The Florida Gas Transmission Co. is expanding its underground natural gas pipeline network and is holidng an open house in Land O' Lakes tonight to discuss its plans. About 22 miles of the proposed natural gas pipeline expansion could someday stretch through Pasco County. A representative from the Florida Gas Transmission on June 10 briefed Pasco County commissioners on the company's plans. The 36-inch pipeline would stretch from Tallahassee to South Florida, cutting through 25 counties. Pasco County residents are invited to the open house 6-7:30 p.m. tnoight at the Land O' Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd. The Pasco portion primarily would run adjacent to an existing corridor along State Road 52, south through Land O' Lakes to the Hillsborough County line, said Stephen Veatch, the company's senior director for certificates and tariffs. The $2 billion expansion project would serve utility providers such as Florida Power & Light, Seminole Electric Cooperative, the city of Tallahassee and possibly Progress Energy in the future. The expansion is needed to serve growing energy needs and higher demands for natural gas, an environmentally preferable alternative to coal, Veatch said in June. For information about the project, call 1-877-663-9161 or go to www.panhandleenergy .com/fgt/phaseviii ...more

July 8, 2008

Members of Trinity United Methodist Church will say goodbye and good luck Sunday to their pastor of 15 years. ...more

June 28, 2008

A map outlining a progressive strategy for neighborhood redevelopment garnered strong support from residents at an April open house. ...more

June 18, 2008

Lockheed Martin Corp. plans to dismantle the buildings at a former weapons manufacturing plant in Manatee County that has been criticized for having a vast plume of groundwater pollution. ...more

June 7, 2008

South Shore citizens recently had the opportunity to express their concerns about a project that would bring 1,000 homes to more than 500 acres. ...more

June 4, 2008

AVON PARK – A class for new managers and supervisors as well as classes covering the 2007 Microsoft software will be offered by the South Florida Community College Corporate and Continuing Education Department later this year. "Peer Today, Gone Tomorrow" will start in August. According to an overview of the class, it is not easy making the leap from peer to boss. In addition to the dramatic change, new mangers frequently struggle to balance their old coworker relationships with their new management responsbilities Among other things, participants will learn to overcome the fear of lost friendships and lost rapport, discipling a former peer, managing coworkers who are older and avoiding the appearance of favortism. ...more

May 31, 2008

Heavy traffic won't be the only difficulty confronting this weekend's AirFest. A hospital construction project at MacDill Air Force Base will make parking more challenging than in the past. ...more

May 2, 2008

The University of Tampa apologized Friday for two dorm advisers who meted out punishment reminiscent of elementary school: They told 80 honors students to write 30 times, "I will not vandalize the floor, and I will help prevent others from vandalizing." ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA -- The University of Tampa apologized today for two dorm advisers who doled out a punishment reminiscent of elementary school: They told 80 honors students to write 30 times, "I will not vandalize the floor, and I will help prevent others from vandalizing." ...more

February 22, 2008

Demolition day has come at the Tampa Museum of Art. Late last week, workers started demolishing the parking garage at the museum on Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa. Soon, they'll start knocking down the museum itself. The entire demolition project is expected to take about three months. ...more

February 4, 2008