Tarpon Springs is proceeding at a rapid pace with plans to foster economic redevelopment in its two main commercial centers, downtown and the Sponge Docks. Unlike many other cities, Tarpon Springs has two commercial "main streets." The focus downtown is on arts and antiques. The Sponge Docks riverfront district features the city's Hellenic heritage. ...more

January 31, 2009

I was sent a letter posted on the Sun 'n Lake commentary Web site written by a Joe Eck. It was a plea for Guy Maxcy's re-election to the county commission, repeating Maxcy's campaign theme of "Please, just four more years." I wonder how many readers know why another term is so necessary for Maxcy? Maybe Eck and others know that if Maxcy gets 20 years in he becomes eligible for a retirement benefit? In other words, he gets paid for not working and we the taxpayers have to fork over monthly public funds to him. ...more

October 15, 2008

The City Commission voted Tuesday night to determine whether Wal-Mart's city-approved plan to develop one of its Supercenter retail complexes near the Anclote River has lapsed and will have to be reconsidered. ...more

October 8, 2008

PLANS TO STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING ...more

August 11, 2008

Passions flared this week as some residents complained about noise from MacDill Air Force Base while others defended the military installation. ...more

January 24, 2008

The noisy whoosh of military aircraft gets renewed attention this year in reports and public debate focused on development next to MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

January 12, 2008

Planners who drew a conceptual route for a bypass highway through rural Hillsborough County probably didn't mean to connect the dots that mark preservation lands on the map. ...more

October 25, 2007

Planners who drew a conceptual route for a bypass highway through rural Hillsborough County probably didn't mean to connect the dots that mark preservation lands on the map. ...more

October 25, 2007

A long-range plan that projected a slew of new rural roads and two new Alafia River bridges for south Hillsborough County won't go before county commissioners early next year as announced after residents said they were shut out of the planning process. ...more

October 23, 2007

The lines on a draft county plan that could define future road corridors show a network of dots and color coding even in the most remote southeast corner of Hillsborough County, igniting a debate that has been smoldering in recent years. ...more

October 11, 2007