Referendum A Bill Of Goods State Rep. Dan Gelber stated in a recent Florida Trend article that "Florida has really major challenges right now, and we're just moving everything in the in-box to the bottom, hoping it goes away." That statement is right on point. ...more

January 13, 2008

The head of the Florida Department of Transportation found herself at the center of a skeptical, assertive crowd that gathered Friday to question why state taxpayers are doling out $491 million for a rail plan that could wind up tearing this city in two. ...more

December 7, 2007

Philip Rivers didn't deny that he told booing fans to shut up early in Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. ...more

November 27, 2007

AVON PARK — Its members question their own existence. What is their role? What purpose do they have toward benefiting the city, or are they nothing more than a waste of space, time, effort and ultimately the taxpayer's dollar? After finding out earlier this month that its own members lacked the authority to dissolve itself, the four remaining members of the Main Street Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board considered resigning. Main Street CRA advisory board Chairman Devon Donaldson, speaking for the board, repeated the frustrations he had with the council, and what they saw as the inability of the board to have much of an input on facade grants as a reason for their attempted disbanding. ...more

November 26, 2007

One play. That's all the University of South Florida needed to take control at Syracuse on Saturday. ...more

November 11, 2007

Not long after Jan Donahue's husband left for a two-year tour of duty in Iraq, one of her neighbors tied a yellow ribbon around a tree in the Donahue's yard. ...more

November 10, 2007

Five years ago, elite Pakistani troops stationed near the border with Afghanistan began receiving hundreds of pairs of U.S.-made night-vision goggles that would enable them to see and fight al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in the dark. The sophisticated goggles, supplied by the Bush administration at a cost of up to $9,000 a pair, came with an implicit message: Step up the attacks. ...more

November 1, 2007

The Gorilla Theatre has brought Polly Teale's highly symbolic adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel 'Jane Eyre' to Tampa. While faithful to the original story published in 1847, this contemporary play further explores Jane's true nature with visual interpretations of her often-hidden emotions. ...more

October 30, 2007

After nearly four years of frustrations, disappointments and delays, Tampa Bay Water is on the verge of making history with the nation's largest fully functioning desalination plant. ...more

October 16, 2007

CLEARWATER - After nearly four years of frustrations, disappointments and delays, Tampa Bay Water is on the verge of making history with the nation's largest fully functioning desalination plant. ...more

October 15, 2007