Hillsborough County Commissioners haven't approved putting a referendum on November's ballot to increase the sales tax by 1 cent to pay for light rail and other transportation projects, but that hasn't stopped supporters from gearing up to gain enough votes. ...more

March 19, 2010

Paperwork was filed Wednesday to create a political issue committee called Moving Hillsborough Forward to push for passage of the referendum. ...more

March 18, 2010

Our community faces a defining moment. Reeling from an economic downturn unprecedented in our time, we have within our grasp an historic opportunity to invest in our community by funding and developing a state-of-the art transit system in Hillsborough County. This system would connect our citizens to friends, family, jobs, education, health care, cultural resources, retail, restaurants and entertainment not only in Hillsborough but throughout the region. ...more

March 16, 2010

Apple Inc., increasingly facing tougher competition in the lucrative market for smart phones, sued Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp. on Tuesday, accusing the rival of violating patents related to the popular iPhone. ...more

March 3, 2010

On a pleasantly cool, overcast morning, nearly 1,500 children took part in Saturday's Mendez Foundation Too Good For Drugs Junior Gasparilla Distance Classic at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. ...more

February 21, 2010

McDonald's will expand by 45 outlets in Russia this year, CEO Jim Skinner said Monday as the company marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of the first landmark restaurant there - under Soviet rule in 1990. ...more

February 2, 2010

Leaders in hiding As government officials continue to sit on their backsides, waiting for a non-existent building industry to emerge from the ashes like a phoenix, they cannot bring themselves to realize Florida needs employment now and can't hemorrhage its tax-paying base to other states. ...more

February 1, 2010

Kudos to Maglio I just finished the article by Dr. Domenick Maglio and he nailed it. ...more

January 24, 2010

Lake Placid's Shannon Cummings has only been diving for two years and the Green Dragons sophomore continues to shine when she's on the board or in the air. ...more

January 5, 2010

Being able to contribute as a freshman to a high school varsity sports program is quite a compliment. ...more

January 1, 2010