It requires enough concrete to build a sidewalk from New York to Miami and enough pipe to reach the top of the Empire State Building 140 times over. Workers carved out enough dirt from the ground to fill more than 100,000 dump trucks. ...more

August 31, 2008

A friend stopped me on the sidewalk the other day with exciting news. "I'm reading The Tampa Tribune again," he said. "I thought you'd like to know." ...more

August 20, 2008

9:30 a.m. Sam Cleggett is finishing up his regular lawn service for two clients as the wind begins to pick up. "This is my normal job," he says. "As long as it isn't thundering and lightning, as long as it's fair like this, I can be out here. ...more

August 19, 2008

TAMPA - A city report says brick walls at the former Gary Adult High School are unstable and in danger of falling but adds that steps can be taken to shore up the historical building. ...more

August 7, 2008

County Has Double Standard On Safety ...more

August 5, 2008

Police and the Manatee County State Attorney's Office are investigating a shooting this afternoon that involved an officer and a 24-year-old man, authorities said. ...more

August 4, 2008

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early this morning inside the North Boulevard Homes housing complex. ...more

July 25, 2008

Big lawns aren't the scene in the urban core where most homes are built near the sidewalk, leaving just enough room on the front yard for hedges, plants and flowers. ...more

July 23, 2008

It really doesn't pay to get too cocky about your garden. Because just when you think you've got it looking right, that you wouldn't change a thing, something is bound to happen. ...more

July 3, 2008

I may have saved "Joe's" life. At least I hope I did. Joe isn't his real name, but it's as good as any other, and it would be wrong to put his real name in the paper. ...more

June 25, 2008