Gov. Charlie Crist is trying to persuade the Chicago Cubs to move their spring training facilities from Arizona to Florida. ...more

December 1, 2009

The tents are going up, new landscaping going in and numerous community groups are preparing for another Hillsborough County Fair, opening today and running through Sunday, Nov. 8. ...more

November 4, 2009

The tents are going up, landscaping going in and numerous community groups are preparing for another Hillsborough County Fair, opening today and running through Sunday. ...more

November 4, 2009

Two stormwater retention ponds are the talk of East Tampa. "Who would have thought that stormwater ponds are so interesting?" said Mayor Pam Iorio. "But they are." ...more

October 28, 2009

City officials and neighborhood activists dedicate two "lakes" in East Tampa. ...more

October 21, 2009

The Plant City Elks Lodge No. 1727, which has supported youth activities for many years through its annual Americanism Essay Contest, recently selected winners for this year's competition. ...more

April 1, 2009

As of 7:30 a.m. today, Hillsborough County's jails housed 3,479 inmates, up to 70 percent of them arrested for drug or drug-related crimes, said sheriff's Col. Gary Terry. ...more

March 24, 2009

Property owners in Tampa no longer will be able to water their lawns with sprinkler systems under a ban adopted Thursday by the city council. ...more

March 20, 2009

Property owners in the city of Tampa will no longer be able to water their lawns with sprinkler systems under a ban adopted this morning by the Tampa City Council. ...more

March 19, 2009

Cheryl Blakey's daughter, Leah, hadn't been born when neighborhood residents began petitioning Tampa City Hall to widen 40th Street. ...more

January 21, 2009