TAMPA - An officer was justified in using a Taser to detain a neighbor's son and the teenager's friend, although the officer's language was "less than professional," according to a Tampa Police Department review of the incident. ...more

June 25, 2008

Kiln bricks from the former Wenczel Tile plant are about to get fired up again after being cold for more than 15 years. ...more

June 14, 2008

Indigo Coffee's flagship location at Howard Avenue and Interstate 275 was shuttered and demolished last month to make room for a three-story brick office building. ...more

June 14, 2008

It started as the story of two little pigs. They were scrawny little things when they came trotting out of the woods, half-starved and looking for salvation. ...more

June 12, 2008

It started as the story of two little pigs. They were scrawny little things when they came trotting out of the woods, half-starved and looking for salvation ...more

June 11, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - What happened to old-fashioned streetlights and decorative benches purchased by local merchants that once adorned the city's historic downtown? The owners of property in the downtown district along Tarpon Avenue who purchased the street-side amenities in the mid-1980s repeatedly raised that question. ...more

June 7, 2008

One thing's for sure: The state did not fulfill its promise to hold education harmless. ...more

June 4, 2008

One thing's for sure: The state did not fulfill its promise to hold education harmless. ...more

June 3, 2008

AVON PARK — A property owner that has been at odds with the Avon Park Executive Airport for years over his development plans is pushing forward with a new plan for a 43-acre, 346-unit working-class housing project. Roland Dilley's attorney Warwick "Bud" Furr said the plan for the property, located across State Road 64 from the airport, would not conflict with the city-owned airport's runway protection zones. "We've done everything that they asked us to do," Furr said. "We really think it's inappropriate for the city or the county to object." ...more

May 28, 2008

More property owners than ever failed to pay their tax bills this year, Pasco County officials are finding, as they prepare for their annual tax certificate sale. ...more

May 26, 2008