No doubt about it, 2010 is a big year for downtown Tampa. One that will feature the unprecedented debut of two museums, the new Tampa Museum of Art and the Glazer Children's Museum. The double debut has even been recognized - and saluted - by USA Today, which recently touted Tampa among its top five "Destinations To Watch" in 2010. ...more

January 6, 2010

George Forte intends to mark the bubble next to "no" if a penny sales tax turns up on the November ballot. ...more

December 23, 2009

Light rail expansion in Florida started rolling out of the station as state lawmakers got onboard with legislation during a special session. ...more

December 20, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist signed Florida's passenger rail bill into law this morning in ceremonies in Tampa and three other cities while delivering the message that new rail equals thousands of new jobs. ...more

December 16, 2009

Attendees at a recent transportation meeting regarding the area west of the University of South Florida expressed their support of light rail and more sidewalks. ...more

December 16, 2009

Light rail expansion in Florida started rolling out of the station this week as state lawmakers got on board with legislation during a special session. ...more

December 11, 2009

Anyone setting odds on Florida's chances next month to get as much as $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to build a Tampa-to-Orlando high-speed rail line might consider this: ...more

December 10, 2009

Al Higginbotham and the missus purchased a pair of pants, a few shirts and some plumbing supplies one weekend this month. ...more

December 9, 2009

They say talk is cheap. I say that depends on who is doing the talking. Today's scheduled talking is supposed to take place in the great chamber of the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners. That ought to make all of us nervous. The board is going to be talking about what ultimately will be a project costing billions of dollars. YOUR dollars. ...more

November 4, 2009

Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." Hodgepodge is one term that leaps to mind, but it hardly stands alone. ...more

October 28, 2009