Eloise Hayes, facilitator with the Florida Inclusion Network, stands before a small group of artists and teachers and voices a common goal: "We will be treating students for what they need. We will reach them, so you can teach them." ...more

September 7, 2008

On the night of Aug. 5, someone cut a lock, opened a gate and proceeded to steal 1,900 gallons of diesel fuel from a citrus grove in Duette. The theft cost the owner of the Venus II grove about $9,000. ...more

August 14, 2008

CHEWING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES Summer is the toughest part of the year for restaurants and food businesses to thrive. The less than bustling economy is putting its thumb down even harder this year. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Democratic primary race for the Florida House District 55 seat has a familiar look to it. ...more

August 3, 2008

The two Republicans seeking the District 67 State House seat agree more attention must be paid to the state's economy and the high costs of property taxes and homeowners insurance. ...more

August 2, 2008

Rather than wait for a regional transportation authority to develop a plan, Mayor Pam Iorio wants to develop a Tampa-centric approach that would ask Hillsborough County voters in 2010 whether to fund mass transit with a sales tax. ...more

July 31, 2008

Beaches in Florida's Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties last year were found to have risky pollution levels for swimmers less often than the rest of the nation, says an environmental watchdog group. ...more

July 30, 2008

Beaches in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties last year were found to have risky pollution levels for swimmers less often than the rest of the nation, says an environmental watchdog group. ...more

July 30, 2008

County residents will get the chance to pick their preferred method of mass transit during a July 31 workshop sponsored by the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA). ...more

July 25, 2008

Whitney Bank will open its first Hillsborough County location in August across from Tampa's International Plaza. ...more

July 18, 2008