicles, including three 2008 white Crown Victoria police cruisers, leased by police Chief Russell Barnes, who was put on paid leave with another officer July 29, hours after a complaint was filed. ...more

August 13, 2008