Turn off the television or videogames, get off the couch and "Get Outside," water district officials encourage Pasco County residents. ...more

October 24, 2009

Give Hillsborough County Commissioners Al Higginbotham and Kevin White credit for trying to find a site for a homeless facility. ...more

October 23, 2009

Real estate developer Douglas Weiland, who is trying to stave off a $21.5 million foreclosure lawsuit, got a reprieve last week when county commissioners agreed to let him mine a 135-acre parcel in Dade City for fill dirt to sell for two major road projects. ...more

March 29, 2009

The city will hold a public hearing Tuesday to receive input from the public on its plans to purchase the Landmark Utilities Inc. sewer system in Thunderbird Hills. ...more

March 2, 2009

The city council is placing its confidence in the old adage, "The third time is a charm." ...more

February 18, 2009

Even though a zoning hearing master has recommended approval of a 153-foot-tall cell phone tower on St. Cloud Avenue, Valrico residents are poised to attend a Hillsborough County land-use meeting Tuesday to oppose it. ...more

February 4, 2009

Residents working on a community plan for Brandon say a proposal to build an emergency helistop for a medical eye-care center near Brandon Regional Hospital would be disruptive to the community. ...more

December 24, 2008

Before the high-tech age, the only way citizens could see their government leaders in action at weekly business meetings was to drive to downtown Brooksville and be there promptly at 9 a.m. when the gavel banged and the proceedings got under way. ...more

December 19, 2008

Hitting the horseback trail could help save an animal and keep Equestrian Club Country running. ...more

December 10, 2008

It was an offer the Tarpon Springs City Commission could refuse. City commissioners were less than eager during their meeting Tuesday night to pay $5 million for an 8-acre parcel of land on the south bank of the Anclote River. ...more

November 21, 2008