I know you can't see me, but I'm doing my happy dance now. It's a neat little step and hop, with a couple of shakes and a slide. Good news always brings out my happy dance: the day I graduated from high school, the birth of my children, the day my children graduated from high school, to name a few. I do the dance especially well after a shower in front of a mirror still adequately steamed. Dignity requires some modesty. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Repairs to a fire hydrant will close the southbound right turn lane of Bayshore Boulevard to Gandy Boulevard from midafternoon today until late Thursday morning. Hydrant Repairs Affect Bayshore Blvd., Hillsborough Ave. ...more

December 5, 2007

County engineers believe they've hit on a way to improve local roads and save money at the same time. ...more

December 4, 2007

TAMPA - By air and by land, Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be looking for errant drivers this Thanksgiving holiday. ...more

November 21, 2007

Before you can gobble, you have to get there. If you're flying to your Thanksgiving destination, check out these useful tidbits. If you're driving, prepare for congestion. ...more

November 19, 2007

What's new at Tampa International Airport from a year ago? ...more

November 19, 2007

A lot rides on the success of Highlands County's asphalt plant, expected to go on line in May. We're not just talking of the money involved or the cynical "I told you so" that asphalt contractors are hoping to throw at the county should the project fail. ...more

October 29, 2007

SEBRING –– There is both good and disappointing news regarding the condition of the 1,200 miles of roads maintained by Highlands County. First, the good news. The county will resurface 25 miles of roadways, eight more than last year, in the new fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. The disappointing news: At least 30 miles, and preferably 40 miles, should be resurfaced each year to keep the county road system in top shape, according to Brian Miller, the county's road construction inspector. There is also hope for expanding county road maintenance in future years, if Ken Wheeler's optimism about the county's asphalt plant bears out. In May, Highlands County is scheduled to open the state's first government owned asphalt plant at the county landfill. Wheeler, the county's director of solid waste, has predicted a cost of $69 per ton for paving with asphalt from that plant, $13 per ton less than the county's current contract price of $82 per ton. ...more

October 29, 2007

A $9 million traffic management center officially opens today to help keep vehicles flowing along Tampa Bay area highways. ...more

October 19, 2007

Drive along any major throughway in Pasco County, and you are bound to see a 'snipe' sign. ...more

October 13, 2007