AVON PARK There is no garbage pick up in the city of Avon Park on Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday's pick up will be on Wednesday, Nov. 25. All other pick ups remain the same. ...more

November 24, 2009

I live in a deed-restricted town home community and have a neighbor who thinks the county's right of way is her personal property. She will not allow me to put out my trash bags for pickup and throws my garbage and yard waste onto my driveway when I do. The association, various police officers, and waste removal service representatives have all spoken to her about this, and yet she refuses to allow me to utilize this service area. It makes a mess and has to be rebundled. ...more

November 22, 2009

Pinellas County's tourist marketing outreach will use the subway in New York again this year, with the return of the "Station Domination" campaign, along with new advertising initiatives through taxi TV and the free amNewYork news publication. ...more

November 7, 2009

In 2006 Hillsborough County commissioners spent $170,000 to terminate a golf range's lease on the Linebaugh Avenue County Northwest Landfill to hasten development of another solid waste transfer station. Today, the golf range remains shuttered, the site is an eyesore, no new transfer station is built and there is no sign of the construction that was to be completed this year. ...more

October 29, 2009

Ah, the sweet sound of brewing coffee to keeps us moving at the office. And we love our coffee. ...more

October 15, 2009

JACKSONVILLE (AP) — City officials have condemned the home where a 71-year-old woman was found dead in garbage piled 8 feet deep. ...more

October 8, 2009

Your Sept. 15 editorial ("Revisit clinics to cut city's health costs," Our Opinion) on Charlie Miranda's idea to cut city health care costs using worksite clinics reflects one of the fastest-growing trends in America for both employers and government to cut their health care costs. The cost savings can be dramatic, health quality improved, and patient/physician satisfaction is excellent. ...more

September 21, 2009

A wife and husband were arrested Monday on charges their five children were living under deplorable conditions. Lisa Schohl, 34, and Steven Schohl Sr., 49, both of 12711 119th St., Largo, were each charged with five counts of child neglect, and each was being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $25,000 bail. ...more

September 8, 2009

While most workers are off Sept. 7 for Labor Day, city sanitation crews will be working, a city official said. Garbage and recycling will be picked up according to the regular schedule. ...more

August 23, 2009

At Tuesday's county commission meeting, Utilities Director Joe Stapf will outline an interlocal agreement with Pasco County that would allow the county to deal with its pending trash disposal problem. ...more

April 26, 2009