Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. So some are trying to make their old houses new through remodeling, for their own satisfaction or to boost property value. ...more

January 1, 2010

The city is seeking permits for a $1 million project for better drainage and other improvements in the Pinedale area off Alexander Street. ...more

December 23, 2009

City staff's plan to bring bids for the Tarpon and Pinellas Avenue Lighting District project to the City Commission this week has been delayed until the middle of next month. ...more

December 19, 2009

Nearly two years after a flood rendered the downtown fire station uninhabitable, city workers got started last week on a long-awaited renovation. ...more

November 23, 2009

People interested in suggesting improvements on cross-Bay bus service between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are invited to a public workshop from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the downtown Tampa Verizon building, 201 N. Franklin St. ...more

November 19, 2009

Publix Super Markets posted higher profits on lower revenue in its third quarter. Executives for the grocery chain said they were pleased with recent improvements. "But we understand our net earnings are essentially the same as our results for the third quarters of 2006 and 2007," said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. ...more

November 3, 2009

Stimulating question Can anyone tell me, in truthful and factual numbers, a piece of information about the human impact of stimulus money in Hernando County? ...more

October 17, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will hold a public meeting Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ruskin. ...more

October 14, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will host a gathering Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant. ...more

October 7, 2009

Boaters and others who like to do their weekend resting and recreating along the eastern bank of Miller's Bayou be advised, city-owned Nicks Park is temporarily closed for a scheduled repair job. ...more

September 24, 2009