CORY LAKE ISLES - Talk about sticker shock. Calling it a worst-case scenario, the community development district presented homeowners with a budget that could raise their assessments nearly $900 next year. ...more

July 17, 2008

Geographically speaking, Oelsner Park couldn't be described as prominent. Located on the north bank of Miller's Bayou, it's tucked away in a neighborhood historically known as Martha's Vineyard. ...more

July 12, 2008

PORT RICHEY - Geographically speaking, Oelsner Park couldn't be described as prominent. Located on the north bank of Miller's Bayou, it sits tucked away in a residential neighborhood historically referred to as Martha's Vineyard. But the little park has been around a good long time - better than 50 years - and as such it holds a special place in the hearts of many people whose roots in the city are planted the deepest. That fondness was apparent in the size of the crowd that showed up late Thursday afternoon for the reopening of Oelsner Park. ...more

July 9, 2008

Among the first requests to land on the desk of newly elected Mayor Pam Iorio nearly five years ago was a plea from community activist Ruth Fleming to expand the activities center at Woodland Terrace Park. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - At the peak of the housing boom two years ago, apartment renters like Richard Daniel were at the mercy of landlords in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 4, 2007

The once red-hot apartment industry has turned lukewarm over the past six months, and the fallout has turned the market in renters' favor for the first time in several years. ...more

October 4, 2007

SEBRING — The Washington Heights area is getting a facelift in the form of new sidewalks, landscaping and lighting. Streetscape 8 will feature new sidewalks lining the roads, removal of overhead power lines, antique street lights and new landscaping, beautifying Lemon Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and North Ridgewood Drive. "We are trying to make the area aesthetically appealing and address health and safety concerns," said Pete Pollard, executive director of Community Redevelopment Agency. "We are hoping our efforts will attract reinvestment into the community." ...more

September 25, 2007