TAMPA - One day after rain delayed their opening, two new ramps for traffic exiting Tampa International Airport on George Bean Parkway opened to traffic Saturday. ...more

December 22, 2007

On a sprawling piece of land off Trouble Creek Road, between walled-in subdivisions and heavily congested roadways, a church is rising from the earth. ...more

December 21, 2007

Playing With Fire I am very concerned about the emergency evacuation route on State Road 54 from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to Morris Bridge Road. The widening of part of this route has been delayed to 2015 or beyond. ...more

December 12, 2007

I know you can't see me, but I'm doing my happy dance now. It's a neat little step and hop, with a couple of shakes and a slide. Good news always brings out my happy dance: the day I graduated from high school, the birth of my children, the day my children graduated from high school, to name a few. I do the dance especially well after a shower in front of a mirror still adequately steamed. Dignity requires some modesty. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Repairs to a fire hydrant will close the southbound right turn lane of Bayshore Boulevard to Gandy Boulevard from midafternoon today until late Thursday morning. Hydrant Repairs Affect Bayshore Blvd., Hillsborough Ave. ...more

December 5, 2007

County engineers believe they've hit on a way to improve local roads and save money at the same time. ...more

December 4, 2007

TAMPA - By air and by land, Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be looking for errant drivers this Thanksgiving holiday. ...more

November 21, 2007

Before you can gobble, you have to get there. If you're flying to your Thanksgiving destination, check out these useful tidbits. If you're driving, prepare for congestion. ...more

November 19, 2007

What's new at Tampa International Airport from a year ago? ...more

November 19, 2007

A lot rides on the success of Highlands County's asphalt plant, expected to go on line in May. We're not just talking of the money involved or the cynical "I told you so" that asphalt contractors are hoping to throw at the county should the project fail. ...more

October 29, 2007