A committee meeting to explore the possibility of reopening the Lake Placid Tower has received a cost estimate on bringing the structure to fire code. ...more

February 27, 2009

Elisha Ministries officials were given a 30-day extension on zoning violations at the Kamp Elisha site at 7919 Rhodes Road, just off U.S. 19 about midway between Hudson and New York avenues. ...more

December 31, 2008

The city needs volunteers to fill several vacancies on boards and commissions dealing with everything from nuisance properties to tax breaks for commercial developers. The Public Nuisance Abatement Board, a quasi-judicial body that deals with properties with a pattern of criminal activity, needs to fill one vacancy. ...more

December 5, 2008

Like holding up a mirror, Urban Land Institute experts recently released the final report of their recommendations on where Pasco County has been and where it's going. ...more

September 20, 2008

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce isn't looking for green thumbs, just groups with some extra green. ...more

July 23, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The city council on Thursday will reconsider rezoning the site of Progress Energy Park as downtown parkland, which could impede – if not prevent – the Tampa Bay Rays from building a new stadium on the waterfront property. ...more

July 9, 2008

The disasters in Burma and New Orleans should serve as examples of the continued destruction of coastal areas in Hillsborough and Pinellas for purposes of development. Replacing hurricane-abating mangroves with mansions seems excessively foolhardy here in the Sunshine State. ...more

May 8, 2008

Because teams cannot "tailor" the aerodynamic characteristics of NASCAR's new race car to suit a driver's preferences, fewer drivers are going to feel comfortable driving the car, team owner Jack Roush says. ...more

February 6, 2008

Soon, it might be possible for people who have what the city of Safety Harbor considers two front yards to erect a 6-foot-tall fences along one of those yards. Under a change in city fence regulations the City Commission tentatively approved on a 5-0 vote last week, to allow owners of homes on corner lots to seek a permit to install a fence up to 6 feet in height. ...more

January 19, 2008

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind ...more

October 21, 2007