House fire kills dog ...more

April 26, 2009

TAMPA Fear has some people turning to guns for protection. ...more

April 1, 2009

TAMPA - One neighbor's generosity and a dozen or so wading pools filled with compost are jump-starting a community garden in Seminole Heights. About 40 neighbors met recently to discuss plans to begin tilling soil on a large vacant lot off Violet Street in South Seminole Heights. Except in this case they are opting for above-ground containers over in-ground planting. ...more

March 31, 2009

Ride the trolley or pedal a bicycle for an up-close, personal look at the "early years" of one of Tampa's historical bungalow neighborhoods. ...more

March 30, 2009

The Tampa Bay area is on pace this year to exceed permit applications from previous years, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Some people are worried about the recession; others believe a new president will mean bans on weapons. ...more

March 30, 2009

People sent letters, called and made unannounced visits to Marie Lesiak Haley's Tampa home asking whether she would sell the family's vacant business, Pickford's Sundries, on Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

March 27, 2009

As the Bay area struggles to emerge from the greatest housing downturn since the Great Depression, buyers are benefiting from the slump. First-time homebuyers are getting particularly good deals. They can move fast because they don't need to sell a home before closing, and they're taking advantage of the federal government's new $8,000 tax credit for new buyers. ...more

March 27, 2009

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS -- A replacement library for the Seminole Heights Branch Library is slated for future construction. In the final design, residents are hoping there will be room for a special addition — a bookstore. To qualify for a bookstore, library officials say the Seminole Heights library, 4711 N. Central Ave., must have a Friends of the Library group. The Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association is spearheading an effort to form a Friends group within the next few months. ...more

March 26, 2009

The idea floated around for a couple of years, in moments of, "Well, what if we did this?" or "Do we go ahead with this?" ...more

March 25, 2009

Renovation of the city-owned Seminole Heights Garden Center should begin within the next few weeks. ...more

March 11, 2009