Consumers may not realize it, but shopping centers throughout the Bay area - even some that appear successful - are teetering on foreclosure. ...more

November 8, 2009

CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest commercial real estate firm, is launching a new division to concentrate on receivership for commercial properties. ...more

November 6, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - For years, the Mount Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

April 1, 2009

By June Tarpon Spring's sponge boat tourist attraction should be refurbished to its former glory. Repairs to the former sponge boat that bears the city's name are being undertaken as the city focuses revitalization efforts on sprucing up its Sponge Dock's cultural district, along Dodecanese Boulevard. The work would include restoration of the City Marina, to the east of the Sponge Docks. ...more

March 28, 2009

Since 2008, at least 744 foreclosure cases have been initiated in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 5, 2009

For years, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

March 4, 2009

Time is running out, but long-time residents and family are searching for a way to save the Ferlita Macaroni Factory from demolition. ...more

March 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The United School Employees of Pasco will lead an effort Saturday to clean up Mount Carmel Cemetery, where some of the county's early black settlers are buried. ...more

February 20, 2009

The city's Redevelopment Advisory Committee still isn't sold on City Manager Billy Poe's plans for renovating City Hall. ...more

February 19, 2009

Spring Lake Improvement District (SLID) was set up by the state in 1971 in order to monitor and control water drainage of a 3,400-acre WCI development on the north side of Lake Istokpoga that had mostly fallen into disrepair when the air base was shut down. The directors were and are elected by the people of the district. Up until 2005, when the hurricanes hit, there was no real reason to think the drainage was inadequate. The hurricanes and tropical storms have since proved differently. ...more

February 13, 2009