Proving the value of the Cone Ranch property and why Hillsborough County should restore and protect it requires leg work, some say. ...more

December 15, 2009

The Hillsborough County Water Resource Services Department, which controls the Cone ranch property, is denying public access, citing a lack of staff to accompany visitors. ...more

December 14, 2009

Scrooge must have been in attendance at a recent meeting of the Hillsborough County Commission when the group was diligently searching for yet another way to tax the public. ...more

December 11, 2009

Al Higginbotham and the missus purchased a pair of pants, a few shirts and some plumbing supplies one weekend this month. ...more

December 9, 2009

Al Higginbotham and the missus purchased a pair of pants, a few shirts and some plumbing supplies weekend before last. ...more

December 9, 2009

The Louisiana shipbuilder that operates Tampa Ship LLC at the Port of Tampa is considering Tampa, along with Houma, La., as a site to build an arctic icebreaker for Shell Oil. ...more

November 17, 2009

We were lost, which you might not think is easy when you are downtown in a city with more than a million people. ...more

November 11, 2009

After three years of having no truly safe way to cross U.S. 301 in golf carts to get to Wal-Mart, Sun City Center area residents have help on the way. ...more

November 11, 2009

Two years ago Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio scrapped a plan to install red-light cameras on city streets. It was a mistake, but it is encouraging to see the mayor do a U-turn on the decision. ...more

November 9, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said Thursday she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in the West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. ...more

November 6, 2009