Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 13, 2008

Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 12, 2008

A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa property has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

August 16, 2008

A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. County officials disagree with the road builders – Locust Branch LLC and the Meadow Pointe IV Community Development district -- over how to get access to about 10 feet along the northern edge of the plaza and who should do it. The strip of land wasn't in the original plans for the six-lane highway now under construction just east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. It's needed to ensure crews can build S.R. 56 to its full width and provide the plaza with a new northern entrance ...more

August 15, 2008

Those hammering out a long-term plan for Brandon's development wanted to get a better look at the area. And they got it - stuck in rush-hour traffic. ...more

June 11, 2008

The developer of a proposed subdivision off Turtle Drive has dropped a request to allow access to six homes through the Garden Grove neighborhood. ...more

June 7, 2008

SEBRING — Despite the sheriff's recommendation to restrict vehicular traffic on Eucalyptus Street to protect pedestrians, Sebring City Council has decided to keep limited access at its intersection with Sebring Parkway. Sheriff Susan Benton said because so many pedestrians cross Eucalyptus Street to access the government center and courthouse, she suggested the possibility of creating a cul-de-sac instead of connecting it to the Sebring Parkway. ...more

January 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Five years after first submitting plans, Wal-Mart has won the county's approval for a superstore, just south of the apex of U.S. 41 and North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

December 13, 2007

PLANT CITY - Jim Ellis, the city's resident tech guru, says he has figured out why the wireless Internet network in the downtown historical district has shut down intermittently during the past several weeks. In layman's terms, heavy traffic on the city's wireless network is causing gridlock, shutting down the wireless avenues that lead to residents' computers or wireless handheld devices, said Ellis, the city's administrator for the managed information systems department. ...more

October 5, 2007