TEMPLE TERRACE - The city council has approved a final site plan for the revitalization of Temple Terrace's downtown core. The city's redevelopment partners, Ram Development Co. and Pinnacle Realty Advisors, have agreed to purchase 20.36 acres from the city at 56th Street and Bullard Parkway for $14.9 million. ...more

July 8, 2008

There will be no new Wal-Marts in Hernando County for a while. That is the word from a regional spokeswoman for the retail giant. ...more

July 4, 2008

RETAILER REASSESSING GROWTH STRATEGY, LOOKING HARDER AT PASCO COUNTY ...more

July 3, 2008

A massive program for buying conservation land that started two decades ago has been extended for 10 more years. ...more

July 1, 2008

Neighborhood activists and builders know that when a new development is planned for a part of town, the project can't have more housing units than what the zoning allows. ...more

June 30, 2008

The latest casualty of a flagging economy: Brooksville's top politician. ...more

June 26, 2008

I don't think the Rays are being reasonable to expect the city of St. Petersburg to wait until 2010 for a vote on the new stadium at the current sight. Do they think the city is just going to leave that valuable land vacant for the next two years? It is clear the city and its residents want the waterfront used for something else. ...more

June 26, 2008

As New Port Richey Mayor Scott McPherson noted, last week's decision by St. Petersburg-based commercial developer Grady Pridgen to sell the downtown land on the Pithlachascotee River he owns wasn't a surprise. The decision, however, says a lot about the state of downtown redevelopment. ...more

June 25, 2008

Bids for the long-anticipated widening of U.S. 301 through southern Riverview came in Wednesday well under the budgeted $91 million, and state transportation officials said they're optimistic the project can start construction in a few months. The lowest of 12 bids was about $61 million. The highest was $83 million. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday - a sign the tower may never go up. ...more

June 18, 2008