Officials from Tampa and the local Catholic diocese dedicated an 80-unit apartment building Monday for low-income seniors whom Monsignor Laurence Higgins called "forgotten people." ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - Officials from Tampa and the local Catholic diocese dedicated an 80-unit apartment building today for the low income seniors who Msgr. Laurence Higgins called "forgotten people". San Lorenzo Terrace was built on 8 acres owned by the Diocese of St. Petersburg with a $6.6 million federal grant and started accepting residents in January. It is expected to be full by the end of this month. ...more

June 9, 2008

I don't own a dog, but I've listened to all the stories that dog owners tell. The kids plead for a puppy, go wild when it arrives, and after a while, they discover the mutt only eats and sleeps, leaving them with the job of cleaning up after it. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA - The Polk County School Board has received a federal grant of nearly $197,000 for school-based random-drug-testing programs, officials said. ...more

June 6, 2008

The city bus system that has struggled to attract customers since it was launched with a federal grant eight years ago will terminate service at the end of the month. ...more

June 4, 2008

It will be almost another 18 months before old-fashioned streetlights illuminate Tarpon and Pinellas avenues. ...more

May 10, 2008

A $2 million "smart" traffic control system will be operational here before the end of next year, the engineer for the federally funded project told Plant City commissioners Monday night. ...more

May 3, 2008

Electric streetcar supporters are accusing the county's bus agency of hijacking nearly $1 million in federal money previously set aside to extend the streetcar line into downtown. ...more

February 21, 2008

They call it an invisible wound, and it's quickly becoming known as the signature injury of troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

February 11, 2008

One brick will read "DACCO saved my life." Another will have "Peace to All Who Enter Here." And one will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. ...more

February 2, 2008