When developers approached Hillsborough County in 2006 about creating a gated community on a spit of land jutting into the Little Manatee River, environmentalists and community activists responded with e-mail blitzes, T-shirt campaigns and emotional speeches. ...more

January 21, 2009

Developers who want to turn a spit of land on the Little Manatee River into a gated community will test a new Hillsborough Planning Commission policy that some believe will allow more urban sprawl in the rural community. Little Manatee Reserve LLC wants to rezone 46 acres, mostly wetlands, from Agricultural Rural into Planned Development, then add 10 more houses on urban-sized lots to the 22 already approved on an adjacent tract. ...more

January 16, 2009

The election of an ambitious new president in hard times is evoking comparisons with President Franklin Roosevelt, and the 75th anniversary of FDR's New Deal is sparking renewed interest in how Americans survived the Great Depression. ...more

December 14, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority's new five-year plan represents an ambitious appeal for improvement and self-sufficiency. ...more

November 23, 2008

Rancher Robert Thomas' life is deeply rooted in the land his family has worked for four generations. ...more

September 21, 2008

The company that developed Avila and West Meadows has filed a rezoning application for the county's first "environmental planned community" just north of Hillsborough River State Park. ...more

December 26, 2007

The company that developed Avila and West Meadows has filed a rezoning application for the county's first "environmental planned community" just north of Hillsborough River State Park. ...more

December 26, 2007

The company that developed Avila and West Meadows has filed a rezoning application for Hillsborough County's first "environmental planned community" just north of Hillsborough River State Park. ...more

December 26, 2007

With money falling into place and a land lease with the city nearly ready, a community center at the Oaks at Riverview could open in 2008. ...more

September 29, 2007