A 13-year project to create an artificial reef off the Florida Keys for sport divers and anglers has culminated with the scuttling of a 523-foot-long former U.S. Air Force missile tracking ship. It took just a minute and 54 seconds Wednesday to sink the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg after demolition experts triggered a series of explosives that lined both sides of the ship's bilge area below the waterline. The ship settled on the bottom of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in an upright position. ...more

May 28, 2009

There is a space for art in the hearts of Palm Harbor librarians. Actually, it's an alcove. In order to achieve its goal of becoming the cultural center for the community, the Palm Harbor Library recently dedicated its Art Alcove to area artists, said Debbie Phillips, library spokeswoman. ...more

February 14, 2009

Between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, Meadors Construction will be making waterline improvements on Eldridge Road in front of the Eldridge Water Plant. ...more

February 14, 2009

Motorists traveling in the Riverivew area need to be aware that the eastbound lane of Riverview Drive between Kanawaha Road and Dyer Road will be closed intermittently through Oct. 25. ...more

October 24, 2008

The wait nearly is over for shoppers eager to visit The Shops at Wiregrass mall. ...more

October 21, 2008

When cracks first began appearing in the wall of the C.W. "Bill" Young Reservoir, Tampa Bay Water officials said the problems were nothing to be worried about. ...more

October 11, 2008

In the heart of Apollo Beach, hidden by swaths of vacant land, is a scene reminiscent of the boom years. ...more

September 7, 2008

The above-average rainfall of this summer is supposed to help fill Tampa Bay Water's C.W. Bill Young Reservoir in Hillsborough County. Instead, it is posing problems. The reservoir's soil-cement lining, which is designed to control erosion, is cracking. So are the patches. ...more

August 15, 2008

The firefighters displaced from Wednesday's early-morning flood will temporarily relocate to a space even older than the fire station they had to vacate: a museum. ...more

January 25, 2008