The issue: Moratorium on county impact fees. Our opinion: It won't help the housing market. ...more

March 15, 2009

In August, Rebecca and Guiseppe Scarfone bought their first home, a foreclosed former investment property in the Bridgewater community off Curley Road. ...more

October 19, 2008

Fill Empty Houses First I hope that I understand the proposal to cut our area's impact fees correctly. As I am reading, the purpose is to get into a state-offered grant program for housing assistance. Is the state program our only option for housing assistance? ...more

July 1, 2008

The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ...more

June 18, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Homeowner Zuriel Cabrera, who launched www.banbulkbilling.com, is scheduled to meet with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and other policymakers in Washington on June 18. The commission is considering a proposal to prohibit cable companies from entering into long-term contracts with condo boards and homeowners associations. ...more

June 13, 2008

County Needs Visionaries Regarding "County Eyes Service Cuts, Shies Away From Tax Increases" (Metro, Feb. 14): ...more

February 21, 2008

If you're trying to sell your home, recent real estate news is likely getting you down. ...more

December 29, 2007

A grandmother strolls behind two toddlers navigating their tricycles down a sidewalk in Carriage Pointe, a new subdivision in Gibsonton. ...more

October 20, 2007