Residents who worried their neighborhood would be overwhelmed with high-rise buildings and concrete finally are seeing green space. ...more

October 21, 2009

Federal stimulus money is coming to Tampa to help the city clean up illegal dump sites and other polluted properties in East Tampa, Drew Park, Tampa Heights and the Central Park area. ...more

May 12, 2009

Tale of a Dutch family coping with upheavals of German occupation during World War II. Last of four parts. ...more

January 23, 2009

State's Attorney Jerry Hill met Wednesday morning with Sheriff Susan Benton at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office about the evidence audit she released publicly in April. ...more

September 11, 2008

Born and raised in Tampa, Ty Rodriguez lived in New York City for a while. When he moved back to Tampa almost five years ago, he eventually bought a home in Seminole Heights. ...more

February 7, 2008

If all goes according to a developer's plans, more than 1,200 acres adjacent to the demolished Coronet Industries phosphate factory will soon be home to a bustling industrial park with a mix of retail stores, recreational fields and workforce housing. ...more

January 16, 2008

PLANT CITY - If all goes according to a developer's plans, more than 1,200 acres adjacent to the demolished Coronet Industries phosphate factory soon will be home to a bustling industrial park with a mix of retail stores, recreational fields and work force housing. Lakeside Station ...more

January 11, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Eight grove owners north of town have banded together in a bid to trade oranges for homes. At Monday's meeting, a professional urban planner presented town council with preliminary plans that call for the eventual construction of 4,600 homes on 1,500 acres. Ground breaking for the proposed development, which stretches from the railroad bridge northeast to the shores of Lake Apthorpe, and on both sides of U.S. 27, is at least four years away, according to planner Augie Fragala, of Powell, Fragala & Associates Inc. ...more

December 17, 2007

There was not a day last summer that Joey Galloway did not spend in his kitchen with a blender, ice and hundreds of ingredients, trying to concoct a never-before-tasted smoothie drink. ...more

November 10, 2007

Caryl Scalise's love for dance and the performing arts began at age 3 when her mother, thinking she was a chubby kid, signed her up for ballet and tap classes. ...more

October 15, 2007