AVON PARK — "It's not like they have been collecting dust," Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan said, but the department's four bicycles haven't seen much use outside of special events and odd assignments. They've been sitting inside the station since the last Christmas parade. The last time they were used for catching crooks was several months ago while Rowan and three other officers were looking for a cat burglar. And for a regular patrol? Then-chief Tony Velong used to ride around town back in the early '90s, and the city had one officer patrolling from his bike 10 years ago. ...more

June 1, 2008

No sooner have the little hands knocked on Helen Morrison's front door than they are in position on the piano keys, plunking out songs. ...more

May 24, 2008

A county senior center is under construction, and a Tampa Housing Authority community center could have its groundbreaking this month. ...more

May 21, 2008

Tarpon Springs City commissioners have voted to woo developers of affordable housing projects to the city with a series of incentives. ...more

February 23, 2008

The Brooksville Housing Authority didn't have money to pay an electrical contractor back when its board of directors authorized the work at its Summit Villas affordable housing complex. ...more

February 19, 2008

The Brooksville Housing Authority didn't have money to pay an electrical contractor back when its board of directors authorized the work at its Summit Villas affordable housing complex. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA A 37-year-old man posing as a landlord pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $40,000 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 17, 2008

Some of the newest members of the Brooksville Housing Authority board say their impression so far is that interim executive director Ronnie McLean is performing well to right a floundering ship. ...more

January 16, 2008

Not all Christmas stories have a happy ending, but Kathy Bickford's tale is especially sad. ...more

December 21, 2007

Despite protests that at times erupted in violence, the city council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of demolishing about 4,500 public housing units as the city rebuilds from Hurricane Katrina. ...more

December 21, 2007