The war over Ward Street has ended. A portion of the road between Kennedy Boulevard and Cleveland Street will be closed when Porter Development redevelops the Brazzeal Goodyear Tire shop into a four-story office and retail project that will include a Publix grocery store and fitness center. ...more

November 17, 2007

If the Tampa Bay area develops a detailed mass transit plan, the area can benefit from perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money, the head of Denver's transit agency told the city council. ...more

November 16, 2007

A plan to change land use and zoning in part of this industrial neighborhood is on hold until the city hears more from residents and business owners. ...more

November 14, 2007

A proposed game of musical chairs with three local boards should be stopped before the elbowing and pushing for seats begins. ...more

November 11, 2007

A long-range transit plan approved Tuesday would have trains and buses crisscrossing Hillsborough County, but officials say the plan is decades - and billions of dollars - from being realized. ...more

November 7, 2007

Applauds Effort As a long-time resident of Temple Terrace, I support Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern's challenge to the dysfunctional status quo of our county. I refer to her efforts to reform the Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

November 6, 2007

Two bills filed by local legislators have the potential to reignite tensions between Tampa and Hillsborough County. ...more

November 3, 2007

The city council gave final approval Thursday to a plan allowing Busch Gardens and Adventure Island to expand alcohol sales. ...more

November 2, 2007

Supporters and opponents of taxing waterfront homeowners to pay for canal dredging are heading toward a showdown Dec. 18, when the city council decides whether to move forward with the plan. ...more

October 31, 2007

The debate about whether to close Ward Street continues to boil. Residents spent about an hour discussing the issue at the Beach Park Homeowners Association meeting last week and remained bitterly divided. ...more

October 24, 2007