Saying not enough is being done to preserve Tampa's crumbling architectural legacy, a councilwoman wants the Iorio administration to get tougher with private property owners who allow historical buildings to deteriorate. ...more

March 9, 2009

Marion Noel has Lake Jackson in her living room. No, you can't actually step into the lake from her living room, but it sure seems like you could. ...more

January 12, 2009

SEBRING — Green isn't the only color cultivated and prized by Highlands County groundskeepers. Eileen Beck, groundskeeper supervisor, oversees a crew of three county employees who trim, plant, irrigate, mow and maintain the 40 county-owned building sites, from nearly end-to-end. "We like to have color," Beck said, "and something is always in bloom." All three municipal libraries, the health department, the courthouse and the Agri-Civic Center are just a few of the rotating stops the crew hits at least once a week, or sometimes twice weekly during the rainy summer months. The landscaping around the sign at the Highlands County Government Center recently got a sprucing up from the crew. Marigolds, croton plants, Indian hawthorns and crepe myrtles, separated by mulch, surround the county marker. ...more

February 10, 2008