I read with interest the Tribune's Feb. 22 article regarding closure of the Smithfield Foods facility in Plant City. Like many communities across this great county, Plant City has had to cope with unprecedented challenges to our local, state, national and global economies. Our budgets are stressed by declining depository interest rates and rising operating expenses. We see our neighborhoods negatively impacted by the foreclosure crisis. We feel the pain when layoffs are announced. ...more

February 25, 2009

What should have been an easy decision to keep Bob Hunter employed as head of the City-County Planning Commission has been complicated by state pension rules that most of us workers in the private sector find overly generous. ...more

February 18, 2009

Imagine jetting down Dale Mabry Highway on a monorail system, passing red lights and traffic jams. ...more

February 11, 2009

Imagine jetting down Dale Mabry Highway on a monorail system, passing red lights and traffic jams. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Hillsborough County Planning Commission is seeking entries for its 27th Annual Community Design Awards Program, which recognizes excellence in planning, landscape architecture, environmental sensitivity and architectural design in building and development projects throughout the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

An unbiased evaluation of the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission, contracted for a state agency, praises the board's independence and value. ...more

January 6, 2009

For the past 10 years, area business owner Dale Terjung has seen firsthand the benefits of getting out and meeting fellow merchants, neighbors and potential customers. ...more

November 12, 2008

Ybor City's Seventh Avenue is one of American's best streets based on its cigar-making history, community activism and architecture. ...more

October 8, 2008

Residents of northeastern Pasco County will have to wait another month to voice their opposition to Berry Hill, a controversial subdivision proposed for land just east of Dade City. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Ruskin Community Development Foundation wants to hear from you at its next meeting on Oct. 21. ...more

September 24, 2008