China, finally, is ready to build a house for Mickey Mouse. ...more

November 5, 2009

The city will no longer offer "holiday makeup" days for trash and recycling. ...more

June 17, 2009

Investigators looking into a deadly tour bus crash on a highway near the Hoover Dam said Saturday that it may take up to a month to figure out why the vehicle overturned, killing seven passengers and injuring 10 others. ...more

February 1, 2009

The Florida tourist industry, backed by almost all state, county and municipal government leaders, has for decades opposed exploring for oil and natural gas off the state's coast. The risk of damage to the tourism industry from, for instance, a drilling rig blowout that fouls Florida beaches, was too great, industry leaders have said. ...more

November 29, 2008

The effort to turn the Palm Harbor area into a city is moving forward apace. The Palm Harbor Coalition, the group spearheading the incorporation exploration, recently put out a call for volunteers who want a hand shaping a possible Palm Harbor city charter and handling related tasks. More than 40 people came forward. ...more

February 16, 2008

Answering questions and addressing concerns about incorporation will be the focus next week of a Palm Harbor Coalition town meeting. The coalition will conduct the public meeting 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Palm Harbor Community Activity Center, 1500 16th St., off Nebraska Avenue. ...more

February 16, 2008

Gary Word has been through the wars of municipal government. Billy Poe is looking to get onto the battlefield. ...more

February 14, 2008

People in the Palm Harbor should take part in a committee's exploration of turning the area of unincorporated Pinellas County into a city. ...more

February 12, 2008

When you walk towards your polling place on Jan. 29, you may see someone with a clipboard or card table. This person will be a volunteer, a fellow Hillsborough County citizen, who wants your signature on a petition to change the structure of our county commission. ...more

January 27, 2008

Round four has begun in the protracted search for a manager to lead this city of 7,200 residents. ...more

January 12, 2008