NEW TAMPA – A community effort to add civic activist Carol Poland's name to the New Tampa Regional Library is growing louder. Friends and supporters of the Hunter's Green resident, including former Tampa Police Chief Bennie Holder, filled the Jeri Zelinzki Community Room at the New Tampa Regional Library to speak on her behalf Nov. 6. ...more

November 7, 2008

If you had $19.1 million to buy and redevelop foreclosed properties, how would you spend it? That's the question the Hillsborough County Commission will consider at a public hearing Thursday. ...more

November 3, 2008

Ecotourism, Port of Manatee growth, access to Interstate 75 and the redevelopment of Old Sun City are all opportunities the South Side community can seize on as they plan for the area's future, activists say. ...more

October 22, 2008

David Brown said he has not pursued what he considers a problem for either the recognition or the notice. He said he has done it out of principle. ...more

October 22, 2008

The District 4 Hillsborough County Commission race pits incumbent first-term Republican Al Higginbotham against Pete Gifford, no party affiliation, of Riverview. ...more

October 19, 2008

Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan is seeking re-election in the District 2 race. ...more

October 19, 2008

State starts its Conservation and Recreational Lands program, known as CARL, prompting then-Hillsborough County Commissioner Jan Platt to work toward a local land-preservation program. ...more

October 17, 2008

Community activists and some area residents say it doesn't make sense to allow more commercial development on the northern end of North Dale Mabry Highway, contending that there are already plenty of places to shop and lots of empty storefronts. ...more

October 15, 2008

Community activists and some area residents say it doesn't make sense to allow more commercial development on the northern end of North Dale Mabry Highway, contending that there are already plenty of places to shop and lots of empty storefronts. ...more

October 15, 2008

Members of the Hillsborough County Commission appear to be, for the most part, well-intended individuals. But when a majority believes that making political donations constitutes moral courage or that smart growth comes from letting developers have their way, it's clear the commission needs some fresh perspective. ...more

October 12, 2008