Snouts are already popping up in the waters near Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Observation Center as winter approaches. ...more

November 25, 2009

This is the week of the transitional period between the full moon and the last-quarter moon, and as the title implies, so will be the state of the fish which the anglers pursue -transitional. ...more

November 4, 2009

Police say an Avon Park man led them on a short chase early Sunday morning that continued even after he ran off the road and flipped his car several times. ...more

November 3, 2009

It has been almost 22 years since this editorial page detailed the devastating damage boat propellers were doing to Tampa Bay and questioned why no government agency would take action to protect the sea grass meadows that filter water and sustain marine life. ...more

February 14, 2009

Gus Muench contributed to the tens of thousands of propeller scars that pock the seagrass beds in Cockroach Bay. ...more

January 28, 2009

For a creature that might weigh more than a ton, manatees can be surprisingly hard to see. They often travel just below the surface, and the only thing that shows above is the tip of their nose as they raise their head to breathe, a mouse-sized patch of skin and whiskers that's very difficult to spot from a fast-moving powerboat. ...more

December 7, 2008

Reader Bruce Emerson wants to know why there is no dedicated right-turn lane on southbound Himes Avenue at Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

February 9, 2008

Carrollwood News & Tribune reader Bruce Emerson wants to know why there is no dedicated right-turn lane on southbound Himes Avenue at Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

February 9, 2008

Once again manatees face a critical vote that will decide whether they receive the highest protective status available under Florida law. ...more

December 4, 2007

The strong winds that have plagued anglers for weeks abated in early November. I finally got a chance to put the boat in the water without a small-craft warning in effect. In fact, I was surprised to step outside one morning last week and find it dead flat calm. ...more

November 14, 2007