For $10,000, a local fire union has bought street signs, radio commercials and about 30,000 restaurant place mats. ...more

September 22, 2008

there have been a number over the last three decades or so - has faded. ...more

September 17, 2008

In another defeat for pro-county mayor advocates, a three-judge panel has upheld a ruling from a lower court to keep a referendum on the issue off the ballot in November. ...more

September 12, 2008

The great debate these days in New Port Richey, Pasco County's largest city with just under 17,500 residents, is how to pump life into a downtown with too many empty storefronts. One idea is making a lot of waves. ...more

September 9, 2008

A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. ...more

August 27, 2008

WEST SHORE - A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. City stormwater director Chuck Walter said BCI Engineers & Scientists Inc. has almost finished surveying 13 West Shore-area canals. The information will be used to produce a more accurate proposal for seeking bids for dredging. ...more

August 21, 2008

The pro-county mayor group is appealing a judge's decision to take the referendum off November's ballot. ...more

August 5, 2008

LETTERS Loophole Puts City's Future At Risk Tom Jackson's (July 25) article hit the nail on the head. Yes, (Vice Mayor Mark) Hashim, who wants to close the city, is attempting to do it from within, even though the voters turned down his referendum. ...more

August 3, 2008

Will residents in northern Hillsborough County ever see the day they can park their cars and hop a train to downtown Tampa? Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hopes so. ...more

July 30, 2008

Labels, they often don't work. In Todd Pressman's July 23 guest column, "Liberals Push County Mayor Effort," he stated that the county mayor effort was "born and nurtured as a liberal-led referendum." ...more

July 26, 2008