A five-story boutique hotel project in Ybor City received initial approval from the Tampa City Council and soon will go back to the Barrio Latino Commission to work out design details. ...more

February 27, 2009

Betmar Acres has offered to settle a lawsuit against mobile home owner Cheryl Okke, but she has yet to accept the offer. ...more

February 26, 2009

A two-day neighborhood sweep by Tampa code enforcement inspectors produced more than 300 new cases involving more than 500 violations. ...more

February 25, 2009

Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in the popular Save Our Homes program that causes home assessments to rise even as their market values drop. ...more

February 17, 2009

Drought-like conditions prompted county commissioners Wednesday to issue a burn ban. ...more

February 12, 2009

During an otherwise mostly uneventful Sebring City Council meeting, Attorney John McClure, representing The Palms of Sebring, requested to vacate a portion of an alleyway for parking lot expansion. ...more

February 9, 2009

The county has approved a contract to purchase the largest and newest home along Elgin Boulevard as part of its right of way acquisition process for widening the road. ...more

February 4, 2009

This is in reference to the article of Jan. 26. For some, and probably most people in Spring Lake, this is huge news. There are many questions on our minds, and there certainly must be others here who have them as well. Why does Spring Lake Improvement District need more water retention ponds now that the flooding of private land to the east of Spring Lake has been resolved? Who will have to pay for the golf course? Will our taxes be raised to do this? If so, how much? Is the current owner of the golf course wanting to sell the golf course? Is the course making a profit? Is the property clear and free of liens? ...more

February 3, 2009

Biggest, newest on the block. ...more

February 2, 2009

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said it will allow some borrowers to rent their homes after losing them to foreclosure. ...more

January 31, 2009