The Children's Board of Hillsborough County stepped up in a big way for this community this week, approving a new effort to educate homeless children and saving a center for domestic violence victims from certain demise. ...more

February 2, 2008

Hours after Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain for president, the two stood outside First Watch restaurant in Tampa on Sunday and shook hands with customers. Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe joined them. Crist again denied that he had reached any agreement with McCain on a possible running mate spot or a national hurricane catastrophe fund in exchange for the endorsement. ...more

January 28, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are right to explore ways to stimulate the economy, but they're wrong to suggest cutting impact fees in half. ...more

January 21, 2008

A $31 million water plant under construction off U.S. 301 will bring a larger water supply and stronger pressure to thousands of homes and businesses in the Brandon area and southern Hillsborough County. ...more

January 19, 2008

A $31 million water plant under construction off U.S. 301 will bring a larger water supply and stronger pressure to thousands of homes and businesses in the Brandon area and southern Hillsborough County. ...more

January 19, 2008

The developer of a proposed commercial and residential project along Temple Terrace Highway might be headed back to the drawing board. ...more

January 10, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE The developer of a proposed commercial and residential project along Temple Terrace Highway might be headed back to the drawing board. Hillsborough County commissioners Tuesday rejected, 4-2, StreetSide Developers' request to rezone 49.5 acres of wooded land bordering Davis Road between Temple Terrace Highway and Harney Road for StreetSide at Temple Terrace. ...more

January 8, 2008

Unions representing government employees are ratcheting up their campaign against the Jan. 29 property tax referendum, but local governments, for the most part, are staying on the sidelines. ...more

January 1, 2008

When the board met to reflect on 2007, we decided to create awards that celebrate the year's newsmakers and events, the highlights and the lowlights, the champs and the chumps. ...more

December 30, 2007

The Children's Board of Hillsborough County will have an opportunity next month to attack two problems with one smart initiative: a proposal to use nearly $1 million to provide childcare for homeless families. ...more

December 18, 2007