The Hernando County Commission seems to have taken a queue from Walmart and unanimously voted to "roll back" impact fees to 2001 levels, a 47 percent decrease. ...more

November 2, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has sued a Florida locksmith company accused of deceiving and overcharging customers in Kansas City.Koster said in a news release that Dependable Locks Inc. violated Missouri law by fraudulently advertising itself by at least 16 different names that all led consumers to one company. ...more

April 3, 2009

East Lake Park residents are alarmed by a proposal to build a facility for the homeless nearby. You would be too if a "tent city" was proposed near your neighborhood. ...more

March 2, 2009

Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern thinks what this town needs are community gardens. What with the tough economic times, she says what we should be doing is putting vegetable gardens where there are vacant lots. She's talking about putting them all across town, from Hyde Park to New Tampa. ...more

February 18, 2009

The county has approved a contract to purchase the largest and newest home along Elgin Boulevard as part of its right of way acquisition process for widening the road. ...more

February 4, 2009

Biggest, newest on the block. ...more

February 2, 2009

As Americans wonder just how horrible the economy will become, this tiny steel town offers a perverse message of hope: Things cannot possibly get any worse than they are here. ...more

February 1, 2009

The weakening economy hit area builders extra hard at the end of 2008, when new home starts hit a record low. ...more

January 23, 2009

the football game of the year, the world coming to town - and Tampa still hasn't got its act together. ...more

January 14, 2009

When Jean and Marie Lassegue, of Miramar, bought two vacant lots in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring in 2005, they paid $14,000 each, according to their daughter Stephana Lassegue. ...more

January 13, 2009