Council says drug dog will be asset. ...more

June 3, 2008

A large mixed-use development near the Brooksville Country Club cleared a zoning hurdle Monday. ...more

June 3, 2008

I was appointed to the Tampa City Council in 2006 to finish a term for a departing council member. My term ended about a year ago. It was a tremendous experience, and I wish more people interested in government could have the opportunity to sit on the other side of the podium. ...more

May 25, 2008

It was supposed to be a discussion about the most important aspect of the city council's job: the budget. ...more

May 23, 2008

An Arizona-based firm that provides eyes in the sky over busy intersections in cities throughout the country will do the same in Brooksville. ...more

May 20, 2008

AVON PARK — A dozen Avon Park police officers crowded the council chambers, ready to protest a possible decision to stop them from taking their police cruisers home. They didn't need to do anything but wear their white Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association shirts Monday evening, as the council postponed a vote on the policy for another month. ...more

May 13, 2008

The City Council wants the county to help bring the city's computer technology into the 21st century. ...more

May 6, 2008

At a recent council meeting, two of Mayor Pam Iorio's highest-paid administrators sat side by side for hours. One was there in case the council had questions about a new code enforcement director. The other was there to lead a discussion on a reclaimed water project. ...more

May 5, 2008

Verizon officials unveiled a few of their internal missteps to city of Tampa officials Thursday, by way of explaining that they're aware of customer service glitches and are improving. ...more

May 2, 2008

Most people drive down the city's main thoroughfare and see a ghost town of empty sidewalks, unfilled storefronts, vagrants and for-sale signs. ...more

February 14, 2008