TAMPA - One neighbor's generosity and a dozen or so wading pools filled with compost are jump-starting a community garden in Seminole Heights. About 40 neighbors met recently to discuss plans to begin tilling soil on a large vacant lot off Violet Street in South Seminole Heights. Except in this case they are opting for above-ground containers over in-ground planting. ...more

March 31, 2009

Back in late May and early June, Highlands County government officials, home builders and real estate agents talked about the possibility of an advertising campaign targeting coastal areas to promote home buying in Highlands County. ...more

December 2, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Hostess Twinkies are becoming the latest product remade and repackaged into 100-calorie snack packs, a product some analysts say could do well given that more people are packing their own lunches in the slumping economy. ...more

November 9, 2008

A lawsuit challenging a new constitutional amendment that lets homeowners take property tax breaks with them when they move should be dismissed, state and local government attorneys told a judge Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

Re: Response to Mr. Ronald Dixon, appearing in the Feb. 8 Hernando Today. ...more

February 10, 2008

Rae Will Donate Amendment 1 Proceeds I appreciate the feedback of Christopher Miles to the letter I submitted regarding the passage of Amendment 1 and how I felt the continued inequities of property taxes reinforces the shortcomings of Save Our Homes. ...more

February 8, 2008

64 percent of voters altogether - to give the thumbs-up to constitutional Amendment 1, the property tax reduction measure. ...more

February 3, 2008

Amendment 1 passed by an overwhelming margin Tuesday by voters crying for property tax relief. ...more

February 2, 2008

Taxpayers debating Amendment One in public forums, including responses to a Tribune editorial last week advising voters to reject it, express an astonishing range of justifications for positions both pro and con. ...more

January 24, 2008

Pasco County leaders project they will have to cut an estimated $16 million from their budget in the coming fiscal year if Florida voters approve a property tax amendment Tuesday. ...more

January 23, 2008