Two men charged in an $83 million mortgage loan scheme are asking a judge to let them travel while they are free on bond. One of the men wants to judge a cat show in New Zealand, and the other wants to travel for his real estate consulting business. ...more

August 11, 2008

During a special Monday morning work session, the City Commission gave City Manager Robert DiSpirito permission to proceed with his multifaceted plan to purchase the J.C. Weaver property and transform it into a park on St. Joseph Sound. ...more

August 11, 2008

It's easy to think of public art as a luxury in tough financial times, but to create a community with a sense of place, investing in public art is a necessity. ...more

July 20, 2008

Despite an intensive $4 billion drive to protect U.S. embassies, at least 150 American missions abroad fall short of security standards put in place after deadly bombings, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

June 23, 2008

Shares of General Electric Co. briefly fell to their lowest point in more than four years Monday when an analyst downgraded the company's stock and predicted a challenging environment for its business operations. ...more

June 17, 2008

The Beck Group is proposing the first project for The Heights of Tampa, a $500 million, 48-acre residential and commercial development that has been slowed by the economic downturn. ...more

June 11, 2008

Federal investigators are looking into allegations that several current and former employees of the county's affordable housing office formed a corporation that could compete for grants administered by the office and tried to steer business to a real estate company owned by a spouse of one of the employees. ...more

May 28, 2008

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- County commissioners recently voted to purchase environmentally sensitive property adjacent to Wall Springs Park. They now hope the state will fund half the purchase price during a year when budget cuts have been in the forefront in Tallahassee. ...more

May 3, 2008

County commissioners recently voted to purchase environmentally sensitive property adjacent to Wall Springs Park. They now hope the state will fund half the purchase price during a year when budget cuts have been in the forefront in Tallahassee. ...more

May 2, 2008

Wondering where the real estate market is going? Clark W. Toole III, president and chief operating officer of Sarasota-based Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, thinks Florida is poised for a recovery. ...more

February 17, 2008