Michelle B. Patty defiantly used her local radio show Sunday to deny she paid a woman $100 to campaign for then-Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson. ...more

March 17, 2009

Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking, but raising the fry on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers easily can support. ...more

March 12, 2009

Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking. But raising the fry in buildings with parking lots on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers can easily support. ...more

March 11, 2009

After cutting millions from its budget and laying off staff, the University of South Florida gave bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 to four high-level employees in January. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Florida House of Representatives is cynically using the economic downturn to justify an effort to gut measures that protect neighborhoods, taxpayers and natural resources. ...more

March 10, 2009

More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

Tampa As Cuban Gateway It is not a question of if the United States will allow Americans unrestricted travel to Cuba; it is a question of when the United States will grant all Americans this right. When our laws change, Tampa International Airport and the Tampa Port Authority should become the primary U.S. gateways to Cuba. We need to be ready before other cities grab this opportunity. Miami, Los Angeles and New York are the only cities in the United States that currently offer nonstop flights to Cuba. ...more

March 8, 2009

Fifty years ago, the Tribune printed an intriguing headline: "And Just Why Shouldn't Tampa Have a Woman Mayor?" ...more

March 8, 2009

Since 2008, at least 744 foreclosure cases have been initiated in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 5, 2009

Land-use planner Linda Pearson, a former county official who is now in private business, has filed to run for the Hillsborough County Commission seat held by Ken Hagan. ...more

March 4, 2009