A grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Hillsborough County Seffner-Mango Branch Library will begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 410 N. Kingsway Road. ...more

January 9, 2009

The new year brings hopes and challenges. Locally, people and businesses in South and Central Tampa have expectations and goals for their neighborhoods. Here are a few of them: ...more

January 7, 2009

When the mind-bending trips to the mall and the pressure cooker of holiday entertaining are over and the family budget has run dry, operators of Cracker Country at the Florida State Fairgrounds invite Tampa-area residents and visitors to take a tranquil stroll back in time. ...more

December 29, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. ...more

December 24, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. Kenneth Fong, whose allegations of payroll discrepancies ignited a scandal that led to the resignation of former police Chief Russell Barnes in August, is seeking lost pay and compensatory damages from the city, according to a letter sent to City Manager Steve Spina. Tampa attorney Steven G. Wenzel also asserts in the letter that Fong was not reinstated or rehired by the department as retaliation for whistle-blowing activities that led to Barnes' resignation, the reassignment of a city detective and embarrassment to city officials. By Wenzel's calculations, the city should pay "well in excess of $200,000," even if Fong is reinstated as a police officer ...more

December 22, 2008

With memories of the razing of the old Gary Adult High School still fresh, another historical landmark could be in jeopardy. ...more

December 19, 2008

With memories of the razing of the old Gary Adult High School still fresh, another historical landmark could be in jeopardy. ...more

December 18, 2008

Concerned about the city's water supply, city council members are scheduled to vote today on whether to oppose a Pasco County landfill planned near the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water. ...more

December 18, 2008

On Dec. 2 I was asked to appear before the Sebring City Council to explain my involvement with the Valencia Circle issue and hear a complaint from one neighbor who apparently does not like the park furniture or horse statue for which I had permission -approval from the city council on Nov. 6, 2007, to place there. I'm sure many of you read the articles in the Highlands Today and are aware of the problem. ...more

December 14, 2008

TAMPA City officials and representatives of Tampa's largest union meet today to select a mediator to intervene in a contentious dispute over pay raises and a longer contract. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1464, representing about 2,000 of the city's blue-collar, technical and clerical employees, declared an impasse in the talks last month. ...more

December 10, 2008