Gov. Charlie Crist has approved a $1 million grant to conduct site planning and a market study for prospects to expand the 500-acre Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park just south of Ocala. The park the Legislature created in 1996 serves multiple uses in the heart of the Ocala area's horse farm country, including the official training facility for the U.S. Equestrian team. ...more

October 14, 2008

The giant Confederate flag at Interstates 4 and 75 will be replaced with a larger version. ...more

October 12, 2008

Residents who are hooked up to the Landmark Utilities Sewer System may wonder what it will cost for sewer service, assuming the city of Sebring moves forward with its efforts to buy it along with a second wastewater treatment system. ...more

October 11, 2008

The players and coaches of the South Hillsborough Soccer League have a new place to play. ...more

September 3, 2008

A contractor will likely propose a 1,200-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant on Florida Crushed Stone property north of the city limits, according to an overview of the project submitted to the county planning department. ...more

August 21, 2008

75-acre facility would sit on Florida Crushed Stone property ...more

August 21, 2008

Developer Lee Pallardy of Tampa has spent two years trying to build Trilby Estates, a horse-oriented subdivision off Powerline Road in the Trilby area. On Thursday, he learned he will have to wait two more weeks for approval of the project. The county's Development Review Committee delayed action on the 85-home development until Aug. 14 after Pallardy objected to a requirement that he install water lines and fire hydrants in the gated subdivision. ...more

July 25, 2008

Time is money for area builders and developers. So a Pasco County proposal to expedite dramatically the handling of building permits for "green," environmentally friendly construction projects appealed to the Pasco Building Association's Green Building Council. ...more

July 16, 2008

Neighborhood activists and builders know that when a new development is planned for a part of town, the project can't have more housing units than what the zoning allows. ...more

June 30, 2008

As if there aren't enough tourist attractions in the Orlando area. Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. The company has built similar wheels in Berlin, Beijing and Singapore. ...more

June 27, 2008