You can almost hear the sleigh bells starting to ring in Tarpon Springs. This week city commissioners praised interim City Manager Mark LeCouris' for his sprucing-up of downtown Tarpon Avenue by having holiday decorations placed on utility poles. ...more

November 21, 2008

It was an offer the Tarpon Springs City Commission could refuse. City commissioners were less than eager during their meeting Tuesday night to pay $5 million for an 8-acre parcel of land on the south bank of the Anclote River. ...more

November 21, 2008

Dade City Commissioners passed a resolution this week to formally oppose a plan to extend the Florida State Fair from 12 to 18 days. ...more

November 21, 2008

It took nearly a decade, but a memorial bearing the image of slain Tampa police Detective Ricky Childers has been dedicated at a site his family members say is appropriate: the place he received law enforcement training. ...more

November 19, 2008

This time next year, Courier Field should be home to a monument to all veterans surrounded by landscaping and other amenities. ...more

November 19, 2008

Strike up the band. Santa Claus is coming to town. The Plant City Christmas Parade, a community mainstay for a quarter-century, will wind its way through downtown on the evening of Dec. 5. ...more

November 19, 2008

City commissioners have approved another phase of improvements to the Laura Street area. ...more

November 12, 2008

An eagle with outstretched wings was selected Tuesday as the favorite design by a committee overseeing a veterans memorial planned for a city park. ...more

November 12, 2008

Construction of a memorial park to honor veterans is expected to start in Courier Field early next year. ...more

November 11, 2008

A memorial to a Tampa police detective shot in the line of duty a decade ago was dedicated Friday, ending years of wrangling to find a home for the black obelisk. ...more

November 8, 2008