Opponents said a cautious goodbye this week to the Brandon Bypass, a conceptual loop around Hillsborough County's population centers that critics maintained would destroy rural communities and preservation tracts and promote urban sprawl in south and east Hillsborough. ...more

December 8, 2007

The Brandon Bypass is bygone, at least for now. Activists trying to reform the county's growth management policies have been pressuring elected officials to remove the conceptual highway from all planning maps. Tuesday, they saw their efforts succeed, as officials voted unanimously to take the penciled route that would sweep through southeastern Hillsborough off the Metropolitan Planning Organization's list of needed transportation improvements for 2025. ...more

December 5, 2007

Some 30 men and women in casual garb and sunglasses gathered on a large swath of manicured lawn in Sun City Center one recent morning. The daily rounds of lawn bowling were about to begin. ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA - The Brandon Bypass is bygone, at least for now. ...more

December 4, 2007

Don't be too surprised to smell smoke or see fire in two natural areas here this month. ...more

December 4, 2007

Google confirmed its plans to bid for a prized piece of the airwaves in an upcoming government auction, further underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to shake up the wireless market and plumb more profits from mobile phones. ...more

December 1, 2007

Charlotte Butler-Nelson's home overlooks Cork Prairie, a swath of nearly pristine grasslands off Wallace Branch Road connected to Pemberton Creek, a tributary of Lake Thonotosassa. She says the land is filled with wonderful, natural things that make Florida special. ...more

November 17, 2007

Even with a lower estimated cost on the waterfront Weaver property, a majority of the City Commission couldn't work up a lot of enthusiasm Thursday night about buying the land for a park. ...more

November 16, 2007

Hank and Pamela Sindlinger never expected to trade in their Harleys for a tractor or to start an organic farm where they raise fruits and vegetables. ...more

November 9, 2007

Applied Research Associates, one of the My Safe Florida Home inspection companies whose contract was renewed Monday, was paid by the state last year to develop the program software used by inspectors. ...more

October 31, 2007