A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders say is ridiculous. ...more

July 5, 2008

A Busch Boulevard-based business that buys and sells boxes has discovered it pays to be a company that cares about the environment. ...more

July 5, 2008

NORTH TAMPA A Busch Boulevard-based business that buys and sells boxes has discovered it pays to be a company that cares about the environment. Al Reed, the owner of Boxes on Wheels, said going green was the jolt that helped his company grow this year despite tough economic times. ...more

July 3, 2008

The city will seek conventional means to finance the parking garage and land for an arts and education center in its 20.36-acre redevelopment area south of Bullard Parkway and east of Busch Boulevard. ...more

July 2, 2008

Where oh where has that cheap gas gone? How much would you pay to find out? All three major cell phone companies are launching features that find local gas prices and give you turn-by-turn directions there: Verizon Wireless, Sprint and AT&T. Two GPS device companies are doing the same: Garmin and TomTom. ...more

June 21, 2008

A developer with roots in the neighborhood is hoping to build a small apartment complex on Tangerine Place south of Busch Boulevard, but the local civic association questions whether it's the right fit. ...more

June 21, 2008

All three major cell phone companies are launching features that find local gas prices and give you turn-by-turn directions there: Verizon Wireless, Sprint and AT&T. Two major GPS device companies are into the game too: Garmin and TomTom. ...more

June 20, 2008

Thanks to a city-sponsored program, Alan White is delighted that his potential customers will no longer be turned off by his business's shabby-looking surroundings. ...more

June 11, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Thanks to a city-sponsored program, Alan White is delighted that his potential customers will no longer be turned off by his business's shabby-looking surroundings. On June 3, the Temple Terrace City Council awarded a $3,793.30 commercial facade improvement grant to White and Raymond Proch, co-owners of TWA Firestone Tire, Wheel and Automotive Services at the southwest corner of Busch Boulevard and North 56th Street. That amounts to half the cost of $7,586.60 to remove four sickly oak trees and replace them with four palm trees, as well as adding an assortment of drought-tolerant flowering plants that will front both thoroughfares. ...more

June 5, 2008

The bids are in for the Busch Boulevard beautification project, but don't expect any improvements before the fall. ...more

June 4, 2008