Alongside the daily grind of armed robberies, missing persons and domestic violence calls, add a case of tree poisoning to the plate of the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say that sometime between August and September someone came onto private property on Pheasant Drive in Mulberry, drilled holes in several trees and plugged the holes with something. ...more

December 3, 2009

To properly appreciate New Tampa, that area of real estate extending like a salute from the incorporated city's otherwise-boxy silhouette, it is necessary first to establish what it is not. ...more

August 13, 2008

Protective buffers and better public access for wilderness parks were among ideas floated last week when local residents met to discuss a growth plan for the southwest corner of Hillsborough County. ...more

July 16, 2008

Pretty or not, if you don't want them, they're weeds. ...more

July 9, 2008