"Heard it Through the Grapevine," by Matt Skinner (Mitchell Beazley, $24.99) ...more

March 29, 2009

The developers of Berry Hill Estates, a controversial subdivision proposed for land west of Dade City, abruptly pulled out Tuesday after one county commissioner called the latest revision of the project "junk." ...more

January 7, 2009

In 1953, Hillsborough County sold a quarter acre of land on a dirt road to the Community Baptist Church for $100. ...more

August 21, 2008

Dumping thousands of cubic yards of slurry dredged from the bottom of the Hernando Beach channel onto a property on Eagle Nest Drive could harm the water quality of nearby Minnow Creek and poses a flooding risk for neighboring homes. ...more

August 5, 2008

Petitioners want judge to hear their case. ...more

August 5, 2008

Tom and Sue Szczerba's backyard overlooks hundreds of acres of rolling fields, copses of live oaks and scattered cattle. ...more

July 6, 2008

A sharply divided county panel handed the developers of a controversial Blanton Road subdivision a setback Thursday in the face of stiff opposition from neighboring residents. ...more

May 30, 2008

The view from Doug and Lisa Bambauer's breakfast nook is, so to speak, unspoiled. ...more

February 12, 2008

The view from Doug and Lisa Bambauer's breakfast nook is, so to speak, unspoiled. ...more

February 11, 2008

Environmentalists were successful Thursday in persuading the Hillsborough County Commission to postpone passage of new wetlands regulations that they say would make it too easy for farmers to destroy small wetlands. ...more

November 16, 2007