Adkins' CPR May Spur Taxpayer 'Tea Party' Commissioner Atkins' stimulus plan to give $4,000 to $5,000 to buyers of foreclosed homes or first-time home buyers is nothing more than an Obama Stimulus II. Obama promised redistribution of wealth during his campaign, and he is certainly keeping his promise with his stimulus plan. ...more

February 26, 2009

A proposal for a Riverwalk in downtown Tampa has been around in some form or another since the 1970s. And, through the years, some folks have ridiculed it as a pipe dream, a boondoggle and a waste. ...more

January 17, 2009

Warren Dixon III and his wife, Andrea Braboy-Dixon, love the serene pond behind their home in the Manchester subdivision but not the trash that washes up on its banks. ...more

September 24, 2008

Until about a year ago, the local real estate market was booming. Over about a three-year stretch, builders routinely filed plans for major commercial and residential developments, including some with hundreds of homes. The city building department could hardly keep pace. ...more

May 31, 2008

More than 30 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 10, 2008

More than 100 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 9, 2008

DADE CITY - Four years ago, this small northeast Pasco city found itself in the middle of the Tampa Bay area housing boom. ...more

February 8, 2008

Four years ago, this small northeast Pasco city found itself in the middle of the Tampa Bay area housing boom. ...more

February 8, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE More than 100 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Should the town take the money and run or is land better? At last week's meeting, town attorney Bert Harris III asked the town council to consider whether impact fees negotiated with builders should be extracted in cash or land. ...more

December 19, 2007