A slow economy, a worn-out storefront and a big empty space worked to developer John Yo's advantage. He had talked about sprucing up his uncle's 22nd Street convenience store property, and suddenly he had the time. ...more

November 11, 2009

Walt Disney and its parks are going green. ...more

March 9, 2009

Much has been made about the greening of the Super Bowl. The NFL has assisted with planting trees in our community that help to offset carbon emissions associated with major Super Bowl-sanctioned events. This is the fifth year that urban forestry projects have been implemented; however, Super Bowl XLIII marks the first year that long-term environmental impact monitoring will take place for the tree plantings. ...more

January 31, 2009

As one-time president of the Garden Gate Circle of the Zephyrhills Garden Club, Raybelle Surratt decided that the club should plant a few trees around town. Twenty years later, the circle - under Surratt's guidance and with the cooperation of the city of Zephyrhills - has planted more than 700 trees in the city. And every one of them has a story. ...more

January 16, 2009

Local officials have entered into talks with Florida Department of Transportation staff in hopes of the city being able to assume control over East Tarpon Avenue. ...more

December 20, 2008

It takes some rather complicated math to determine how much pollution and environmental impact is created by a Super Bowl and all its trappings. ...more

December 15, 2008

The National Football League, as part of what it calls "the greening of Super Bowl XLIII," is providing mangroves for plantings in the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Area near the Manatee County line and native trees at the McKay Creek Greenway in Pinellas County. ...more

December 9, 2008

As progressive as the city of St. Petersburg is, it's mind-boggling that it is the largest municipality in Florida not offering residents and businesses curbside pickup of recyclable materials. Instead, folks have to load up bottles, jugs and other stuff and take them to collection centers, which is a deterrent to widespread recycling. ...more

October 26, 2008

A recent science project at Collins Elementary School gave 36 students an experience that brought new meaning to Earth Day, when they planted 38 longleaf Southern yellow pine saplings around the grounds and teachers parking lot. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — For about one-fifth of the students in Highlands County, next week is the start of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The FCAT Writing Plus test will be administered to fourth-, eighth- and 10th- graders starting Tuesday. Testing will continue on Wednesday followed by two make-up testing days – Thursday and Friday (Feb. 15). Hill-Gustat Middle School eighth-grader Laura Tenneson is calm and confident about the FCAT. ...more

February 8, 2008