Tampa City Council members will get their first look Thursday at a sensible compromise for homeowners with backyard canals so clogged that boats can't get through. ...more

October 24, 2007

Alexander Hamilton was an ambitious young striver, and he created an economy where people like him could rise and succeed. He used government to rouse the energies of the merchant class, to widen the circle of property owners and to dissolve the constraints on commerce and mobility. ...more

October 14, 2007

Once again the residents of Erin Park have stepped up to the plate and took care of a problem that should have been resolved by the county or the state. ...more

September 30, 2007

A group of waterfront residents supporting canal dredging near West Shore Boulevard and on Davis Islands will host two meetings next week to discuss the issue. ...more

September 29, 2007

Tuesday night for several hours, city officials tried to clarify misinformation and how setbacks occurred in the process to obtain permits for the city's decade-old dredging project. ...more

September 27, 2007

The Port Authority Board wants the city to fire the private consultants advising officials on the multimillion-dollar dredging project because of a loss of confidence in the firm's ability to complete the permitting process. ...more

September 27, 2007

Things finally were looking good for the city's dredging project. After nearly a decade of costly studies and contentious, late-night meetings, city officials proclaimed two weeks ago they were clearing the first hurdle in the regulatory process. ...more

September 13, 2007

Opposition has emerged to a developer's plans to dredge canals and excavate new waterways for redevelopment of the Georgetown Apartments property. ...more

September 12, 2007

The Fishin' Report angling-action round-up by Nick Stubbs. ...more

September 12, 2007