Less than a month after flocking to downtown Tampa to show their support for an issue that hits close to home, a group from south Hillsborough County got their wish - at least some protection from the noisy, dusty excavation of borrow pits and the truck traffic that comes with it. ...more

November 26, 2008

Until about six weeks ago, a privately owned strip of land through an endangered scrub preserve was a narrow dirt path traversed by low riders like indigo snakes and gopher tortoises, along with the occasional sod truck. ...more

November 16, 2008

TAMPA - A woman who accused Hillsborough County detention deputies of abusing her when she was jailed in November 2006 was arrested again last week on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ...more

June 9, 2008

Seven years ago, Marcella and Kermit O'Steen fled Hyde Park and headed 20 miles east to Balm, snuggling back into their rural roots. ...more

November 17, 2007

They came from Riverview, Brandon, Lithia and all points south, filling a large meeting room and spilling outside to vent frustration over a long-range plan for roads they said worried more about the projected residents of tomorrow than people living here today. ...more

October 25, 2007

TAMPA - A well-heeled crowd of developers and land-use lawyers arrived at the Pepin Hospitality Centre for an early-morning debate today just before 7:30 a.m. A foursome greeted them with a decidedly more late-night bent to their attire. ...more

September 11, 2007