A new union contract used to mean an annual pay raise for city police and firefighters. But in today's lean economic times, those are days of the past. ...more

July 10, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, displeased with the Tampa Sports Authority's dismissal of longtime Executive Director Henry Saavedra, has told the city's public access television station to start televising the authority's board meetings. ...more

March 26, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has directed the city public access cable television station to begin televising all Sports Authority meetings. ...more

March 25, 2009

Monday night's transportation workshop turned into a battle of the boulevards when city officials insisted on displaying their plan for a Gall Boulevard facelift. ...more

December 3, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- A zoning change request from the developer of Meres Crossing, adjacent to Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, will be heard by the City Commission next week. The mixed-use retail, medical office and apartment project at Meres Boulevard and Alt 19 is viewed as a southern gateway into the city's downtown. It is also envisioned as an economic boost for the hospital, which is looking to attract more medical experts so patients are not referred to other hospital facilities. ...more

August 2, 2008