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Debate rages over proposed Tarpon property deal

The sides squared off during Tuesday night's City Commission meeting in a debate over whether the city should purchase two parcels along Tarpon Avenue to provide additional downtown parking. ...more

November 7, 2009

2 ponds add to community pride

Two stormwater retention ponds are the talk of East Tampa. "Who would have thought that stormwater ponds are so interesting?" said Mayor Pam Iorio. "But they are." ...more

October 28, 2009

Gall Boulevard work iffy

After more than a year of negotiating with the Florida Department of Transportation about the future of Gall Boulevard, city leaders are prepared to reject the $70 million road project. ...more

October 28, 2009

Rescuing a community

The communities located in the six-square-mile area just west of the University of South Florida's Tampa campus once represented gross crime, blight, decay and poverty. Last week, with more than 1,300 people in attendance, the 3,000-member USF Area Community Civic Association, Inc. (USFACCA) commemorated its 20th year of success by honoring 35 of its "unsung heroes." Today, their accomplishments stand as a case study of leadership, community organization and cooperation. ...more

October 22, 2009

Officials dedicate East Tampa 'lakes'

City officials and neighborhood activists dedicate two "lakes" in East Tampa. ...more

October 21, 2009

Iorio to unveil Tampa recycling program on Earth Day

Mayor Pam Iorio will mark Earth Day by unveiling a new recycling program today. Working with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, the city will place 20 receptacles for recycling plastic and aluminum throughout downtown and the Channel District. Dozens of green receptacles will be placed along well-traveled pedestrian corridors. ...more

April 22, 2009