Brushing aside a chorus of opposition from evangelical groups, the city council today voted to expand anti-discrimination laws to include transgender individuals. ...more

November 19, 2009

Ernest Illes was preparing to leave for work one morning two weeks ago when he felt the ground under his house in Old Seminole Heights shake - several times. ...more

November 19, 2009

The sewage spill was one of several discharges on Nov. 5 that occurred when a burst of pressure inside a newly installed $23 million wastewater pipeline broke through at least six air release valves, flooding the neighborhood with nearly 75,000 gallons of effluent. ...more

November 18, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners embraced consolidating all the county's public water systems last Wednesday, tentatively approving $400,000 to study whether a merger has merit. ...more

November 9, 2009

The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

City officials have for the past year voiced concerns to state environmental regulators that a proposed landfill in Pasco County is a potential catastrophe. ...more

November 7, 2009

Two years after abandoning plans to install red light cameras across the city, Tampa officials are taking another look at the controversial traffic control devices. ...more

October 29, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 2009

The project is code named "09-066." Tampa officials are negotiating with a commercial real estate company over Project 09-066 and how it could bring jobs and development to the area. ...more

October 22, 2009

Gulf Marine Repair Corp. intends to rehire more than 100 employees to handle an increase in ship repair projects and will create 50 jobs to expand a dry dock at Port of Tampa, officials said Monday. ...more

September 1, 2009