The future of St. Petersburg's inverted pyramid structure at The Pier may be turned upside down. Members of The Pier Advisory Task Force are leaning toward something new. ...more

December 8, 2009

Florida will be the third-largest state by 2014. We need a plan to deal with our traffic woes beyond simply spending tax money on widening roads. The referendum on rail transit and other transportation needs allows the voters to finally address our congestion issues. ...more

November 23, 2009

The drive to turn Palm Harbor into a city hit a snag a few weeks ago when the Crystal Beach Community Association objected, saying its members want to remain a part of unincorporated Pinellas County. In response, the Palm Harbor Coalition, the group pushing to create a city of Palm Harbor, decided to wait until next year before asking the Legislature to set up an incorporation referendum. ...more

May 2, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission instructed its staff this morning to start drafting language for a referendum on a 1 cent sales tax for transportation projects, including light rail. ...more

April 1, 2009

Most of the time, Crystal Beach just sits there west of Alt. 19, between Tarpon Springs and Palm Harbor, and doesn't make a peep. That changed this week when the Crystal Beach Community Association, perhaps only temporarily, knocked the Palm Harbor incorporation juggernaut off the rails. ...more

March 28, 2009

The group that had been exploring the feasibility of turning the Palm Harbor area into a city announced Wednesday morning that it is calling a halt to its efforts for this year. ...more

March 25, 2009

This is a time of great doubt and uncertainty. At such a moment it is good to have something on which we can all hang our hats. Last week, the city of Oldsmar received a message on which all the hats in town could be hung: the residents of East Lake Woodlands do want to join you. ...more

March 21, 2009

On May 20, the city will have its 84th birthday as an incorporated community. It could be right around that time residents will decide whether the city will see an 85th anniversary. ...more

March 12, 2009

Over many years the issue of rail transit in Tampa has been studied, argued, abandoned, resurrected, and refined, but never have voters been asked if they want to tax themselves to begin building a useful rail system. ...more

March 6, 2009