More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

Fifty years ago, the Tribune printed an intriguing headline: "And Just Why Shouldn't Tampa Have a Woman Mayor?" ...more

March 8, 2009

Tampa As Cuban Gateway It is not a question of if the United States will allow Americans unrestricted travel to Cuba; it is a question of when the United States will grant all Americans this right. When our laws change, Tampa International Airport and the Tampa Port Authority should become the primary U.S. gateways to Cuba. We need to be ready before other cities grab this opportunity. Miami, Los Angeles and New York are the only cities in the United States that currently offer nonstop flights to Cuba. ...more

March 8, 2009

Since 2008, at least 744 foreclosure cases have been initiated in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 5, 2009

Land-use planner Linda Pearson, a former county official who is now in private business, has filed to run for the Hillsborough County Commission seat held by Ken Hagan. ...more

March 4, 2009

A developer hoping to add stilt homes to a controversial proposed development on land jutting into the Little Manatee River promises to honor the fragile environment when planning the community. ...more

February 25, 2009

Schools that want to put up cell phone towers would have to hold two public hearings under land development code changes recommended Wednesday by the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

February 19, 2009

It has been almost 22 years since this editorial page detailed the devastating damage boat propellers were doing to Tampa Bay and questioned why no government agency would take action to protect the sea grass meadows that filter water and sustain marine life. ...more

February 14, 2009

Don Kruse, twice defeated in prior runs for the Hillsborough County Commission, said he will try again in the November 2010 election, this time for Commissioner Jim Norman's countywide seat. ...more

February 7, 2009

Hillsborough County's elections office is still in deep financial trouble despite getting an emergency $2.2 million allocation today from county commissioners to pay for optical scan voting machines. ...more

February 4, 2009