After going into late-night overtime the week before, the Tampa City Council finally gave its blessing - or at least its majority vote - to the rezoning plans of Wasserman Real Estate Capital to redevelop Hyde Park Village. ...more

December 26, 2007

Townspeople stood in the sweltering heat at grocery stores and community centers, waiting to fill plastic jugs with water. Tanker trucks rumbled down the highways, bringing relief to a thirsty town suddenly gone dry. ...more

December 9, 2007

When faced with a major decision, learning how others decided is valuable input that can often save a lot of time and effort. For example, I believe I read that over 5,000 communities wrestled with whether its school superintendent should continue as an elected position and only 30 (.04 percent) determined that it should. To me, that means that absent some unusual circumstances unique to this community, Highlands County will not be number 31. ...more

November 29, 2007

TAMPA - A tanker carrying about 8,800 gallons of gasoline has overturned outside the Port of Tampa, and gas is leaking into the Bay, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

November 23, 2007

When the No. 5-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers trudged off the turf at Raymond James Stadium on Sept. 28, as USF fans stormed the field following the Bulls' 21-13 upset, it would have been the longest of long shots. ...more

November 19, 2007

QB Kyle Wright is hopeful he will be able to play Saturday against N.C. State. ...more

October 31, 2007

The worst-case scenario is projected more than 50 years out, but environmental activists said Tuesday that the time to start protecting Florida's agricultural lands from urban development is now. ...more

October 24, 2007

Jake Delhomme last week called surgery on his strained right elbow 'a last resort.' ...more

October 9, 2007

Is the long wait coming to an end for borrowers who would like to see interest rates go down? ...more

September 2, 2007