Last month, in light of the proposed 1-cent sales tax increase that could go before Hillsborough County voters in November, county officials held public meetings in New Tampa, Temple Terrace and the University Area to gather input about potential transportation projects that would profit from the tax. ...more

March 3, 2010

Last month, in light of the proposed 1-cent sales tax increase that could go before Hillsborough County voters in November, county officials held public meetings in New Tampa, Temple Terrace and the University Area to gather input about potential transportation projects that would profit from the ta ...more

March 1, 2010

For decades Frank Garcia has been digging into the earth, looking for creatures that walked or crawled on the planet millions of years ago. The Apollo Beach resident has made some incredible finds. ...more

January 25, 2010

Average SAT scores for students entering state universities are rising, and nowhere as much as at the University of South Florida. ...more

January 3, 2010

Average SAT scores for students entering the state universities are rising, and nowhere as much as at the University of South Florida. In 10 years, USF scores have soared by 84 points, from 1067 to 1151. ...more

January 2, 2010

To dentists, Halloween is truly the scariest of holidays - all those sticky, gooey sugary things that pass through the night into the waiting sacks of young trick-or-treaters. ...more

October 31, 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

To dentists, Halloween is truly the scariest of holidays - all those sticky, gooey sugary things that pass through the night into the waiting sacks of young trick-or-treaters. ...more

October 28, 2009

Residents can get a glimpse of what public transportation in Hernando County might look like in the next 10 years by attending Tuesday's meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Organization. ...more

September 27, 2009