It is a disservice to the public that the Tribune could not set aside its bias in the recent editorial on legislative efforts to change the makeup of the Tampa Sports Authority. It is not about one-upsmanship or Commissioner Jim Norman's future plans. Why not report the fact that itis about the future of commitments made that directly impact more than 1.1 million citizens of Hillsborough County? ...more

January 14, 2008

On paper, it looks like Hillsborough County is willing to pay nearly 20 times the official value of about 7 acres of swamp to add it to a 2,000-acre preservation parcel known as the Alafia South Prong. ...more

January 12, 2008

On paper, it looks like Hillsborough County is willing to pay nearly 20 times the official value of about 7 acres of swamp to add it to a 2,000-acre preservation parcel known as the Alafia South Prong. ...more

January 12, 2008

Evoking the spirit of kitschy Americana like giant balls of string or alligator wrestling, seven aluminum-plated travel trailers once destined for the junkyard have gotten unexpected mileage as a roadside curiosity along eastbound Interstate 4. ...more

January 9, 2008

Design work is under way for pipelines that will provide a safe source of drinking water to residents on rural Buster Bean Drive. ...more

December 10, 2007

Lawmakers from unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County used some legislative sleight-of-hand Friday to advance a bill that would reduce the city of Tampa's power on two important local boards. ...more

December 8, 2007

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir, 1911. ...more

December 3, 2007

A blaze that firefighters said resembled an erupting volcano burned for hours at a Port of Tampa recycling business Friday, spewing a plume of smoke across Tampa Bay and slightly affecting air quality, officials said. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA – Firefighters say a fire burning at a Port of Tampa business is still going strong, sending a plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air. ...more

November 30, 2007

A lawyer representing the 16-year-old boy authorities say punctured an ammonia pipeline in Riverview on Monday while drilling for money said he hopes people will "take a deep breath" and allow the boy to recover before pursuing a criminal case. ...more

November 17, 2007