The city issued an emergency order today directing the owner of the landmark Gary Adult School to clean up debris and stabilize the building immediately because of a "catastrophic structural failure." ...more

July 24, 2008

TAMPA - Plant Hall, a Tampa landmark for more than a century, is being repainted to reflect the colors of the original building. Cynthia Gandee, executive director of the Henry B. Plant Museum, said the building's original shades of greens and grays were chosen to highlight the building's architecture. ...more

July 2, 2008

Only with Tim Russert's sudden death at the age of 58 has his true stature as a landmark journalist become as widely recognized as it has long deserved to be. ...more

June 18, 2008

A Western wear retail landmark that survived a fire only to become vacant and languish on the market is back in business. ...more

June 3, 2008

On April 29, motorists driving down Apollo Beach Boulevard may have noticed something was amiss. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING — In about 60 days, Highlands County will have to take over operations of the long troubled Thunderbird Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant. This past week, David S. Plank, owner of Landmark Utilities, filed legal documents informing the county of his intent to abandon the plant. ...more

May 4, 2008

As a senior at Chamberlain High, Dylan Perry traveled across the country, competing in amateur skateboarding contests. Around the same time, he was hired at Skatepark of Tampa, a landmark in the skateboarding world. ...more

January 18, 2008

The Second Amendment's provisions protecting the right to keep and bear arms apply only to the federal government, not the 50 states and the District of Columbia, lawyers for the nation's capital argued Friday in a written brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. ...more

January 5, 2008

It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion - people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry. ...more

January 1, 2008

SEBRING — Assessments of more than $5,000 on customers of the Thunderbird Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant may not be necessary to solve the long-standing problems at the plant. In an effort to eliminate, or at least minimize, the potential assessments, Highlands County commissioners agreed Tuesday to talks on a possible new solution. Next week, county officials will meet with representatives of Highlands Utilities, which runs a wastewater treatment plant serving 1,250 customers, including Lakeshore Mall and many businesses along U.S. 27. There will be one topic: arranging for the Highlands Utilities wastewater plant to treat the sewage from the nearby Thunderbird Hills plant, which has been operating without an operating permit from the state Department of Environmental Services for six years. ...more

December 5, 2007