By a 5-2 vote, the St. Petersburg City Council this afternoon voted to annex 18 acres in Tierra Verde -- a move that paves the way for a former resort and marina to be torn down and replaced by a high-rise condominium complex. ...more

November 21, 2008

Ybor City leaders today decided to keep the familiar name of historic Seventh Avenue: "La Setima." ...more

November 19, 2008

Ybor City leaders today decided to keep the familiar name of historic Seventh Avenue: "La Setima." ...more

November 18, 2008

When Brian Beck looks at downtown Clearwater, he sees Denver. Not Denver 2008, but Denver 20 years ago, before merchants, investors and the city fashioned the "LoDo" district of nightclubs, restaurants and loft-style condominiums from an aging collection of old warehouses. ...more

November 17, 2008

It's been 15 years since downtown's Broad Street became a one-way street, and some business owners say they've never recovered. ...more

November 16, 2008

Brian Beck harbors no illusions that Clearwater, the junior partner in the Tampa metropolitan area, can be Denver, the center of the Mountain West. But he stands by the comparison as the city gains traction in its decades-long quest to redevelop its downtown core. ...more

November 13, 2008

The city council wants more public input before endorsing a plan to convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 12, 2008

City Council members got sticker shock this week when Fire Chief Keith Williams told them it would cost $1.3 million to repair and renovate the downtown fire station. ...more

November 12, 2008

The Florida Department of Transportation is reviving a 7-year-old plan to convert Gall Boulevard into a one-way street through town. ...more

November 8, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following refers to a community meeting held in Dade City last month about the landfill Angelo's Aggregate Materials wants to build outside Dade City. ...more

October 12, 2008