Some say a planned condominium complex with 29 boat slips on Ruskin Inlet will improve a neighborhood off Shell Point Road, but others say it will change the character of a waterway long flanked by single-family homes with backyard docks. ...more

November 5, 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 Tampa Port Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved a 4 percent pay increase for port director Richard Wainio, bringing his annual base salary to $245,000 beginning March 7. ...more

October 17, 2007

Auto Dealer Ernie Haire is seeking permission to build a helicopter pad on his Keystone Lake property. ...more

October 17, 2007

The Kiwanis Club of New Tampa held its third annual installation dinner recently at the Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club. ...more

October 6, 2007

Members of the 2008 Cattle Barons' Ball planning committee and others gathered recently at Sling Shots Country Pop Saloon to recruit members and confirm plans. ...more

October 4, 2007

TAMPA - Sensing growing opposition from their constituents, Tampa City Council members tapped the brakes today on a proposed jet fuel pipeline to Tampa International Airport through central city neighborhoods. ...more

October 4, 2007

When newly hired art consultant Leith ter Meulen visited recently from New York City, community leaders took her to lunch at the neighborhood's only mom-and-pop restaurant, Zelda's Cafe & Deli. ...more

September 29, 2007

Aviation officials plan to extend a runway 175 feet closer to some houses near Peter O. Knight Airport. ...more

September 22, 2007

The Tampa Port Authority discussed the performance of Port Director Richard Wainio on Tuesday and voted to begin negotiations on a four-year contract extension. ...more

September 19, 2007