Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." ...more

October 21, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, in her annual state of the city speech Monday, warned of tough decisions facing the city in the next year as the economic recession worsens. ...more

March 23, 2009

With "Auld Lang Syne" cued for its moment in the midnight spotlight and stemware - brimming with the first year's batch of Florida Estate Winery special-edition, kumquat-infused champagne - raised high, it is time to bid adieu to 2009, an interesting year, to say no more. ...more

December 31, 2008

Members of the Hillsborough County Commission appear to be, for the most part, well-intended individuals. But when a majority believes that making political donations constitutes moral courage or that smart growth comes from letting developers have their way, it's clear the commission needs some fresh perspective. ...more

October 12, 2008

Dade City annexes a 56-acre parcel along U.S. 301 where a developer wants to build a 286-home subdivision. ...more

June 25, 2008

7 million acres of rural and natural land lost to massive development and a population that had doubled to 36 million. ...more

June 23, 2008

The last time Tampa created a plan for growth, the city was hardly growing. ...more

May 18, 2008

Residents will have plenty of options when they head to the polls April 8 to choose a replacement for outgoing city councilwoman Celia Graham. ...more

February 19, 2008

Residents are uncertain whether giving the developer of a controversial apartment complex additional time to tailor the proposed project will make a difference. ...more

February 11, 2008

Time was when a societal reference to 'green' mainly meant hard-core, environmental activism. It conjured up the Sierra Club, pricey solar panels and visceral opposition to the pave-over-paradise crowd. And it connoted trade-offs: What's the economic downside to tree-hugging naivete? ...more

October 24, 2007