City council members got their first good look Thursday at plans for a new Curtis Hixon Park, and they didn't like everything they saw. ...more

February 7, 2008

AVON PARK — The Avon Park City Council decided to form a seven-member committee to recommend a new police chief from the 61 applications the city received. In creating the committee, the council decided to fill the police chief's position before they found a new city manager, using the committee's recommendations to help interim City Manager Sarah Adelt pick out Frank Mercurio's successor. The city has not begun advertising for the city manager's position. ...more

January 16, 2008

After months of meetings, offers and counteroffers, city officials have failed to reach a deal to buy a mobile home park in the crime-ridden east end. ...more

January 15, 2008

The redevelopment of Central Park Village could be delayed by a year, officials said this week. ...more

January 9, 2008

If you want to improve your community, the city wants to hear from you. ...more

January 5, 2008

It's not easy for a city government to negotiate a real estate purchase. ...more

December 13, 2007

Gene's Bar is gone. A wrecking crew demolished the infamous neighborhood hangout last week. In March, the city bought the bar with about $200,000 in local property taxes. ...more

November 26, 2007

The question is asked at nearly every monthly meeting of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership. ...more

November 21, 2007

New officers at the Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center want to make the organization that provides support services to families and individuals, more of a household name. The center recently named Margo Adams its executive director and Dick Perrier program director. ...more

November 10, 2007

Grant Park residents in unincorporated Hillsborough County took their first tentative steps this week toward a proposal to move into the city. ...more

October 6, 2007