AVON PARK — Its members question their own existence. What is their role? What purpose do they have toward benefiting the city, or are they nothing more than a waste of space, time, effort and ultimately the taxpayer's dollar? After finding out earlier this month that its own members lacked the authority to dissolve itself, the four remaining members of the Main Street Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board considered resigning. Main Street CRA advisory board Chairman Devon Donaldson, speaking for the board, repeated the frustrations he had with the council, and what they saw as the inability of the board to have much of an input on facade grants as a reason for their attempted disbanding. ...more

November 26, 2007

CHARLOTTE - OK, let me have it. The Bucs are 3-1 after demolishing Carolina on Sunday and they looked totally the part of a playoff team. Before the season started, I thought they'd be 1-3 at this point. This was one I automatically wrote off as a loss. I was wrong. Let me have it. ...more

September 30, 2007