"Pray For Me, I Drive On U.S. 19." That bumper sticker has been seen for decades on cars driving the heavily congested road. ...more

September 18, 2008

"Pray For Me, I Drive On U.S. 19," a bumper sticker that has been seen on vehicles traveling the highway for decades proclaims. ...more

September 17, 2008

Traffic-light enforcement cameras are being installed at two intersections in Temple Terrace, according to a release from the city. ...more

September 8, 2008

The company that installed the region's first cameras to catch motorists running red lights will end its contract with the city early. ...more

September 6, 2008

The company that installed the region's first cameras to catch motorists running red lights will end its contract with the city early. ...more

September 4, 2008

People who have lived on the Suncoast long enough could well imagine the traffic apocalypse the intersection of U.S. 19 and S.R. 580, in northern Pinellas County between Dunedin and Countryside, would now be if the Florida Department of Transportation had not built a massive "flyover" interchange there years ago. ...more

September 3, 2008

State transportation officials last night wanted to talk about their long-range vision for U.S. 19: constructing elevated interchanges at some of its most congested intersections in 10 to 20 years. But area residents who attend a Florida Department of Transportation workshop Thursday night seemed to be more interested in talking about projects some two years away for continuous right turn lanes and redesigned medians. ...more

August 29, 2008

Crews will close Seventh Avenue between 19th and 20th streets until late Wednesday to for maintenance work on water lines. ...more

August 24, 2008

Members of the Old West Tampa Improvement League spent a recent Saturday morning planting lantana and jasmine in their neighborhood. They focused on intersections including Chestnut Street at Howard Avenue and Spruce Street at Albany Avenue. ...more

August 20, 2008

Noteworthy items from the Aug. 11 Plant City Commission meeting include: •Commissioners unanimously agreed to earmark $30,000 in the 2008-09 budget toward upkeep of the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. Under terms of the agreement discussed only briefly, city staff and board members of the East Hillsborough Historical Society - the building's primary tenant - will meet to determine how the sum will be allocated. ...more

August 20, 2008