Chalk up another casualty of the slow housing market. Construction on phase 3 of Hernando Oaks, which includes 142 lots, has been stalled. And that has prompted county commissioners to issue a $5 million performance bond against the developer to ensure the work will get done. ...more

November 12, 2008

LUTZ - After 20 years in corporate America, Henry Chriss stopped working 9-to-5 to feed his passion for motorcycles. The business consultant now spends most of his time tinkering on motorcycles and other machinery in his home garage in the Sanctuary on Livingston, a gated community on Livingston Avenue. ...more

October 24, 2008

As hikers and riders on horseback recently made their way through the Mystery Map Trail at the Little Manatee River State Park, they came upon more than a few unusual sights. The lush greenery was there as usual, but it was periodically broken up by colorful balloons, stuffed animals and other toys. ...more

October 24, 2008

Engle Homes is offering its 2009 New Home Collection, six new home designs from the $170,000's. ...more

October 19, 2008

The slaying of prominent Odessa horseman Lawrence P. Higgins doesn't appear to have come as the result of a robbery, deputies said today. ...more

October 13, 2008

The homicide of a prominent Odessa horseman has shocked friends in the thoroughbred industry, but investigators remained silent Saturday about the circumstances surrounding his death a day after his body was discovered. ...more

October 12, 2008

TAMPA - As the horse-racing community reels from news of the homicide of a prominent Odessa horseman, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies revealed nothing new today in the death of the 61-year-old racehorse owner and former lawyer. ...more

October 11, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of misusing property owners association dues. ...more

September 3, 2008

The newest member of the Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board pressured her colleagues Aug. 26 into cutting $515,000 out of a budget that would have raised homeowner assessments more than $1,100 in the next fiscal year. ...more

September 3, 2008

The newest member of the Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board pressured her colleagues Tuesday night into cutting $515,000 out of a budget that would have raised homeowner assessments more than $1,100 in the next fiscal year. ...more

August 27, 2008