Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to award the first phase of the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard widening project to a company that submitted a bid $31 million less than the county's estimated cost. By a 4-3 vote, the commission approved a $40.5 million bid by Kamminga & Roodvoets Inc. of Tampa to widen Bruce B. Downs Boulevard from Palm Springs Boulevard to Pebble Creek Drive. The company, which is also known as K&R, submitted the lowest of eight bids for the job. ...more

November 5, 2009

An upscale dance club might be the next use for an 1895 building - one of the oldest in downtown Tampa - that originally housed the Tampa Harness & Wagon Co. ...more

March 5, 2009

An upscale dance club might be the next use for an 1895 building – one of the oldest in downtown Tampa – that originally housed the Tampa Harness & Wagon Co. ...more

March 4, 2009

Feb. 6, 2009 ...more

February 6, 2009

The Sun City Center Art Club will hold a varied palette of art classes this fall. ...more

October 15, 2008

Why don't opponents to an elected county mayor with veto power want to fix an archaic governmental system? Why are they afraid to let the voters decide whether to change the structure of county government? ...more

August 1, 2008

Labels, they often don't work. In Todd Pressman's July 23 guest column, "Liberals Push County Mayor Effort," he stated that the county mayor effort was "born and nurtured as a liberal-led referendum." ...more

July 26, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners voted 6-1 Tuesday to allow a 24-hour gym to open on land not designated for all-night businesses. ...more

June 14, 2008

Planning and zoning commissioners last month shot it down. County staffers recommended denial. ...more

June 12, 2008

BUT COUNTY WANTS MORE DETAILS ...more

June 11, 2008