Only a handful of the city's neighborhoods are hooked up to the reclaimed water system and plans to expand distribution lines to other areas are years away. ...more

March 26, 2009

Two decades ago, a group of car thieves hit on a way to steal cars and get away with it. It was a scheme that involved bogus vehicle identification numbers and multistate - even multinational - coordination. The result: millions in profit. ...more

March 25, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 25, 2009

From green cleaning and all-electric lawn mowing services, to green-certified pest control, green businesses offer people living in the Sun City area choices that keep their consciences free and clear. ...more

March 25, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 24, 2009

The first light of dawn had yet to touch the treetops, but parents already were lining up at Kate Jackson Park in South Tampa to enroll their children in the city's summer camps. ...more

March 23, 2009

The woman who died in a fire Sunday morning in South Tampa has been identified as 48-year-old Katherine Alm, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

March 23, 2009

Three South Tampa homes near rail road tracks were affected by fire this afternoon. ...more

March 20, 2009

Property owners in Tampa no longer will be able to water their lawns with sprinkler systems under a ban adopted Thursday by the city council. ...more

March 20, 2009

Does this affect property owners outside Tampa? No, although there are some properties outside the city hooked up to the city's water system. Look at your water bill or call the city's water department at (813) 274-8121 to find out if you are on the system. ...more

March 20, 2009