My old TV remote — which functioned just fine for 10 years — had a relatively easy-to-use 21 buttons. My new remote has 59. ...more

January 15, 2008

Steve Byle never has been afraid to tell the Pasco County Commission - or anyone else - what he thinks of them or what they're doing. ...more

January 15, 2008

Construction of the New Tampa community center is nearing completion, and it might open in late February. ...more

January 10, 2008

Construction of the New Tampa community center is nearing completion, and it could open in late February. ...more

January 9, 2008

Construction of the New Tampa community center is nearing completion, and it could open in late February. ...more

January 9, 2008

Despite protests that at times erupted in violence, the city council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of demolishing about 4,500 public housing units as the city rebuilds from Hurricane Katrina. ...more

December 21, 2007

A Hillsborough County traffic calming project was halted a month ago because of forged signatures on a petition. ...more

December 13, 2007

State education leaders wouldn't discuss controversial proposed science standards for Florida public schools at a meeting Tuesday, even after a group of parents drove 200 miles to Tampa to give input. ...more

December 12, 2007

SEBRING — Public records and public meetings in Highlands County will soon be more open and more accessible than ever before. With an Internet connection and a few strokes on a keyboard, people can have instant access to virtually every piece of information the county has, plus verbatim accounts of county commission meetings. In about a month, new computer software acquired by the Highlands County Clerk of Courts Office – which handles both county government business and court records – will make more information available more quickly through the Internet. By going to the clerk's Web site, www.hcclerk.org, people will find verbatim accounts of every word spoken by every person during every minute of every Highlands County Board of Commissioners meeting. Those verbatim accounts, in fact, can be viewed on a computer in three ways: a video clip of the section of a meeting that you're interested in, a separate audio-only clip of that meeting segment, and/or an official transcript of that portion of the meeting's minutes. ...more

December 11, 2007

Motorists will get a glimpse at their future commutes when county engineers and consultants reveal the results of the latest traffic study on Lithia-Pinecrest Road. ...more

December 1, 2007