Regional water authorities are expected today to extend once-a-week watering restrictions through February. ...more

September 30, 2008

Times were tough during the 1940s. People struggled, but they also came together in unity to face the world's turmoil. Resurrection Catholic Church wasn't around back then. But, when it formed in 1983, with only about 10 people and little else but faith, the people came together. With 25 years of history now behind it, church members are celebrating by bringing back the 1940s and the joy and cohesiveness those times represent. ...more

September 26, 2008

South Shore waterfront property owners must decide if they are willing to pay for a clear passage to Tampa Bay. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is extending a water shortage emergency order allowing Tampa Bay Water to withdraw additional water from the Alafia River. ...more

September 19, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

August 31, 2008

A young manatee released into the Alafia River Aug. 13 is lucky to have survived her injuries, a Lowry Park Zoo veterinarian said. ...more

August 20, 2008

New and renovated businesses in areas designated as downtown and uptown corridors would be adorned with porticos, plaza facades and monument signs under plans the Hillsborough County Commission will be asked to approve in mid-2009. ...more

August 20, 2008

A young female manatee found entangled in rope, crab traps and a channel marker surely felt a weight lifted from her shoulders Wednesday morning when biologists released her back into the wild. ...more

August 14, 2008

Frannie, a young female manatee recuperating in the comfortable tanks of Lowry Park Zoo for the past two months, will be set free this morning in the Alafia River, if all goes according to plan. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is responding to the area of Williams Park in Riverview after several residents complained of an odor that made them ill. ...more

August 10, 2008