Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet recently recognized the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida for 20 years of outstanding service to the children and families of our great state. ...more

March 21, 2009

A proposal for a Riverwalk in downtown Tampa has been around in some form or another since the 1970s. And, through the years, some folks have ridiculed it as a pipe dream, a boondoggle and a waste. ...more

January 17, 2009

We are committed to fielding a soccer team in 2010 and will continue our pursuit of a stadium that honors the legacy of the Rowdies, eloquently described by Commissioners Kevin Beckner and Mark Sharpe. ...more

January 16, 2009

When city officials broke ground on the Tampa Museum of Art project in April, missing from the blueprints was a laundry list of amenities they couldn't afford. ...more

November 20, 2008

When city officials broke ground on the Tampa Museum of Art project in April, missing from the blueprints was a laundry list of amenities they couldn't afford. But many of those items are coming back to the scaled-down project, thanks to millions of dollars in private sector donations raised by the museum in the past several months. ...more

November 19, 2008

Nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon, the largest charity established to help Washington area victims and their families is closing, becoming the last major Sept. 11-related charity to shut down. ...more

May 4, 2008

Earlier this year, the city's homeless were bouncing from place to place, moving their tents and tattered belongings from one makeshift campsite to another. ...more

December 1, 2007

As Floridians, we know we live in a place where hurricanes can and do hit. We know our homes and our property are at risk. And the reality is that many Floridians are struggling with the high cost of property insurance. ...more

October 14, 2007

The University of South Florida's long-range plan to join a group of the nation's elite colleges is among the most focused and ambitious of any school and shouldn't be tempered because of Florida's budget turmoil, a prominent education consultant said Thursday. ...more

September 7, 2007