The drive through Pasco County will get bumpier in a couple of weeks on Interstate 75 as the state begins a $32 million repaving and bridge replacement project from State Road 56 to County Road 54. ...more

January 19, 2009

Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, but for fans of the scenic beach at Fred Howard Park, it means the end of fall, winter and spring, as well, this year. ...more

August 30, 2008

Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, but for fans of the scenic beach at Fred Howard Park, it means the end of fall, winter and spring, as well, this year. Forty years of sun, salt and wind have deteriorated the two bridges on the mile-long causeway that leads to the beach, and they must be replaced. To do so, Pinellas County parks officials are closing the causeway until October 2009, beginning Tuesday. ...more

August 29, 2008

Floodwaters that wreaked havoc along Illinois and Iowa rivers poured into the Mississippi on Tuesday, creating a torrent of water that threatens to spread the misery to historic riverside towns on the way to St. Louis and beyond. ...more

June 18, 2008

This summer, Jeff Bridges and his wife and daughter will fly to Poland - first class, no less - for a European vacation by paying for one ticket and cashing in 160,000 airline rewards points for the other two. ...more

February 15, 2008

N'DJAMENA, Chad - Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government. ...more

February 6, 2008

Going to Fort DeSoto Park? You may need extra cash. State transportation officials say tolls at the bridge leading to the park, and at two plazas nearby, will need to rise to finance the replacement of two bridges. ...more

November 29, 2007

A county report released Monday rebuts allegations planners misled the public about the South County Transportation Plan, particularly the inclusion of a bypass, but concedes officials should have been clearer in presentations to citizen groups. Now the groups who were arguing about being misled are saying the report isn't accurate. ...more

November 6, 2007

Regarding 'Bracing For Boom, Bridges On Alafia' (Metro, Oct. 8): There is a push by the 'growth machine' to add two bridges over the Alafia River and build a bypass road from north Manatee County to Brandon, among other things, to cope with what Ned Baier, manager of Hillsborough's Transportation and Land Development Review Division, says is the 'fastest growing area of the county.' ...more

October 12, 2007

Whether you know it as East Bay or the more recent moniker, South Shore, the land mass south of Brandon is likely to change dramatically, and nothing tells the tale better than a draft transportation plan for the area. ...more

October 11, 2007