LAND O' LAKES - For drivers on Florida's toll roads, the future will look a lot like the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

May 13, 2008

TAMPA - Cynthia Hill racked up more than $3,000 in fines for unpaid tolls after her husband borrowed her car last summer to get to his job at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA – El tráfico en dirección hacia el este se ha reducido a dos carriles en la Selmon Crosstown Expressway cerca del downtown esta mañana luego que el personal de emergencia sacaran a conductor de un camión que sostuvo un accidente cerca del peaje. ...more

May 8, 2008

Part of the multimillion-dollar legal fight over the 2004 collapse of two bridge piers on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway was resolved Monday. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA -- When Tiffany Duffie makes out her $995 rent check each month, she tucks a little money away in the family's house fund. For the past year and a half, the family of four has rented a two-bedroom unit at The Pavillions at Ballast Point in south Tampa. They love the location, near MacDill Air Force Base, where her husband is stationed. They look out on mature trees from a small patio where they keep the children's bicycles and outside toys. Money is tight, and Duffie said she fears that if her rent goes up, they won't be able to save for a down payment on a home. And because of the credit crunch, she worries the family might not qualify for a mortgage. "I really want a house," she said. "I want a yard for my kids. It would be so nice to have something to call your own." As the economy weakens, more people who would have qualified for home loans a few years ago no longer do. And scores of homeowners losing their homes in foreclosure are turning to apartments. Others who could qualify for a mortgage are opting for luxury apartments instead, seeking to wait out the housing bust. The mixture is starting to heat up Tampa Bay's apartment market, which has struggled to fill thousands of units the past couple of years as renters rushed to buy homes. Anticipating increased demand, developers are shifting focus, too, from home building to apartment construction. There are 3,646 units either under construction or recently completed in Hillsborough and Polk counties, according to Triad Research & Consulting. Another 12,300 units are proposed for construction this year or next in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties, the firm said. ...more

May 2, 2008

Heavy traffic won't be the only difficulty confronting this weekend's AirFest. A hospital construction project at MacDill Air Force Base will make parking more challenging than in the past. ...more

May 2, 2008

Let me see if I have this straight. Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena is unhappy with the design of the proposed Ikea furniture store in Tampa, saying it is a "cookie-cutter template." ...more

January 16, 2008

Has anyone else noticed how well-planned Tampa International Airport is? Not just the way it's laid out, although it's got to be one of the most compact airports in the country. Everything is a short walk away. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - A robber who lost his pants after fleeing a holdup Tuesday had reason to drop his clothes and dash – he accidentally shot himself in the right hip during his escape, police said. ...more

November 14, 2007

The Crosstown Expressway is open to traffic after being shut down Friday night because of a gas leak. ...more

October 27, 2007