TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Michael Duncan walked into the children's wing at the new Town 'N Country Regional Library and gazed up and down at the shelves of books. ...more

December 10, 2008

The centerpiece of a project dreamed up eight years ago opens to the public today. Town 'N Country Commons, an $11 million complex, includes a sprawling library, a senior center and a Head Start center. It's a big change from the old site, which housed Head Start in portables and the old West Gate Regional Library. The West Gate library, at 14,000 square feet, was torn down in May 2007 and temporarily moved to an office park on West Waters Avenue. The library closed in October to prepare for its permanent move. ...more

December 3, 2008

Time will fall back this year, but in keeping with the 2005 law that changed the time that the time changes. ...more

October 27, 2008

When the Legislature voted in May 2007 to create the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, hailed the move as a "tremendous victory" for the Suncoast. TBARTA, he predicted at the time, will "have a huge impact in addressing our transportation needs." Barely 18 months later, getting TBARTA into a state in which it can do anything about the transportation problems in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough and four other counties in west-central Florida is proving a difficult task. ...more

October 18, 2008

Quick, put on your good citizen cap. There are only a few days left to get your application in for Hillsborough County's citizen advisory boards and councils. ...more

October 13, 2008

The West Pasco Historical Society is hitching itself to this weekend's Founders Day celebration with "Pasco County Railroads," a celebration of the past, present and possible future of local train service. ...more

September 27, 2008

The West Pasco Historical Society is hitching itself to this weekend's Founders Day celebration with "Pasco County Railroads," a celebration of the past, present and possible future of local train service. ...more

September 25, 2008

Democrat Nicholas Planck faces Teresa "Terri" Conroy in his bid for the District 3 county commission seat nomination. The winner of that contest will run against whoever prevails in the Republican primary between 24-year incumbent Ann Hildebrand, Wil Nickerson and Matt Matey on Aug. 26. ...more

August 16, 2008

TAMPA - A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, claiming that when she was pregnant with twins in 2006, an incident on a HART bus caused her to lose her babies. ...more

August 15, 2008

Lots has happened in the business community since the last Best of South Shore was published in February 2007. Scores of companies opened, a few closed and many business people were in the news. ...more

August 13, 2008