Tampa has become a leader in Florida's green movement. ...more

January 23, 2009

After years of accumulating money for downtown redevelopment, Dade City city commissioners expect to vote this month on whether to spend some of those funds to install decorative streetlights downtown. ...more

November 6, 2008

The city council approved the tentative city budget and property tax rate on Monday for the 2007-08 fiscal year. ...more

September 10, 2008

The City Commission will be asked Tuesday to decide whether the city should impose additional fees on recreational activities and event organizers. ...more

August 20, 2008

Tampa is getting with the green movement. On Thursday, the city council unanimously gave its preliminary approval to an ordinance that offers incentives to developers that build environmentally friendly buildings. The ordinance also requires new city buildings to be constructed according to green standards, following a policy Mayor Pam Iorio set forward several weeks ago. ...more

June 13, 2008

A senior city buildings official took bribes in exchange for falsely reporting that cranes had been inspected and that crane operators had been certified, but his actions did not appear to be connected to two recent crane collapses that killed nine people, authorities said Friday. ...more

June 7, 2008

A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar Friday, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New York skyline. ...more

May 31, 2008

You pull into a city-owned parking garage, driving past an ad for a tow truck company. ...more

May 25, 2008

The New Tampa Community Center's opening is weeks away, but anyone passing by knows it will be a center for gymnastics and dance. ...more

February 24, 2008

The New Tampa Community Center's opening is weeks away, but anyone passing it knows it will be a center for gymnastics and dance. ...more

February 20, 2008