Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has taken some hits from some city council members from not being sufficiently green, particularly during the city's recent discussion of renewing its franchise agreement with TECO. ...more

February 7, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

A 1946 Burgert Brothers' photograph was among key evidence persuading city officials that beer, wine and liquor can flow freely at The Retreat, an upscale bar catering to young professionals. A particular memory of property owner Nicholas Massari goes back even further to a famous day in history: the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. ...more

January 28, 2009

The goal of redeveloping and attracting businesses and residents to Drew Park is making headway. ...more

January 21, 2009

GANDY/SUN BAY SOUTH - About 70 residents came to the Gandy/Sun Bay South civic center Thursday with grievances in mind but left 90 minutes later with solutions in hand. ...more

January 21, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. Spanish-speaking visitors have questioned why the signs on Seventh Avenue, the historic district's main thoroughfare, misspelled the word for "seventh." ...more

January 15, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. ...more

January 14, 2009

Even porcupines could get pink slips in the slumping economy as states consider cutting or eliminating funding that supports zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens. ...more

January 14, 2009

The makeover of a retention pond along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into a community lake will be bolstered by an additional $158,000 for upgrades, bringing the total cost of the project to about $1.5 million ...more

January 14, 2009

The city of Sebring should consider the disbanding or preservation of the Sebring Historical Preservation Commission. As a preservationist and former chairman of the SHPC, I admit that the organization is totally ineffective and no longer preserving the historical buildings in compliance with the state guidelines and the city of Sebring ordinance. With exception to Lorrie Smith, chairperson, the commissioners would rather bend or ignore the guidelines. I have heard numerous times the members state that proper restoration is too costly, so they allow a building to be renovated instead. ...more

January 9, 2009