Two roads within a quarter-mile radius of each other will soon be closed for the evening. On Wednesday, the section of Boyette Road between Balm-Riverview Road and Christina Drive will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Drivers may detour by taking Balm-Riverview to Park Drive, then Park to McMullen Loop and McMullen Loop back to Boyette Road. ...more

October 2, 2008

It's one thing to read about a great restaurant on the other coast. It's another to produce a signature recipe. ...more

September 30, 2008

Steve LaBrake, the former Tampa housing director who was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary in a bribery scandal, will serve out the remainder of his term in a halfway house in Tampa, federal prison officials said. ...more

September 30, 2008

Hillsborough County engineers recently paid a visit to a meeting of the Balm Civic Association to discuss what many feel is the most dangerous intersection in the area. The confluence in question is where County Road 672, Balm-Boyette Road, Shelley Lane and Balm-Wimauma Road meet. Michael McCarthy, traffic division director for the county's Public Works Department, attended the Sept. 22 meeting along with traffic services engineer Remy Ogunsola and Scott Friedman, who presented a road safety audit of the intersection. ...more

September 26, 2008

It's About Time For Sheriff White To Go I concur with Bill Salter (letter Sept. 7) that Sheriff Bob White has got to go. ...more

September 21, 2008

He's only 11, but Jordan Ramus might be destined for greatness - or at least the December cover of Sports Illustrated Kids. ...more

September 20, 2008

Looking for bargains in a tough economy? Carrollwood shoppers have new alternatives. ...more

September 3, 2008

DENVER (AP) - Workers erected a heavy metal fence around the Democratic National Convention Center site Friday while visitors strolled through a nearby shopping district that was decorated with brightly colored flags rustling in a breeze. ...more

August 24, 2008

Looking for bargains in a tough economy? Carrollwood shoppers have new alternatives. ...more

August 20, 2008

Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke. One firefighter died, officials said. ...more

August 11, 2008