A landowner is asking officials to change the county's comprehensive land-use plan, a move that would open the door for intense residential and commercial construction on 94 acres near McIntosh Road and Interstate 4. ...more

December 22, 2007

Each week during the season, The Tampa Tribune will challenge a columnist from the Bucs' opposing city to a Throwdown, to determine the superior city - and which team will come out ahead. This week's Throwdown features the Tribune's Joe Henderson against Jay Adams of The Macon Telegraph. ...more

November 15, 2007

Residents opposed to a Wal-Mart store at S.R. 54 and Grand Boulevard hope to make peace with the nation's largest retail chain. Cynthia Besio and other opponents think a Supercenter with 205,000 square feet is just too big for the southwest corner with about 26 acres. The current Wal-Mart plan also creates some very awkward traffic flow patterns, they think. ...more

November 14, 2007

A slowdown in growth and a correction in housing prices highlight the question posed by a headline last month in The Wall Street Journal: 'Is Florida Over?' ...more

October 30, 2007

Houses for sale for $100,000. In Tampa. New construction. A small, not-for-profit group called the Westshore Community Development Corp. is spearheading an affordable housing project that backers hope will serve as a model for Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County. ...more

October 28, 2007

It seems so easy on an aerial map. Just draw a line a few millimeters long connecting two dead-end roads, and you create a transportation corridor. ...more

October 10, 2007

Planners worried about future traffic congestion in fast-growing south Hillsborough County have suggested building two bridges across the Alafia River. ...more

October 8, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Chronic traffic congestion at one of Pasco County's busiest crossroads could derail plans for a new Lowe's store nearby. ...more

September 29, 2007

President Bush on Thursday promised to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left travelers grounded. ...more

September 28, 2007

Thirty-two members of the Keystone Civic Association took to the streets Sept. 15 as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. ...more

September 22, 2007