After more than 20 years of serving as a collection point for the remains of stripped-down junk cars, a private landfill on Kingsway Road is closing. ...more

June 14, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The saga of a dirt pile, nicknamed Mount Sheldon by neighbors and county officials, is approaching its final chapter as the last truckload of dirt was removed Thursday. ...more

June 11, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The $500-a-day fines issued to those responsible for what was once an eight-story dirt pile along Sheldon Road will continue, Special Magistrate Christopher E. Brown said during a hearing. ...more

June 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – A dirt pile that once stool eight stories tall along Sheldon Road, nicknamed Mount Sheldon by neighbors and county officials, is gone as of Thursday. ...more

June 6, 2008

The city council on Thursday advanced the Tampa Bay Rays' $450 million stadium proposal, starting the process of putting the issue before voters this fall. ...more

June 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG The city council this afternoon took the first step toward a November referendum on the Tampa Bay Rays' $450 million downtown stadium proposal, signaling their willingness to continue a process that has also left them frustrated. ...more

June 5, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY The $500-a-day fines issued to those responsible for what was once an eight-story dirt pile on Sheldon Road will continue, said Special Magistrate Christopher E. Brown during a hearing Monday. ...more

June 3, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Those responsible for a large dirt pile on a lot along Sheldon Road want to discuss their $500-a-day fines and seek more time to get the dirt moved, a county official says. ...more

May 31, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY Those responsible for a large dirt pile on a lot along Sheldon Road want to discuss their $500-a-day fines and seek more time to get the dirt moved, a county official says. The parties will attend a code enforcement special magistrate hearing at 9 a.m. Monday on the second floor of the County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. On Wednesday an inspector went by the 3-acre lot at Sheldon Road and Cluster Avenue and reported that more than 50 percent of the dirt was gone, said Christa Hull, environmental supervisor for the county. The pile once stood eight stories tall. ...more

May 30, 2008

A hearing officer is expected to decide by Tuesday whether dirt trucks from a planned borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road should be allowed to roll past nearby public schools during school hours. ...more

May 10, 2008