The city will no longer offer "holiday makeup" days for trash and recycling. ...more

June 17, 2009

On any given day, legions of city-owned cars, trucks and SUVs haul away garbage, fix potholes, put out fires and patrol neighborhoods. ...more

June 10, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio is visiting Canada this week, talking trade, transit and green initiatives with business and government leaders north of the border. ...more

June 2, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio is urging the City Council to keep a ban on lawn sprinkling in effect until more water flows into the Hillsborough River reservoir, the main source of the city's drinking water. ...more

May 19, 2009

The city's budget next year is expected to be tight, and that means tough times for nonprofit organizations that depend on government money to support their causes. ...more

April 29, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio will mark Earth Day by unveiling a new recycling program today. Working with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, the city will place 20 receptacles for recycling plastic and aluminum throughout downtown and the Channel District. Dozens of green receptacles will be placed along well-traveled pedestrian corridors. ...more

April 22, 2009

Those who knew him say Alfred Lee Barnes Jr. never gave up on children. ...more

April 20, 2009

Tampa Electric Co. and the University of South Florida will unveil plans today to build a solar array at Lowry Park Zoo. The system will generate 15 kilowatts of electricity and serve as an educational tool for students, officials said. ...more

April 20, 2009

City funding for nonprofit organizations will be cut next fiscal year. ...more

April 14, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners will get updates on finances, transportation and water conservation when they meet today at 9 a.m. ...more

April 1, 2009