For those who want to pay less taxes, it seems like good news: the tax collector took in 8 percent less this year than in 2008. ...more

November 5, 2009

The city has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union in a dispute over wages, while an impasse with another union may be headed for the city council. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit ridership has fallen for the first time since 2002. Ridership during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 dropped by 3.1 percent to 12.3 million passengers. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit ridership fell during the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 for the first time since 2002, a 3.1 percent decline compared with a year ago to 12.3 million passengers. ...more

November 3, 2009

Exercise may not be the only reason taking the stairs is better for your health than stepping into the elevator. ...more

November 3, 2009

A new state report shows that number of uninspected elevators is on the rise and that state regulators continue to discover violations missed by private inspectors. ...more

November 2, 2009

In 2006 Congress was debating whether to authorize increasing the size of the national debt. A freshman senator addressed his colleagues: "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt is a sign of leadership failure." ...more

November 2, 2009

The Academy of the Holy Names celebrated the Blessed Marie Rose Durocher Society Reception and President's Dinner on Oct. 1. The event was at the home of Academy parents Christopher and Jill Crosby to honor members of the Blessed Marie Rose Society for their generosity to the Academy. ...more

October 28, 2009

The University Area Social Services Center experienced a 60 percent increase in clients in its most recent fiscal year. ...more

October 28, 2009

Although Amtrak ridership fell nationwide for the first time in seven years, ridership on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami northbound and southbound runs grew 1.1 percent to 371,235 passengers for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. ...more

October 14, 2009