Newly elected Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, who represents countywide Dist. 6, will hold a public meeting Saturday to meet with voters and discuss their concerns. ...more

January 14, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple of more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl off Simmons Loop Road. ...more

January 11, 2009

The last time Abigail Pumphrey got a haircut, it was self-inflicted. She was 2. And while she was at it, she nearly scalped her younger sister, Alison, her mom Melody Pumphrey recalls. ...more

December 3, 2008

The community will rally Sunday for a child suffering from stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer in small children. ...more

November 22, 2008

Fresh air and barbecue are on the menu at the Camp Bayou Outdoor Center on Dec. 6 for its annual open house. ...more

November 19, 2008

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful is competing with other environmental organizations to collect as many retired cell phones as possible and fill its coffers with $5,000 in cash. ...more

November 10, 2008

Homeowners who switched their clocks last weekend but neglected to switch their sprinkler timers are risking fines. ...more

November 8, 2008

The region's water wizards are conjuring events to lure people to the Hillsborough River and teach them the watershed's importance. ...more

November 7, 2008

Hillsborough County appeared to be heading toward embracing the idea of purchasing and protecting undeveloped land, overwhelmingly approving an extension of a 21-year-old land preservation program. ...more

November 5, 2008

Slip out of that city suit and into some shorts and aqua socks for a wild paddle past fishes in ditches, and shorebirds sauntering in the sand. ...more

October 13, 2008