Opponents said a cautious goodbye this week to the Brandon Bypass, a conceptual loop around Hillsborough County's population centers that critics maintained would destroy rural communities and preservation tracts and promote urban sprawl in south and east Hillsborough. ...more

December 8, 2007

Opponents said a cautious goodbye this week to the Brandon Bypass, a conceptual loop around Hillsborough County's population centers that critics maintained would destroy rural communities and preservation tracts and promote urban sprawl in south and east Hillsborough. ...more

December 8, 2007

The Brandon Bypass is bygone, at least for now. Activists trying to reform the county's growth management policies have been pressuring elected officials to remove the conceptual highway from all planning maps. Tuesday, they saw their efforts succeed, as officials voted unanimously to take the penciled route that would sweep through southeastern Hillsborough off the Metropolitan Planning Organization's list of needed transportation improvements for 2025. ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA - The Brandon Bypass is bygone, at least for now. ...more

December 4, 2007

Gene's Bar is gone. A wrecking crew demolished the infamous neighborhood hangout last week. In March, the city bought the bar with about $200,000 in local property taxes. ...more

November 26, 2007

TAMPA - By air and by land, Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be looking for errant drivers this Thanksgiving holiday. ...more

November 21, 2007

Before you can gobble, you have to get there. If you're flying to your Thanksgiving destination, check out these useful tidbits. If you're driving, prepare for congestion. ...more

November 19, 2007

What's new at Tampa International Airport from a year ago? ...more

November 19, 2007

The basic Audi Space Frame aluminum body weighs a mere 530 pounds, which is the foundation for the mid-mounted 420 horsepower V-8 engine that provides the go. ...more

November 17, 2007

When city officials began looking at neighborhood redevelopment, they sought out residents to guide them, leading to the creation of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership. ...more

November 17, 2007