City officials trying to balance community needs with safety at the annual Gasparilla Parade have come up with these compromises: ...more

November 6, 2009

Citing a weak economy, Hillsborough County's transit chief executive David Armijo says he is willing to forfeit his annual performance bonus in the coming year. ...more

November 5, 2009

When the city council recently approved an electrified security fence at a Nebraska Avenue tire shop, the decision set off alarm bells. ...more

November 4, 2009

Let's move on I am over this useless loss of life that we are seeing daily in two very unnecessary wars. ...more

October 29, 2009

For many, Gasparilla without free-flowing alcohol is like a beach without sand. ...more

October 23, 2009

Drunken partygoers fighting, destroying property and urinating in backyards. ...more

October 21, 2009

During the past several months, Gasparilla Parade organizers have met with neighborhood groups, local business owners and city officials and have come up with a new strategy they say should curtail the bad behavior without putting a damper on the city's signature event. ...more

October 20, 2009

City Councilman John Dingfelder has filed to run for a Hillsborough County Commission seat in 2010. ...more

April 10, 2009

Before he resigned as director of the Tampa Sports Authority this month, Henry Saavedra was pulling down a salary of more than $209,000 a year including benefits, a car allowance and other perks. ...more

March 31, 2009

Property owners in Tampa no longer will be able to water their lawns with sprinkler systems under a ban adopted Thursday by the city council. ...more

March 20, 2009