The cost of renting a picnic shelter for your birthday party or space at a community center for your wedding reception appears to be heading up. ...more

June 25, 2008

Homeowners along 13 West Shore area canals will vote soon on whether to tax themselves $8,000 each to help pay for dredging the waterways in their backyards. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - With water bottles, early morning coffee, clipboards and notebooks in hand, about a dozen residents boarded a tour van this morning to roll along busy corridors and tree-shaded streets. Walking tours at three designated stops gave them an up-close look at the good, bad and in-between of Seminole Heights. ...more

May 9, 2008

A city council majority opted to allow two 50-foot signs at a proposed 50th Street hotel to grab the attention of Interstate 4 motorists. ...more

May 7, 2008

Most people look at roads as ways to get from point A to point B. ...more

April 30, 2008

A city councilman wants to change Tampa's campaign finance laws to help rein in the "ridiculous" spending during municipal elections. ...more

February 25, 2008

The community's entryway makeover continues on pace with community development district supervisors' vote last week to solicit bids for the estimated $1.11 million project. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Tampa City Council, which is to architectural design what the Exploding Chicken is to art, wasn't overwhelmed last week when presented with plans for a new Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

February 13, 2008

The city administration on Thursday proposed ways for Tampa to be a greener city, but the plan didn't include incentives for developers to build green, in contrast to an earlier proposal from a councilman. ...more

January 24, 2008

The bickering continues over a city councilwoman's threat to embarrass Ikea by posting a video on YouTube. ...more

January 18, 2008