Planning for the future is important, but many of those drafting the Brandon Community Plan don't want to overlook the needs of residents who put down roots here long before growth made Brandon a bustling suburb. ...more

September 3, 2008

Conditions are worsening in southeastern Polk County. Winds are intensifying and driving rain horizontally as Tropical Storm Fay cuts a northeasterly path through the state. ...more

August 19, 2008

Sebring voters will have four choices in the Aug. 26 primary: Former commissioner Jeri Canale is running against psychologist Bruce Borkosky for the Democratic nomination, and former city councilor Jeff Carlson is challenging incumbent Andrew Jackson in the Republican primary. ...more

August 18, 2008

Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants. New regulations, which don't require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft first obtained by The Associated Press. ...more

August 12, 2008

TAMPA - Torrential rain this afternoon has flooded a neighborhood in East Tampa and closed one lane of State Road 60 near U.S. 41. ...more

July 17, 2008

Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital (and a state, too). But President Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom. ...more

June 27, 2008

This subset includes tiny cars with names such as Micra, Pino, Otti and Cubic. First up the Micra, which I drove in two configurations: the four-door sedan (yep folks, these little cars can even have four doors) and the cute retractable hardtop convertible. ...more

June 21, 2008

While in some respects the Dodge Journey projects an aggressive stance on the road, it brings much more to the drive in that it may, in fact, be a kinder, gentler addition to the Dodge lineup. ...more

February 16, 2008

Regarding "Bay Area Tops For Lead Foot" (front page, Feb. 1): I have been driving for over 50 years on this country's highways and byways. I had never seen, nor been closely involved in, an accident or multiple-vehicle pileup until a year ago at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Fowler Avenue. How I missed not getting involved in it is beyond me. ...more

February 4, 2008

Tampa drivers have a need for speed, at least when they hit Interstate 75. A report released Thursday says Tampa Bay area drivers have a heavier foot on "suburban/rural" highways, such as I-75, than drivers on the same type of roads in the seven other metro areas studied across the country. ...more

February 1, 2008