Traffic calming was the hot topic on both sides of Dale Mabry Highway this past year. ...more

December 30, 2009

$100 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. And Hillsborough County, after intense national competition, is one of four winners of this grant whose intent is to improve teacher effectiveness and ultimately to improve student achievement. ...more

December 13, 2009

Sometimes in an attempt to guarantee a fair trial, extraordinary measures are put in place. We disagree with some, but holding a fair trial for someone accused of a crime is the cornerstone of our justice system. OK, we support that. What's troubling, though, is when taxpayer money is spent to hire a makeup artist to cover the tattoos of an accused murderer on trial in Tampa. ...more

December 9, 2009

Staff report Members of the Sun City Center Community Association Board of Directors are urging Hillsborough County commissioners to maintain the County's Consumer Protection Agency, which is at risk for being cut as the county reviews its possible cost-cutting measures. ...more

August 5, 2009

Hurricane season starts today, yet a new poll reveals that many residents of Florida and other coastal states aren't ready. According to the findings from Mason-Dixon Polling and Research: ...more

June 1, 2009

The Hillsborough County School District is among 10 finalists for a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ...more

May 19, 2009

The Florida House has passed a measure that toughens the state's seat belt law. ...more

April 29, 2009

The Florida House has passed two 2010 ballot proposals offering property tax relief, but both face long odds in the Senate. ...more

April 27, 2009

Senate appropriations committees have completed work on a series of budget bills. ...more

April 1, 2009

Armed with colored markers, paper, scissors and equal measures of creativity and concentration, youngsters made their own handprints today at the Saturday Morning Market in downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

March 7, 2009