The Safety Harbor City Commission has approved a variety of festivals for next year's municipal special events calendar. ...more

November 17, 2007

The holiday shopping season may be slower for Florida merchants than in previous years, but retailers are planning to use sales to lure buyers and are still expecting to see a small uptick over last year. ...more

November 9, 2007

University of South Florida Homecoming Executive Director Alan Pereiras expects an impressive bonfire as part of the celebration. ...more

October 28, 2007

In 2002, my husband and I began investing in property in Highlands County. This county has always been a great place to "get away from it all." The fishing is fabulous, the traffic less congested and the beauty breath-taking. We were extremely excited to be able to retire early in 2006 to an area that we both love and enjoy. Our excitement quickly disappeared as we reviewed our 2006 Highlands County property tax bills. Our taxes had increased by 62 percent! If this county had adequate staff in 2005, why would a small 3 percent decrease this year (2007) be such a big deal when increases of 62 percent and higher in the prior year should have more than covered any additional staffing needs for police and fire protection? I am sick of hearing how devastating this tax rollback is for the county. What about the tax increase from 2005 to 2006 that many of us have been burdened with? What happened to those extra funds? A 3 percent rollback is peanuts compared to the previous years' increase. ...more

October 20, 2007

The Florida Institute for Community Studies left empty-handed from the Hillsborough County budget hearing, despite pleas for funding. ...more

September 26, 2007

Hillsborough County's next high school isn't scheduled to open until 2009, but the school, its boundaries and the traffic it would bring were on the minds of several parents who attended a meeting with the superintendent Monday night. ...more

September 11, 2007