TAMPA - Championship Park is dead. Hillsborough County commissioners refused to endorse the proposal this afternoon, saying they preferred to divvy the $40 million allocated for the park for other projects. ...more

October 3, 2007

Tampa residents have heard about these projects for years: the Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center and the redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. Now they are finally taking shape. The city council is expected this week to approve a land lease deal with the Children's Museum, as well as design and construction contracts for Curtis Hixon Park. A construction crane is set to arrive at the site of the history center today. And the art museum is expected to get a guaranteed maximum price for the new building before the end of the year. One thing is certain: Tampa will be under construction as it welcomes visitors to the 2009 Super Bowl. ...more

October 1, 2007

Tampa residents have heard about these projects for years: the Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center and the redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

September 30, 2007

The Hillsborough County Commission will soon consider allocating $500 million for road improvements proposed by the Transportation Task Force. If approved, the funds will come from the Community Investment Tax, which in its 10th year of collection has been responsible for many great things in our community and has kept property taxes down. ...more

September 18, 2007

Regarding '3 Who Will Bring Bay Area's Past To Life' (front page, Sept. 11): ...more

September 14, 2007

Imagine Spanish conquistadors, Seminole Indians, cattle ranchers and cigar factory workers coming to life in one sparkling museum on the water in downtown Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2007