State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

January 2, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

December 29, 2007

After the top three candidates for city manager declined the job, a familiar face may get the position. Richard Reade, 36, the former city manager of Davenport, is back in the running. ...more

December 22, 2007

BARTOW - State water managers have reached a deal to purchase four of the homes they need to destroy in order to raise the level of Lake Hancock and restore the flow of the upper Peace River in Polk County. ...more

November 27, 2007

The county environmental lands program will be reimbursed for half the cost of buying two environmentally sensitive tracts in central Pasco County. ...more

November 12, 2007

A major overhaul of the crossroads at Gunn Highway and Linebaugh Avenue is on the way. ...more

November 5, 2007

Cypress Point Community Church has held Sunday services in some unique settings since its 1998 founding. ...more

October 18, 2007

Melinda Mosser believes turning Howard and Armenia avenues into two-ways would make West Tampa a destination. ...more

October 13, 2007

Florida is more than sandy beaches, golf courses, Disney World and other attractions. The environment is as beautiful as anywhere in the country, and that includes Pasco County, with its rivers, salt marshes, lakes and thousands of acres of conservation land in public ownership. ...more

September 26, 2007

During a downpour last year, Charles Amato ran to the low-rider Dodge Neon he was going to repair at his shop. ...more

September 19, 2007