One of the questions central to next year's vote on an additional sales tax for transit and roads in Hillsborough County is what happens if the tax is rejected. What's plan B? ...more

November 21, 2009

With an eye toward the coming decades, Pasco County commissioners plan to meet Monday to discuss ways to shift growth away from rural parts of the county and into developed areas. ...more

November 14, 2009

As new homebuilding sinks to record lows nationwide, the effects are trickling down from suburban areas surrounding major cities to more separated, suburban communities, including Sun City Center. ...more

March 4, 2009

Who better to teach people the basics of reading a compass than someone who spent thousands of hours in a plane? ...more

May 25, 2008

There's nothing comely about shot-put-size toads. They repulse. They are big and brown and look like they could leave a bruise if they leap at you. ...more

November 3, 2007

TAMPA - There's absolutely nothing comely about the shot-put-size toads. Their visage repulses most humans. They are big and brown and look like they can leave a bruise if they leap at you. Dogs and cats, however, seem to love them. Then again, dogs and cats aren't known for being particularly judicious about what goes into their mouths. Carole Miller of Temple Terrace had a Jack Russell terrier that got hold of such a toad a month ago. The results were tragic. "It was 15 minutes between the time I got the dog in and the time he had died," she said this morning. ...more

November 2, 2007