The shovels hit the ground for the first time for a road project more than three years in the making. ...more

November 5, 2008

The general counsel for the Tampa Sports Authority has stepped down amid a cloud of conflict of interest claims involving a former board member and his law firm. ...more

October 24, 2008

The executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority has come under fire for failing to disclose that a former board member had done consulting work for the authority's law firm. ...more

October 23, 2008

Jenny Game's home has foundation problems, a wall is detaching from a rear bedroom and the electrical needs rewiring. On top of that, her electric bill is more than $300 a month. ...more

October 22, 2008

The latest recipient of Hillsborough County's Moral Courage Award wants to know why Apollo Beach and Sun City Center homeowners are getting a disproportionate number of citations for backflow valve violations. ...more

October 16, 2008

West Tampa is getting some TLC. Homes will be rehabbed and roads made pedestrian-friendly before Super Bowl XLIII kicks off Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

October 15, 2008

The West Tampa area near Raymond James Stadium will get rehabbed before Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

October 14, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District does not have to pay for roads or other traffic improvements that do not touch school property, a circuit judge ruled Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Capt. Todd Burchardt remembers hopping on the Internet months ago during a break in calls at a fire station in Westchase. He visited the Web page of Badcock Home Furnishings and read news stories about U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay, who set a record at the Olympic trials. ...more

September 27, 2008

The idea is tantalizing: Take money saved on Hillsborough County road projects and give it to homeowners as a tax rebate. ...more

September 15, 2008