Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Tampa-based U.S. Central Command, will speak at the city's Sept. 11 commemoration and grand opening of Heroes Plaza in Cotanchobee/Fort Brooke Park. ...more

August 23, 2009

The windows in old City Hall have about reached the end of their life. So city officials plan to replace 348 wooden panes in the eight-floor, nearly century-old landmark building on the corner of Kennedy Boulevard at Florida Avenue. ...more

August 19, 2009

An 80-pound Dalmatian has died after being attacked by an alligator at Jacksonville's Hanna Park. ...more

August 10, 2009

Williams Park pool is closed indefinitely. But city parks and recreation officials are reviewing long-range options to reopen it. ...more

August 5, 2009

The city is facing fines of more than $16,000 from environmental regulators for a litany of alleged violations on a fuel storage tank at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

July 30, 2009

The city is facing fines of more than $16,000 from environmental regulators for a litany of alleged violations on a fuel storage tank at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

July 29, 2009

A bait and tackle shop owner who sued the city of Clearwater over his fish mural has reached an agreement that will let him keep the artwork on his building, though the agreement still needs city council approval. ...more

July 24, 2009

A proposed air-conditioning system has come under fire from residents and a contractor for being too expensive and too large for the Seminole Heights Garden Center. ...more

July 22, 2009

For decades, it has been the city's worst eyesore. The old Kash n' Karry shopping center on the U.S. 98 Bypass was a magnet for vagrants, and city officials were powerless to do anything about it. ...more

July 20, 2009

The roof of a stage being built for a Madonna concert in the French port city of Marseille collapsed Thursday, leaving one worker dead and six injured, city officials said. ...more

July 16, 2009