Residents lobbying to expand the New Tampa Regional Library hope a citizen board that ranks unfunded capital improvements will push their pet project to the top of the priority list. ...more

February 25, 2009

Wal-Mart won approval Thursday afternoon to change its plans for a proposed supercenter off State Road 54 at the northern end of Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

February 13, 2009

Eight men sleep in the dark, share two bathrooms and have to watch television and eat supper in cramped spaces. ...more

February 13, 2009

An Irvine, Calif-based auction company hopes to find buyers for 1,800 bank-owned foreclosed homes throughout Florida. ...more

February 6, 2009

Hotel Rooms MGM Grand: 5,034 rooms ...more

February 5, 2009

Target will open this summer and could provide a boost to the local job market. ...more

February 4, 2009

QUESTION: "I have about 2000 square feet that gets morning sun. It's all clay, rocks,and redwood roots.We did a water test and it took one gallon of water over 12 hours to drain. We dug another hole on the other side of the area (most shady side) about 18" deep and hit water. They area is bare other than two 25 year old redwoods. I was going to plant a variety of ferns near the redwoods but unsure if there are some varieties that are hardier than others against the redwood roots. ...more

February 1, 2009

In its bid to become the master developer for the city's multimillion-dollar makeover of two deteriorated shopping plazas south of Bullard Parkway and east of 56th Street, the Atlanta-based Vlass Group believes it has a doable plan for the city's much-sought-after town center. ...more

January 28, 2009

Construction workers have begun breaking through the dirt and pouring cement at the future site of the Shoppes at Avalon. ...more

January 25, 2009

Construction workers have begun breaking through the dirt and laying down the concrete at the future site of the Shoppes at Avalon. ...more

January 22, 2009