I have this shirt. It's pink and black and festooned with flamingos. I bought it in Key West. I wear it as often as I go to Key West, which is infrequently. Thin line between fashionably whimsical and, well, cheesy. ...more

January 14, 2009

I have this shirt. It's pink and black and festooned with flamingos. I bought it in Key West. I wear it as often as I go to Key West, which is infrequently. Thin line between fashionably whimsical and, well, cheesy. ...more

January 14, 2009

A developer of a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road didn't get what he wanted the first time around, so he's taking another shot. ...more

October 15, 2008

A developer of a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road didn't get what he wanted the first time around, so he's taking another shot. ...more

October 15, 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

Beth Lentz has three children, but having delivered Caesarean she never experienced labor until Monday, she said. ...more

July 1, 2008

A hearing officer is expected to decide by Tuesday whether dirt trucks from a planned borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road should be allowed to roll past nearby public schools during school hours. ...more

May 10, 2008

A special-use permit has been granted to allow a borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road and to remove 2.5 million cubic yards of dirt over 10 years. ...more

February 14, 2008

The Hillsborough County Commission plans to delay consideration of four proposals that would boost development potential in Lutz, Keystone and other parts of Northwest Hillsborough County. Commissioners had been scheduled to consider on Thursday a proposal by Stephen J. Dibbs to remove more than 300 acres from the Keystone-Odessa Community Plan. The property is on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road, west of Suncoast Parkway. Dibbs also has proposed boosting the development potential on 36.6 acres within the tract to allow suburban-style development. Commissioners said Wednesday that they will reschedule those requests for 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in their second-floor chambers at the Frederick B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. They also have delayed consideration on two other requested changes to the long-range plan. One would boost development potential on 58 acres on the north and south sides of Van Dyke Road, west of Gunn Highway, until next year. The other would allow the extension of public water and sewer lines into rural areas, provided specific conditions are met. Both of those requests have been delayed until next year. ...more

February 6, 2008

After winning round one of a quest to protect the Keystone-Odessa Community Plan, activists are gearing up for round two. ...more

February 6, 2008