Jerry Upcavage says in 31 years of pruning and removing trees he's always followed city rules. ...more

January 20, 2009

Jerry Upcavage says in 31 years of pruning and removing trees, he's always followed city rules. ...more

January 19, 2009

We are committed to fielding a soccer team in 2010 and will continue our pursuit of a stadium that honors the legacy of the Rowdies, eloquently described by Commissioners Kevin Beckner and Mark Sharpe. ...more

January 16, 2009

If organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI are still planning to hold the controversial two-day event in Tampa on Super Bowl weekend, they'll have to find a new field to play on. ...more

January 16, 2009

The owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team withdrew its request to build a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country this morning after it appeared county commissioners were preparing to vote against a zoning change. ...more

January 13, 2009

Owners of the Rowdies professional soccer team will seek a rezoning from the Hillsborough County Commission today for construction of a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country. ...more

January 13, 2009

Pasco County's lawyer tells commissioners not to directly challenge a proposed landfill outside of Dade City. ...more

January 6, 2009

Opportunity In Slowdown Victoria Tschinkel misses a key point in advocating sustainable urban development for Florida (Views, Dec. 14). Indeed, she discounts one of the critical ingredients to further this goal. She argues for the preservation of growth management laws that inhibit and render more expensive the urban growth she seeks to promote. ...more

December 18, 2008

Florida is in a painful pause, as is most of the world. I suggest that we view this period, to the extent that we can, as not as being in the middle of a bad accident on the way to the emergency room, but allow ourselves to be in a sunny convalescence, planning for our healthful future. ...more

December 14, 2008

From the front porch of her tidy brick house, Betty Franklin can look across Hines Avenue to the rusting hulk of the former Cummer and Sons Cypress Co. sawmill, whose rhythms once ruled this corner of northeastern Pasco County. ...more

December 7, 2008