Another high-profile proposed development faces foreclosure. Bank of America has started foreclosure proceedings against the waterfront site of the ambitious New Port Tampa Bay project, according to documents filed last month in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. The 52-acre site is at the corner of West Shore Boulevard and Gandy Boulevard. The plan called for a marina and 1,200 condo units and shops. The developer, Tampa-based EchoGroup Inc., put plans on hold in November and said the company would either start the project when the real estate market improved or sell the land. ...more

June 20, 2008

Kiln bricks from the former Wenczel Tile plant are about to get fired up again after being cold for more than 15 years. ...more

June 14, 2008

After nearly 50 years of turning quarried rock into wallboard, the National Gypsum Co. will shut down its Port Tampa plant next week, leaving dozens of workers without jobs and sending economic ripples beyond the historic waterfront community. ...more

June 9, 2008

PORT TAMPA - Hillsborough County health officials today lifted a no swimming advisory at Picnic Island Park, at the southern tip of the Interbay Peninsula. ...more

May 28, 2008

Harriet Foundas became principal of West Shore Elementary shortly after renovations of the 1926 building were completed in time for its 50th anniversary. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA Firefighters are on the scene of a fire involving either a boat or a barge on land at Germer and Idaho streets. ...more

May 17, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio Tuesday night said neighborhoods won't feel the pinch of smaller city government caused by the economic downturn. ...more

May 10, 2008

PORT TAMPA Mayor Pam Iorio tonight said neighborhoods won't feel the pinch of smaller city government caused by the economic downturn. "We are not cutting critical services," Iorio said during a town hall meeting at Westshore Elementary School. She said the city won't cut police officers and she vowed to hire firefighters. ...more

May 6, 2008

Ashton Woods Homes officials are excited about the company's rising sales figures and growth, especially in light of the slumping economy. ...more

May 4, 2008

Judy Gay wants business owners and residents to wear a path to her door. ...more

February 21, 2008