In seven years as mayor of St. Petersburg Rick Baker has championed economic development, especially in depressed areas, and been the city's biggest promoter. He deserves credit for helping make the city more attractive and livable. ...more

June 16, 2008

Signs of increasing risk along the shore are apparent from space. Satellite photos released by NOAA show steady development of coastal lands between Texas and North Carolina. ...more

May 5, 2008

The future of the Tampa Bay doesn't belong to any one entity. Rather, it is the responsibility of all of us to guide the type of future we want. ...more

April 16, 2008

County commissioners and planning staffers were under no illusions Wednesday about the enormity of the Lake Hideaway development, proposed for U.S. 19 in northwest Hernando County. ...more

February 14, 2008

County commissioners and planning staffers were under no illusions Wednesday about the enormity of the Lake Hideaway development, proposed for U.S. 19 in northwest Hernando County. ...more

February 13, 2008

Call it Hickory Hill west. Or more precisely, northwest. Lake Hideaway, a massive residential-commercial development, will come before county commissioners today. ...more

February 13, 2008

A 3,700-home community on Wednesday's land use agenda. ...more

February 12, 2008

A business alliance in the West Shore district is pitching a plan to fund a network of buses that would circulate in the business district. ...more

January 26, 2008

Fiddles and fellowship draw bluegrass lovers — and those just seeking a taste of the Old South — to a biannual gathering on the Withlacoochee River. ...more

January 18, 2008

PLANT CITY - City Commissioner Bill Dodson has been elected vice chairman of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. ...more

January 17, 2008