Lex Salisbury has had a great run as president of Lowry Park Zoo, elevating its facilities, its draw and its stature. ...more

September 18, 2008

The leadership of Hillsborough Community College has shown an appalling lack of due diligence in dealing with a developer who exaggerated and fabricated his credentials and accomplishments to win a lucrative contract to build a hotel-and-clinic complex on 50 acres of prime campus real estate. ...more

August 23, 2008

NEW TAMPA New Tampa homeowners are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore. In October, homeowner discontent with developers boiled over. In Live Oak Preserve, residents took to the street, protesting against Engle Homes and its developer-owned cable company, during a sales event. ...more

January 2, 2008

AVON PARK — The Highlands County School Board will not have to pay for a reclaimed "gray water" pipe hook-up at Memorial Elementary School until the city's reclaimed water lines reach within 500 feet of the school. In a split 3-2 vote, the council accepted the compromise in the agreement. Council members Doug Eason and Brenda Gray cast the two dissenting votes. ...more

November 29, 2007