Monday's small brushfire in Avon Park Estates will hopefully serve as a reminder for residents to be prepared. To see just how devastating brushfires can be, check what happened in Brevard County last week. All it took apparently was tossing a cigarette and the result was thousands of acres of land burned, 30 homes destroyed, 140 structures damaged, people displaced and lives impacted for years to come. Although May is officially the last month of the brushfire season, the threat of fire is still very possible in many parts of the state. It has been dry – as evidenced by lawns turning brown – and will likely continue to remain that way. May is traditionally one of the driest months of the year in Florida. ...more

May 17, 2008

The city's Port Authority board wants it; so do the mayor and several city council members. And a group of residents has been calling for it for months. ...more

February 23, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A project the Save Our Canals group thought would expand throughout Hillsborough County may be in danger of disappearing. ...more

February 23, 2008

In this city of turbulent politics and personalities, every election seems to have its defining issue; something that prompts average citizens to run for public office. ...more

February 8, 2008

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

February 2, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right (with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles). ...more

January 11, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When Brian Garry moved into his Bay Crest Park home in 1977, he and his children would fish for blue crabs off the dock in their backyard. ...more

December 20, 2007

County officials urged people to avoid any contact with Pebble Mound Creek near Memorial Highway and Bay Pointe Drive for the next several days after a pipe spewed 150,000 gallons of sewage into the waterway. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Tampa City Council late Tuesday pushed forward a plan that by next fall could mean residents of several West Shore neighborhoods will be taxed about $8,000 to dredge the silted canals in their backyards. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - County officials urged people to avoid any contact with Pebble Mound Creek near Memorial Highway and Bay Pointe Drive for the next several days after a pipe spewed 150,000 gallons of sewage into the waterway. ...more

December 18, 2007