Home
Arts & Entertainment
Dining
Music
News
Sports
Visitors

Featured Advertiser:

News articles:

Fire crews bring Wimauma brush fire under control


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:30 a.m.
930320-fire-crews-bring-wimauma-brush-fire-under-control

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighters were able to bring a 125-acre brush fire under control tonight ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Fire crews fight 125-acre brush fire in Wimauma


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:05 p.m.
928726-fire-crews-fight-125-acre-brush-fire-in-wimauma

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighters are working an estimated 125-acre brush fire at Little Manatee River State Park ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Scott may reconsider high-speed rail


Tagged with:

mayor

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

Gov. Rick Scott may be willing to consider a plan to resurrect high-speed rail in Central Florida — if the alternate plan would not require funds from the state, news reports said.U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, who supports the rail program, said the governor seemed to be willing to rethink his decision last week to end the proposed $2 billion-plus project. The two reportedly spoke during the Daytona 500 on Sunday, said this report.In addition, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and a group of public

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Chili cookoff benefits deputy's family


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
917612-chili-cookoff-benefits-deputy-s-family

Honey's Restaurant will host a chili contest today to benefit the family of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mark Longway, who was killed in an accident last September at the end of his shift ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Officials look at starting school year earlier in Hillsborough


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 11:38 p.m.
915042-officials-look-at-starting-school-year-earlier-in-hillsborough

Hillsborough County schools could move up the start of classes to early August, with students taking first-semester final exams before Christmas and enjoying spring break 2012 before FCATs ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Iorio not ready to reveal post-mayoral career plans


Tagged with:

mayor

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 6:24 p.m.
912762-iorio-not-ready-to-reveal-post-mayoral-career-plans

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, with weeks left in her term, says she'll announce her plans March 16 in an e-mail ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Live: Durant vs. Gaither state boys soccer semifinals


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 5:38 p.m.
912763-live--durant-vs--gaither-state-boys-soccer-semifinals

Please join us here Friday afternoon for an all-Hillsborough County state boys soccer semifinal between Durant and Gaither at the University of Tampa's Pepin-Rood Stadium ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Science fair winners tackle Alzheimer's, paper towel absorbency


Tagged with:

hillsborough county

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 3:19 p.m.
912764-science-fair-winners-tackle-alzheimer-s--paper-towel-absorbency

They looked into everything from Alzheimer's treatment to paper towel absorbency to Hillsborough River pollution during the 31st Hillsborough County school district 2011 Regional Science and Engineering Fair this week ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Greco to Scott: 'I forgive you' for reaction to driver comment


Tagged with:

mayor

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 3:38 a.m.
909843-greco-to-scott---i-forgive-you--for-reaction-to-driver-comment

For the second time in a week, former mayor Dick Greco has found himself on the defensive after another gaffe with racial overtones. But the mayoral candidate wasn't backing down Thursday night ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Small business lending is a good news-bad news story


Tagged with:

business, tampa bay

Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

At the Tampa Bay Business Journal, we often hear from small business owners who tell us how tough it is to get a loan.Some new numbers seem to back them up. The Small Business Administration published a report this month, showing small business lending dropped by 6.2 percent from June 2009 to June 2010. (Here’s a link to a report with more details on SBA lending in Florida.)In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, loan balances for 19 of the 31 banks headquartered here were lower on

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback