On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the residents of Florida have an opportunity to complete two important tasks. One is to select a nominee for their political party to run for president of the United States. The second, and perhaps more important to their financial well-being, is their vote on Amendment 1. ...more

January 22, 2008

Meeting Friday with tenants of the Port of Tampa, Steve Fidler, the port's senior director of operations, had a message for anyone who does business at the port: "Get a TWIC" by Sept. 25. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - First lady Laura Bush has designated Tampa a Preserve America Community. ...more

January 8, 2008

AVON PARK — Officials with the Avon Park Executive Airport are in the early stages of planning a new terminal building. They recently found a contractor, Orangewood Builders, to build the building. Currently, the city also has grants lined up for the construction. ...more

December 27, 2007

Parents whose children were removed from their custody because of methamphetamine addiction might be eligible for some help to reunite their families. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - Floridians' personal incomes rose slightly faster than the national average in the third quarter of this year. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - The My Safe Florida Home program has spent the majority of its money, despite being far short of its target goal of 400,000 free hurricane inspections. ...more

December 15, 2007

The My Safe Florida Home program has spent the majority of its money, despite being far short of its target goal of 400,000 free hurricane inspections. ...more

December 15, 2007

Low-income people looking for low-cost housing in Tampa should be able to benefit from city initiatives in line for the upcoming year. ...more

November 30, 2007

AVON PARK — After canceling their meetings the past two months because there weren't enough members present to have a quorum, the Main Street Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board found the quorum it needed Thursday, then decided they shouldn't bother anymore. In an unanimous decision, the Main Street CRA literally voted itself out of existence, eliminating one of the three advisory boards created earlier this year after questions came up over the legality of having multiple CRA boards. Main Street-area residents and businesses would now have to apply directly to the City Council, which doubles as the main CRA board, for a facade grant. Devon Donaldson, who chaired the now-defunct advisory board, said Sunday that he and the rest of the board realized several facade grant applications skipped their board, which the board members themselves thought was unnecessary. "We just didn't see a need for us to be there anymore," Donaldson said. "All of us are willing to serve, we just felt our energies were being wasted." ...more

November 5, 2007