When homeowners vanish amid a foreclosure, neighbors can be left with eyesores: unruly lawns scattered with debris and mold growing on homes and driveways. ...more

November 3, 2009

A new fire station won't hinder recreation at a popular park in rural Hillsborough, an official said. Some residents were alarmed when a surveyor's map appeared to show that the station would be located in the center of Bealsville Park, 5009 Nesmith Road. But county fire rescue Chief Kim Olsen said that's not the county's intentions. ...more

August 4, 2009

After an unusually large number of spring breakers swarmed the small residential community of Sunset Beach this year, Treasure Island officials drew up an emergency ordinance prohibiting alcohol on the beach there. ...more

March 26, 2009

People who must drive U.S. 19 near the Hudson Wal-Mart hope the highway will take a turn for the better. ...more

March 25, 2009

Leaf blowers are effective at moving dry leaves and other debris, but they're noisy and generate polluting gases - unless they're electric and the electricity comes from a nuclear, wind or hydroelectric power plant. ...more

March 22, 2009

Residents who must drive every day along U.S. 19 near the Hudson Wal-Mart store hope the state highway will take a turn for the better. More than 20 residents representing Leisure Beach, Country Club Estates and Beacon Woods made suggestions to state and county officials at a conference last week. ...more

March 18, 2009

The colder weather may have given allergy sufferers a brief reprieve, but spring allergy season already has arrived. ...more

February 18, 2009

Upgrades at Hillsborough County's Williams Park Boat Ramp move to the next phase Feb. 23 with the repaving of the park's driveways and parking areas, according to a release from the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department. ...more

February 16, 2009

A ninth-grader at Springstead High School admitted to detectives Wednesday of "dozens" of vehicle break-ins over Christmas break. ...more

January 23, 2009

The customer is right again. ...more

January 16, 2009