Requests for proposals have come back on new playground equipment for Mary Toney Park, and Sebring Public Works Director Rob Miller said Friday that he is ready to recommend his choice to the city council. ...more

November 2, 2009

At 8:45 a.m. Saturday, a resident of the community on U.S. 98 between Sebring and Lorida heard cries for help coming from the park beside the Spring Lake Improvement District office. ...more

July 11, 2009

Hillsborough County neighborhoods needing playground equipment, planning festivals or trying to beautify can apply for grants of up to $1,500 from the county. ...more

May 6, 2009

Hillsborough County neighborhoods needing playground equipment, planning festivals or trying to beautify can apply for grants of up to $1,500 from the county. ...more

May 1, 2009

The biggest cocaine seizure in Hillsborough County history could translate into playground equipment for community parks, materials for teachers or clothes for migrant workers' children. ...more

April 25, 2009

"We do not inherit this land from our forefathers; we borrow it from our children." What a powerful concept and this Spring Lake Improvement District Board and the district manager are excellent stewards of our district. We now have an upgraded tennis court, new playground equipment with improvements to all the parks, a new basketball court, new boating facilities at Arbuckle Creek Park, a new maintenance building, new equipment to improve the aesthetics of this community and upgrades to the water plant. ...more

March 26, 2009

From the way the students at Cotee Elementary School stampeded out onto the playground last Friday, you'd think it was the first time they'd had recess in years. They'd had recess, all right, but for more than 18 months, they've been having it in an open grassy area while a playground full of broken down, unusable equipment stood tantalizingly nearby. Student Council President Nico Buonsanto and another student, Gabe Coronado, cut the ribbon and led the way up the ramp of the playground's new centerpiece, a multistation jungle gym that comes with a slide, monkey bars and several other playground staples. ...more

February 25, 2009

Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 18 months old, Thomas Tucker III of Seffner has never had the opportunity to run, skip or climb on playground equipment with other children. ...more

February 18, 2009

The support was almost overwhelming. The end product was a playground for East Tampa children. ...more

February 4, 2009

The city's Parks and Recreation Department has applied for a $200,000 state grant to improve Robles Park. ...more

December 10, 2008