The sound of hammers on nails and saws through wood filled the air in Grant Park this week as Habitat Hillsborough volunteers worked to finish a house in 14 days. ...more

October 14, 2008

The sound of nails being hammered and wood being sawed filled the air in Grant Park this week, as Habitat Hillsborough volunteers worked to build a house from slab in just 14 days. The effort is called a Blitz Build, said Ralph Jackson, executive director for the Hillsborough County Habitat for Humanity. The home is being built in memory of Suzie Hastings, the wife of one of the crew leaders who died from breast cancer in January, he said. ...more

October 13, 2008

Plans for Habitat for Humanity of Highlands County to build 100 two-story townhouses for workforce housing will go before the county's Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday. ...more

October 6, 2008

On Monday morning, Michael Jacobson, executive director of Highlands County Habitat for Humanity, showed the first architectural drawings for the 100 townhouses that will go up at Ridgeview, Habitat's newest and by far biggest home building project ever. ...more

September 30, 2008

Highlands County was in danger of losing a $2.5 million state grant to help working families become homeowners. ...more

September 11, 2008

For Habitat for Humanity and the city of St. Petersburg, it is the 100th house they have built together for a deserving family. More importantly, they agreed, it is the first house for Cynthia Ivey and her 15-year-old daughter, Chauncey. ...more

September 3, 2008

Highlands County Habitat for Humanity looks to expand from its typical single-family home construction with a downtown Sebring workforce housing townhouse project. ...more

August 31, 2008

From bathtubs and bedding to books and office furniture, cabinets and doors to TVs and toys, East Pasco Habitat for Humanity's ReStore offers a variety of new and used merchandise. Sales help fund the nonprofit homebuilder's operations. ...more

August 15, 2008

Although gas prices have come down a bit in the last week, the news continues to be depressing. ...more

August 4, 2008

Now under new management, the West Pasco Habitat for Humanity ReStore is offering a number of sales specials. ...more

July 26, 2008