Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. The state Department of Transportation has been busy clearing acres of trees and other vegetation as it prepares to build two new off-ramps for traffic destined for State Road 56. ...more

November 16, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. ...more

November 15, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway will be open to the public starting at 3 p.m. today. ...more

March 27, 2009

In an area with overwhelming transportation needs, Tampa Bay area motorists should be grateful for small victories. And one will be coming in less than a year when state Department of Transportation officials finally retool the treacherous junction of interstates 75 and 275 at the Hillsborough-Pasco line, which has long been another "Malfunction Junction." ...more

December 29, 2008

Wilma Schafer of Sun City Center said she is proud of the Santa sleigh and reindeer that graces the front lawn of the Sun City Center Community Association's main complex. ...more

December 24, 2008

No charges will be filed against the driver of a Mack truck that smashed into an Interstate 75 overpass at State Road 50 in Hernando County on Tuesday afternoon. ...more

December 12, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG One of the ramps leading to Interstate 275 is no longer backed up following a three-vehicle wreck on the interstate, fire officials said. The accident occurred at 6:36 a.m. today just north of the 54th Avenue South exit, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg and Rescue. Motorists trying to access the northbound lanes of the interstate temporarily experienced a backup due to the wreck, he said. ...more

December 9, 2008

Suncoast Trail users will find themselves parking in another lot while interchange construction takes place at Lutz-Lake Fern Road. The Suncoast Parkway project is under way and the construction will cause the present trailhead parking lot to close sometime in December. ...more

November 21, 2008

Grady Elementary recently unveiled a new playground for its 400 or so students. ...more

November 5, 2008

The family of the 18-year-old woman who was raped and beaten in April at the Bloomingdale Regional Library in Brandon didn't have to look much farther than their own back yard to find good Samaritans. ...more

October 24, 2008