The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

If you expect to use the cover of darkness to sidestep water restrictions in St. Petersburg, forget it. Water patrols will begin prowling city streets at night to enforce the once-weekly sprinkling rules. ...more

March 14, 2009

On Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners will consider awarding a $250,000 contract to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. ...more

March 8, 2009

Commercial real estate follows residential. The housing market came to a halt a couple years ago, but commercial sites continued to emerge along busy streets. Many of them remain empty. ...more

February 8, 2009

County commissioners Tuesday gave their ringing endorsement of a new government streamlining plan that will attempt to pare down the current unwieldy system of 24 separate department heads to eight divisional managers. ...more

January 28, 2009

County commissioners gave their ringing endorsement of a new government streamlining plan. ...more

January 27, 2009

Registration in Hillsborough County's popular after-school recreation program has dropped by nearly 2,000 kids since the county started charging fees for the service in December. ...more

January 18, 2009

Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm. ...more

December 14, 2008

Closed in 2005 to make room for construction equipment, Herman Massey Park has been welcomed back in style. ...more

November 19, 2008

With the region's drought conditions worsening, Tampa is still using millions of gallons of drinking water to keep lawns, cemeteries and flower beds green. A report from the city's parks and recreation department shows that since January, nearly 139 million gallons of potable water has been used on city owned parks and properties, compared with about 15 million gallons of reclaimed water. ...more

November 11, 2008