Before new plants and flowers can bloom the dead ones must be uprooted and removed to make way for them. ...more

March 15, 2009

Carol Carrier never thought she'd become a landlord. But when the real estate market tanked and her two sons couldn't sell the condominium they'd bought as an investment on Harbour Island, they turned to Mom. They wanted her to help them rent the one-bedroom unit until the market improved. ...more

January 11, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

TAMPA -- That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. Beginning Monday, the city's solid waste department will collect Christmas trees from city residents, free of charge. Then it will grind the old trees into mulch. ...more

December 31, 2008

The Plant City Garden Club beautification award for October goes to Mike and Janet Maze of Lakeview Way. Their house was built in the 1980s, and the Mazes bought it from her parents in 1993. It has lent itself well to the mission-style feeling Mike and Janet Maze have chosen. ...more

December 10, 2008

With the region's drought conditions worsening, the city is still using millions of gallons of drinking water to keep lawns and flower beds green and toilets flushing. ...more

November 12, 2008

With the region's drought conditions worsening, Tampa is still using millions of gallons of drinking water to keep lawns, cemeteries and flower beds green. A report from the city's parks and recreation department shows that since January, nearly 139 million gallons of potable water has been used on city owned parks and properties, compared with about 15 million gallons of reclaimed water. ...more

November 11, 2008

Work has begun on the Busch Boulevard beautification project, with completion scheduled for fall 2009. ...more

October 8, 2008

Work has begun on the Busch Boulevard beautification project, with completion scheduled for fall 2009. ...more

October 8, 2008