The city council took its first tentative step Thursday toward building a new baseball stadium on the downtown waterfront, giving the go-ahead for the city to solicit proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field. ...more

January 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Although residents will not be allowed to speak this afternoon, when the city council decides whether to seek proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field, people will get at least three chances to voice their opinions in the coming months. ...more

January 17, 2008

Pasco County commissioners and county staff members typically do a very good job discussing issues and concerns with the public outside formal meetings, at residents' requests. Their responsiveness balances the often one-sidedness of meetings that favor lawyers, developers and others stating cases for land-use changes and other requests being considered by the board. ...more

January 6, 2008

School, county and city officials rushed to assure their employees that they will be able to cover payroll checks despite a freeze on a state-run investment pool fund. ...more

January 4, 2008

Steve Byle waited nearly six hours for his three minutes at the lectern. ...more

December 26, 2007

Pinellas County's two-year effort to change the way students are assigned to schools finally was approved Tuesday night after months of public hearings and last-minute delays that threatened to derail the effort for a year. ...more

December 19, 2007

Eager to find new sources of money in the wake of property tax reforms, commissioners narrowly approved a resolution that gives the city the option to charge annual assessments to pay for fire service. ...more

December 19, 2007

Developers may have to think "greener" when planning future subdivisions. ...more

December 9, 2007

Developers may have to think 'greener' when planning future subdivisions. ...more

December 5, 2007

Commissioners have taken another step toward banning total nudity and lap dances in sexually-oriented businesses. ...more

December 1, 2007