History and genealogy aren't just about people. Most American stories focus on hearth and home, so a house's history is often as interesting as a person's. ...more

November 15, 2009

Restoration of Beach Park's main entry is scheduled to begin this week, culminating a five-year effort to beautify the arches that date from when the community was platted in 1926. ...more

November 9, 2009

The entryway to a prominent South Tampa neighborhood will be refurbished. ...more

November 4, 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

The Highlands County commissioners depend on advice from volunteers serving on 16 appointed committees and commissions. ...more

March 1, 2009

The Hillsborough County Planning Commission is seeking entries for its 27th Annual Community Design Awards Program, which recognizes excellence in planning, landscape architecture, environmental sensitivity and architectural design in building and development projects throughout the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

Much was made of "horizontal rhythms" of windows during a recent discussion of how a church day care might comply with an order to meet fire safety standards. ...more

February 4, 2009

City planning officials are asking for help in identifying historical property. ...more

January 10, 2009

The city has agreed to spend $475,000 to buy nearly a half-acre that was left vacant by a 2005 arson fire that destroyed almost a block in historic downtown. ...more

December 3, 2008