The St. Petersburg Times is closing its Dade City bureau in the Old City Hall building on Meridian Avenue. ...more

February 12, 2009

Community leaders for Westchase weren't happy to learn that a group of damaged trees along Linebaugh Avenue may not get replaced. ...more

February 11, 2009

Carol Carter, a veteran official of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, is resigning her post as result of a flap over a seemingly racist email joke she forwarded to friends. Carter is the third prominent local Republican in four months to be stung by controversy over emails with racial overtones. ...more

February 5, 2009

Call it the voice of the people, Port Richey style. After discerning the will of the people in a petition calling on them to authorize another referendum on doing away with Port Richey, City Council this week told City Attorney Michael Brannigan to draft an ordinance that would authorize a dissolution referendum. ...more

January 31, 2009

Households throughout Hillsborough County will be scouring boundary maps during the next several days now that the school board is preparing to sign off on plans that would shuffle thousands of students. ...more

January 24, 2009

Questions will fly in households throughout Hillsborough County during the next several days now that the school board is preparing to sign off on plans that would shuffle thousands of students. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Rev. Bob Panariello of New Port Richey, pastor of Covenant Christian Church, says his congregation is continuing to serve those in need, despite a recent rash of break-ins. ...more

January 17, 2009

There are things that endure that are measured in hundreds of years. Other things last long enough to be measured in decades. ...more

January 15, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will let stand a lower court ruling that guarantees, for the time being, a sustained flow of water to Florida's Apalachicola River but unravels Georgia's long-term water plans for the Atlanta region. ...more

January 13, 2009

For decades Dyson Racing has been a cornerstone of American sports car racing. The news of Dyson joining forces with Mazda for 2009 in the American Le Mans Series is good news for motorsports. Perhaps I am reading too much into the team's press release or perhaps there really is more good news to come. ...more

January 6, 2009