Florida got more federal money than any other state as part of a program to put new owners into foreclosed houses. But the state ranks below the national average for dedicating and spending that money. ...more

March 7, 2010

A $425 million development between downtown Tampa and Ybor City promises to bring thousands of construction jobs to the area. ...more

February 20, 2010

The Avon Park Housing Authority requested that the city council exempt one of its affordable housing apartment developments from the city's fire rescue assessment fee and utility tax. ...more

February 14, 2010

Teddy bears, wooden furniture and spools of ribbon of all colors lined the shelves of one room of the Delaney Heights Recreational Center off of Alton Road in Avon Park. ...more

February 14, 2010

The $38 million housing grant awarded to Tampa last week is an example of how federal stimulus dollars should be used - on projects that create jobs and revitalize local economies. ...more

January 19, 2010

The city will get federal money to jump-start a stalled affordable-housing project. ...more

January 14, 2010

Diminished funds to Avon Park's Housing Authority's Section 8 program has led them to transfer it to Lakeland's Housing Authority beginning Jan. 1. ...more

December 12, 2009

Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless outreach center's move out of Southside Avon Park is not by choice. ...more

November 23, 2009

Pasco County officials say they seriously underestimated the demand for federal stimulus money intended to prevent homelessness, and they are being overwhelmed with calls for help. ...more

November 1, 2009

Paradise just got better, said Lino Rosario Gonzalez. Delaney Heights, an elderly and disabled community in Avon Park where Gonzalez has lived for more than three years, will receive long-needed improvements as the recipient of $294,648 in federal stimulus money. The Delaney Heights housing project is part of the Avon Park Housing Authority. ...more

March 31, 2009