After three years of having no truly safe way to cross U.S. 301 in golf carts to get to Wal-Mart, Sun City Center area residents have help on the way. ...more

November 11, 2009

In Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day, hundreds of the low-speed electric vehicles ferry residents down wide, palm-tree-lined streets in this south Hillsborough retirement community. Cars are rarely needed here: doctors' offices, restaurants and shops are within walking - or carting - distance. ...more

October 31, 2009

But three years ago, retail giant Walmart moved across busy U.S. 301, cutting seniors off from low-cost medications and discounted merchandise that helped them stretch their fixed incomes. A solution to the problem may come Wednesday, when Hillsborough County commissioners consider building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301 and Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

October 30, 2009

Wearing gloves and boots, Paula Simenson takes precautions when she gardens in her Tillers & Toilers plot - even though the much dreaded snakes are less likely to visit as the temperatures dip. ...more

October 28, 2009

The leak has been repaired, the lines reburied and the water and traffic are flowing again. ...more

December 31, 2008

For people who have lost a loved one, or just need a booster shot of holiday spirit, several churches and groups in Sun City Center will host Blue Christmas programs. ...more

December 10, 2008

The winding detour, sandy-covered streets, rattling machinery and stifling stench of flowing, raw sewage should now be a thankfully-buried part of Sun City Center's past. ...more

December 10, 2008

Residents are complaining that Hillsborough County's water department pumped raw sewage from a broken pipe into a lake where hundreds of people have waterfront homes. ...more

November 25, 2008

Residents are complaining Hillsborough County's water department has pumped raw sewage from a line break into a lake where hundreds of people have waterfront homes. The water department agrees the water in the storm drain has a strong smell but won't know whether it is contaminated until samples are tested. ...more

November 24, 2008

A large, white cross was lifted by a 60-foot-tall crane Oct. 15 onto the top of the church building being constructed at a second campus of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on East Del Webb Boulevard. ...more

November 19, 2008