Residents of one Pinellas neighborhood say coyotes are getting so numerous they're becoming a nuisance. ...more

March 18, 2009

The possibility of a cell phone tower rising in their neighborhood has Virginia Park residents taking a stand. ...more

March 18, 2009

With security fences removed, mounds of trash collected and the stench of urine largely dissipated, South Tampa residents still are talking about the annual assault they face when the Gasparilla parade rolls into town. ...more

March 6, 2009

Residents surrounding Bayshore Boulevard talked Wednesday night of a war they annually face when Gasparilla rolls into town. ...more

March 5, 2009

Mann-Wagnon Memorial Park is locked behind an aging chain-link fence — a mix of weedy abandonment, boarded-up buildings and nature's beauty. This is Cecile Wagnon's legacy nearly 48 years after her death in 1961. In coming weeks, Tampa and Hillsborough County officials will take a new look at her last will and testament before deciding the park's future. Area residents are pressing a long-standing case that the property, 1101 E. River Cove Drive, should become home for a history museum and Stepping Stones, a nonprofit youth arts program. It also could house the art collection of folk artist and sculptor Taft Richardson. The Sulphur Springs resident died last year. ...more

February 11, 2009

There are plans for Hutto's Corner, a vacant, nearly 1-acre lot at the corner of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Boulevard. ...more

January 21, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. Spanish-speaking visitors have questioned why the signs on Seventh Avenue, the historic district's main thoroughfare, misspelled the word for "seventh." ...more

January 15, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. ...more

January 14, 2009

With white lights twinkling, Santa Claus and his reindeer float away the holidays on Lake Roberta. Off and on for nearly half a century, the jolly elf has been a buoyant presence from Thanksgiving into the new year. ...more

December 8, 2008

For the first time in Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club history, a resident will have a vote Monday on the homeowners association budget. ...more

December 6, 2008