A Hummer, a 1957 hot rod, a comfortable house in a gated community - if Bob Vigliotti wanted something, he bought it. Cash or credit didn't matter. As a successful commercial real estate developer from Naples, Fla., he could afford it. Until he couldn't. ...more

December 23, 2009

You can expect more gridlock on New Tampa roads later this year as two major projects are scheduled to get under way about the same time. ...more

February 25, 2009

You can expect more gridlock on New Tampa roads later this year as two major projects are scheduled to get under way about the same time. ...more

February 25, 2009

You can expect more gridlock on New Tampa roads later this year as two major projects are scheduled to get under way. Steve Daignault, Tampa's public works director, said construction of a bridge over Interstate 75 linking New Tampa Boulevard to Commerce Park Boulevard is expected to begin by October. The city will seek bid requests beginning in March. The city plans to launch the controversial $22 million project about the same time Hillsborough County begins widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Tampa Palms. ...more

February 13, 2009

Wilma Schafer of Sun City Center said she is proud of the Santa sleigh and reindeer that graces the front lawn of the Sun City Center Community Association's main complex. ...more

December 24, 2008

A boarding school for low-income children is being considered by the Tampa Housing Authority as part of the agency's ambitious, new five-year plan. ...more

November 21, 2008

A boarding school for low-income children is being considered by the Tampa Housing Authority as part of the agency's ambitious, new five-year plan. ...more

November 20, 2008

Terry Feickert's plush leather seat squeaks as he rocks back and forth behind his desk Tuesday morning. Everything from his books to his old firefighter helmet was still in place inside the office, which was built while he was the chief. But the cigar-smoking Avon Park Fire Chief was more than ready to get away from it. ...more

August 13, 2008

SEBRING –– Some Highlands County roads may sit a while longer before they're repaved, and other proposed projects may be pushed back due to an anticipated shortfall in sales tax revenues. The local one-cent sales tax that shoppers pay is used to build and maintain many of the roads, bridges and some other buildings throughout the county. For this fiscal year, County Budget Manager Tim Mechling said he expects only $7.8 million of the $9.1 million in sales tax revenue to come his way. The 15-percent anticipated drop in revenues mean that the county's infrastructure fund will have to do with less. . Though Mechling declined to mention specific projects that could be on the chopping block because the the county commissioners have not decided yet, Mechling said the county may delay several planned road resurfacing and some new construction. "It's something we're still working out," he said. ...more

July 6, 2008

TAMPA - Joanne Cone, who is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for bankruptcy fraud, was "blinded and deluded by her love for her husband," her attorney says in court papers. ...more

June 19, 2008