On Saturdays, Nov. 7 and 14, my garden will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. (because my free help eats and leaves at 1 p.m. and also because I tend to collapse soon after). A notice in another publication that said 10 p.m. was a typo. ...more

November 4, 2009

John Agan was doubly unlucky today – he got bit by not one but two venomous snakes. ...more

October 27, 2009

Learn how to plant for wildlife in 90 minutes. ...more

July 31, 2009

Motorists in southeast Hillsborough might have to deal with a slight delay until early June. ...more

May 13, 2009

Prepare to be awed by Odd Day. ...more

May 7, 2009

A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy shot a man this evening after the man pointed a gun at him, sheriff's officials said. ...more

March 26, 2009

SHERIFF'S OFFICE This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Feb. 5-11 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33559 Angel Oak Ct, Block 4000, domestic violence, Feb. 10, 11:38 p.m. Bearss Ave E, Block 2800, theft of service, Feb. 6, 6:32 p.m. ...more

February 13, 2009

Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the fourth quarter of last year as low-cost foreclosures flooded the market and the housing market's decline spread nationwide. ...more

February 13, 2009

A pedestrian killed Dec. 22 while crossing Interstate 4 has been identified as 78-year-old Hubert Pinnock of Seffner, the Florida Highway Patrol said today. ...more

January 2, 2009

Last week the county completed work on a County Road 579 project that began nearly five months ago. The project involved upgrading and fixing some of the supports on a small bridge that traverses the Little Manatee River. ...more

November 10, 2008