Perched atop his horse, D'artagnon, Tampa police Officer Scott Rehbein saw all sorts of temptations for thieves in the WestShore Plaza parking lot Wednesday. ...more

November 27, 2008

Like jingle bells and Santa hats, Rehbein and other Tampa police officers patrolling the malls are a holiday tradition. Officers on horseback and motorcycles, and in unmarked vehicles, will conduct extra patrols at WestShore Plaza, International Plaza and along the Dale Mabry Highway corridor from now through Jan. 4. ...more

November 26, 2008

Pasco County commissioners were divided Tuesday on how to distribute nearly $250,000 in public money as tax incentives to two companies in the Odessa area. ...more

September 24, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY County commissioners were divided Tuesday on how to distribute nearly $250,000 in public funds as tax incentives to two companies in the Odessa area. County commissioners granted Coastal Caisson Inc. more than $136,000 in financial incentives as part of the company's decision to open new headquarters on Gunn Highway in Odessa. Coastal Caisson builds foundations for bridges, power plants and other large structures. The Clearwater-based company is building a new 41,600-square-foot headquarters complex in an industrial area straddling the heavily travelled Gunn Highway corridor linking Pasco and Hillsborough counties. ...more

September 23, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 2008