Our association has two owners who have had habitual delinquency. Our board hired an attorney, put a lien on the properties and began foreclosure proceedings. ...more

November 15, 2009

We are a maintenance-free adult homeowner community. After two years, the developer said the association homeowners are responsible for the irrigation system. The documents say the association is responsible for maintenance. What does "maintenance-free" mean? ...more

November 8, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo staff and board members scoffed in December when the Association of Zoos and Aquariums suspended its endorsement of Tampa's zoo. Today, top zoo staffers are in Oklahoma City asking the very same group to reinstate its endorsement. They will try to convince the group Lowry Park Zoo has toughened its animal transfer procedures and will embrace the group's program that manages members' populations of selected wildlife. ...more

March 27, 2009

Most neighborhood elections are pretty humdrum. That's not the case this year for the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association. Divisions are splitting the group into two camps, with allegations of unfair tactics and bylaws violations. ...more

October 24, 2008

Stephen J. Dibbs plans to dig a massive hole on Lutz-Lake Fern Road and to cart the dirt away to construction and road projects – and two appeals related to the project were resolved Friday. One appeal, filed by the Keystone and Lutz civic associations, asserted that due process violations occurred during the pit's approval process. Tom Aderhold, president of the Keystone Civic Association, asked the appeals board to require another hearing to ensure a fair process. ...more

October 3, 2008

The Historical Downtown Plant City Merchants and Business Association's open air market that included arts and crafts for the first time was pretty much a washout due to heavy rains. ...more

September 10, 2008

The Tampa Heights Civic Association's annual tour of homes has been on hiatus since spring 2006 and doesn't appear to be coming back to life soon. ...more

August 27, 2008

More Carrollwood Village and Original Carrollwood residents have comments regarding a $4 million traffic calming project in both communities. ...more

July 5, 2008

More Carrollwood Village and Original Carrollwood residents have comments regarding a $4 million traffic calming project in both communities. ...more

July 5, 2008

As youngsters, they belonged to the same church and both attended the University of Tampa. But it wasn't until long after Temple Terrace resident Sylvia D'Aloia's graduation that she came to recognize the significant role Ron Govin has played in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

May 3, 2008