In 1985 Gov. Bob Graham's administration placed an important legal framework in place in Florida to control rampant, undisciplined growth that threatened wetlands, induced traffic congestion and promoted random sprawl. Until that landmark legislation, developers virtually built where they pleased, and taxpayers had to follow with schools, roads, sewers and the rest of the infrastructure that necessarily followed development. ...more

November 29, 2009

Regarding "Pasco city right to challenge pushy DOT," Our Opinion, Nov. 19: The editorial is replete with assumptions and omissions that insinuate and greatly skew the underlying message - that Zephyrhills is the only entity that has the sole right to decide whether a one-way route should be constructed for U.S. 301 in the city limits. ...more

November 27, 2009

Don't expect to use the Cass Street bridge this weekend. The bridge, which was shut down for repairs this year after it was deemed "structurally deficient," was expected to be open by the end of this month but likely will remain closed until early 2010. ...more

November 24, 2009

Zephyrhills is no longer a sleepy little town predominantly known as an escape from the brutal winters of the North and Midwest. ...more

November 19, 2009

People interested in suggesting improvements on cross-Bay bus service between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are invited to a public workshop from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the downtown Tampa Verizon building, 201 N. Franklin St. ...more

November 19, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. The state Department of Transportation has been busy clearing acres of trees and other vegetation as it prepares to build two new off-ramps for traffic destined for State Road 56. ...more

November 16, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. ...more

November 15, 2009

The city council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 11, 2009

The City Council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 10, 2009

The Zephyrhills City Council is expected to make it official today by voting to reject a DOT plan that would make Gall Boulevard a one-way street. ...more

November 9, 2009