A reopening didn't appear likely last June - certainly not within five months. ...more

November 3, 2009

Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said Thursday. ...more

February 12, 2009

Dennis Mobbs says he was enticed by all the makeshift signs offering big bucks for people willing to rent their homes for the Super Bowl. ...more

January 24, 2009

Dennis Mobbs says he was enticed by all the makeshift signs offering big bucks if he was willing to rent out his home for the Super Bowl. When he called one of the toll-free numbers, the deal sounded almost too good to be true. ...more

January 23, 2009

In a move that provides relief to thousands of renters who face eviction but draws the federal government even deeper into the housing market, loan giant Fannie Mae said Sunday that it would sign new leases with renters living in foreclosed properties owned by the company. ...more

December 15, 2008

not only for the renter, but sometimes for the owner as well. ...more

November 2, 2008

Those who rent the Sebring Civic Center and serve alcohol will now be required to pay an extra deposit. ...more

October 27, 2008

Volunteers and students will canvas parts of St. Petersburg and Temple Terrace on Saturday as part of an American Red Cross fire safety campaign. The agency's Tampa Bay chapter is sending volunteers to certain neighborhoods in St. Petersburg to hand out fire-prevention information. At the same time, a student group from Florida College will go to apartment complexes north of the University of South Florida's Temple Terrace campus to alert renters of the potential fire dangers in their homes. ...more

October 23, 2008

In a survey mailed to residents as part of a an strategic planning project, residents were asked several questions about the most pressing issues City Hall should address in the short and long term. ...more

September 3, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples has abused her position of power, shirked her responsibilities as a renter and gone out of her way to malign people perceived as enemies. And you, the taxpayer, have subsidized her stay in public housing for 24 years. ...more

July 18, 2008