Where's The Beach? My wife and I have lived in Pasco County for 21-plus years. During that time, a number of parcels of land with Gulf of Mexico frontage have been purchased by Pasco County and/or the state of Florida. ...more

February 20, 2008

What happened in Highlands County? Is is not important enough for family time to allow our hard working men and women truck drivers to come home and find a safe place to park the big rig for a short period? Is our truck driver husband or wives values not important, or have we forgotten this and just decided to be hard-nosed about it? There are plenty of empty parking lots in the county. What's the big deal? Why can't truckers park there without incident? Truckers are not destroying property or harming anybody. They just want to see their families. ...more

February 10, 2008

Today Sheriff David Gee will appear before the Tampa City Council to request that the city vacate a small portion of 20th Street in Ybor City. He'll request the street closure in an honest effort to provide a measure safety for his staff and his operations center. ...more

February 7, 2008

Taking It To The Streets Ybor City and the Channel District could be the hot party tickets for Super Bowl 2009. Super Bowl's local liaison, Krista Soroka, said she's not sure where events will be. She's canvassing restaurants, social venues such as Ybor City's Cuban Club and hotels to see what's available. The NFL is looking at parking lots where outdoor parties could be. Chuck Jamieson, manager of Green Iguana Bar & Grill in Ybor City, said when the Super Bowl combined with Gasparilla in 2001, it was "awesome for business. It was the best run we ever had." Next year, the Super Bowl will fall between the biggest Gasparilla events: The Children's Parade will be the week before the game; the invasion the week after. ...more

February 3, 2008

Hillsborough County high school students want to turn their cell phones on during lunch, take more online classes and paint classroom walls more scintillating colors. ...more

January 30, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office could install up to 30 cameras this year to monitor criminal activity in the community west of the University of South Florida. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - It's 7 p.m. Monday at 7@14 Lounge in Ybor City. A group of men and women decked out in cowboy boots and hats makes its way to the dance floor. A country song begins to play. On cue, the cowboys and cowgirls move their feet in choreographed unison. ...more

January 6, 2008

In spite of increased police presence in front of all the major retail stores, there are some who still try to steal while no one is looking. ...more

December 27, 2007

In spite of increased police presence in front of all the major retail stores, there are some who still try to steal while no one is looking. The problem for them is that people are always looking. ...more

December 26, 2007

When it opened in 1948, it was billed as one of the most modern movie theaters in the South, with comfortable seats, a wide stage and a glass-enclosed "crying room" for cranky babies. ...more

December 19, 2007