Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at today's city council meeting. He says the money saved could help avoid the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA -- Trash pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder will present that option at today's city council meeting. He wants the council to ask Mayor Pam Iorio to look into it. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa City Council voted unanimously today to take steps to crack down on some of the most egregious and frequent code violators. ...more

February 21, 2008

An extended-stay hotel that appeared headed for approval got a flat no from the city council after residents mobilized against it. ...more

February 20, 2008

A Hillsborough Avenue gas station owner has moved a step closer to beer and wine sales. ...more

February 13, 2008

The Tampa City Council, which is to architectural design what the Exploding Chicken is to art, wasn't overwhelmed last week when presented with plans for a new Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

February 13, 2008

In a symbolic vote Thursday, the Tampa City Council joined the chorus of opposition to a proposed jet fuel pipeline through central city neighborhoods. ...more

February 8, 2008

City council members got their first good look Thursday at plans for a new Curtis Hixon Park, and they didn't like everything they saw. ...more

February 7, 2008

The city administration on Thursday proposed ways for Tampa to be a greener city, but the plan didn't include incentives for developers to build green, in contrast to an earlier proposal from a councilman. ...more

January 24, 2008

After years of planning and delays, the city appears ready to begin shoreline stabilization at two waterfront parks. ...more

January 23, 2008