It Would Never Happen The recent passing of a new sign ordinance and the latest rash of "public control" citations issued by our code enforcement storm troopers have me thinking of times gone by. ...more

February 23, 2008

It is a sight familiar to East Hillsborough early birds who rise in time to see strawberry fields and orange groves transformed on some winter days into sparkling ice sculptures. ...more

January 9, 2008

Strawberry growers in the Tampa Bay area were expecting a bumper crop - and bumper sales - this season. Wednesday night's frigid temperatures, however, have put those expectations on ice for now. ...more

January 3, 2008

and bumper sales - this season. Wednesday night's frigid temperatures, however, have put those expectations on ice for now. ...more

January 3, 2008

The National Weather Service says temperatures could fall below freezing over most of the Tampa Bay area for six hours or longer tonight and early Thursday morning. ...more

January 2, 2008

About four years ago, Mark Silverstein learned the two-story office building he had purchased came with something extra. ...more

December 29, 2007

TAMPA The city will hold disciplinary hearings Monday on two fire inspectors who are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf entry fees and the use of a boat from a sprinkler company whose work is inspected by the fire department. ...more

December 14, 2007

For weeks now, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. ...more

November 27, 2007

For weeks now, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. ...more

October 25, 2007

For weeks, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. They come packed in foam coolers and are quickly plugged into the plastic-covered beds that blanket thousands of acres in eastern Hillsborough County. ...more

October 25, 2007