Hillsborough County fire inspectors are looking into a fire late Saturday night that destroyed a vacant house in Gibsonton. ...more

June 21, 2009

Paradise just got better, said Lino Rosario Gonzalez. Delaney Heights, an elderly and disabled community in Avon Park where Gonzalez has lived for more than three years, will receive long-needed improvements as the recipient of $294,648 in federal stimulus money. The Delaney Heights housing project is part of the Avon Park Housing Authority. ...more

March 31, 2009

County's first in-patient facility will include private rooms, bedroom suites, kitchens ...more

October 20, 2008

Before a new hospice center could be built along State Road 50, there needed to be a prototype. ...more

October 20, 2008

Michael and Denise Pfalzer's new home will have walls made of old car tires, recycled bottles and cans. ...more

July 21, 2008

Michael and Denise Pfalzer's new home will have walls made of old car tires, recycled bottles and cans. Rainwater gathered from the rooftop will be used for drinking, washing dishes and flushing toilets before it trickles back out to nourish the gardens. Solar energy will power the home and the earth's soil will keep it cool. Sometime around January, the Pfalzers will become the owners of Florida's first Earthship, a one-bedroom, two-bathroom home built largely from recycled material. ...more

July 20, 2008

I live in a condominium. Please clarify what I actually own. My friend is telling me that I do not own the structure itself, just the space. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission this week approved the first phase of renovations to the former Fire Station No. 5. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission will vote Wednesday on plans to rehabilitate the former Fire Station No. 5. Local artist Dominique Martinez bought the 6,500-square-foot building for $365,000 from the city last year and plans to turn it into his residence and a first-floor art gallery. ...more

May 6, 2008

Anticipating the ire of angry homeowners, the Westchase Community Association postponed sending out letters ordering those with "wall art" on their properties to take it down. ...more

January 16, 2008