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St. Pete Councilman: Go Native On Plants, Save Water, Money

Councilman Karl Nurse put in plants native to Florida and no longer needs to water the yard at an apartment building he owns. ...more

November 25, 2008

Workshops Explore U.S. 19 Plans

A series of public workshops will explain changes to U.S. 19 in the next few years. ...more

November 19, 2008

DOT To Hold Workshops On U.S. 19 Plan

A series of public workshops will explain where the rubber meets the road when it comes to U.S. 19 changes in the next few years. ...more

November 15, 2008

Potable Water Slaking Tampa Lawns' Thirst

With the region's drought conditions worsening, the city is still using millions of gallons of drinking water to keep lawns and flower beds green and toilets flushing. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tampa Takes Steps To Increase Reclaimed Water Use

With the region's drought conditions worsening, Tampa is still using millions of gallons of drinking water to keep lawns, cemeteries and flower beds green. A report from the city's parks and recreation department shows that since January, nearly 139 million gallons of potable water has been used on city owned parks and properties, compared with about 15 million gallons of reclaimed water. ...more

November 11, 2008

Super Bowl Renters Seek Tampa Bay Bucks

Thousands of football fans will converge on the Tampa Bay area for Super Bowl week in February, and they'll need a place to stay. ...more

November 8, 2008

Signs, Signs, Everywhere The Signs

April Hartseil was busy cleaning up along U.S. 27 Monday morning. The interim lead code enforcement officer for Highlands County was removing signs placed on the highway's right of ways over the weekend. By the time her work was done, Hartseil said she personally removed 38. They ranged from garage sale advertisements to campaign signs. ...more

November 4, 2008

Letters To The Editor

Let's Take Back Streets I applaud Pinellas County for passing an ordinance that will hopefully put an end to people using their roadways and medians to collect money and/or sell goods. It is an eyesore, and for obvious reasons it is very unsafe for everyone involved. ...more

October 11, 2008