4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (212+ words) Rep. Kim Berfield presents $8.5 million check for infrastructure projects By JEFF ROSENFIELD, Tampa Bay Beacons BELLEAIR — State Rep. Kimberly Berfield presented a check for more than $8.5 million to Belleair officials last week, funds that have been earmarked for a trio…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (637+ words) Board also clears 110-unit townhouse project off Bourassa Boulevard BROOKSVILLE — Hernando County commissioners voted 5-0 on Sept. 1 to reject a rezoning that would have allowed duplexes on a Hernando Beach tract, ending a debate that ran more than two hours and…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (225+ words) The police department will move to a new building on Sixth Avenue. By CINDY LANE, Tampa Bay Beacons BRADENTON — City government and police department staff are preparing to relocate their offices at Bradenton City Hall, 101 12th St. W., to two different…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1296+ words) City Manager Mark LeCouris, left and Vice Mayor Panagiotis Koulias. [ Screenshot courtesy of TARPON SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION ] “I was used as a lynchpin in this Jerry Springer show,” commissioner David Banther said. “I’m done with this.” By MATTHEW REED, St....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) There’s a kitchen table somewhere in Tampa Bay where a homeowner spreads out her property tax notice every August, running her finger down the line items one by one, coffee going cold while she does the math. Last week, at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1133+ words) By Abigail R. Hall Between inflation, rising car and property insurance premiums and the costs of contending with extreme weather, many Florida homeowners are feeling financially squeezed. While the ballot box can’t change the risk of floods or hurricanes, a constitutional…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) License-plate readers along county rights-of-way to be removed HERNANDO COUNTY – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will remove Flock cameras from county rights-of-way in compliance with a director from the Florida Department of Transportation, the agency said on Monday, Aug. 31. In…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (816+ words) Commissioners opt to press enforcement rather than risk protections the city gained before state preemption By MARK SCHANTZ, Tampa Bay Beacons Correspondent ST. PETE BEACH — City commissioners have set aside a proposal to register the island’s short-term rentals, saying the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) Two incumbents, Beliveau and Tubbs, will be joined by political newcomer Lurie on the November ballot. By Tampa Bay Beacons Primary elections have wrapped up, but municipal elections are just getting started in Seminole. Candidate qualifying period ended Aug. 10 and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (495+ words) Incumbent Fernandez faces four challengers as Michalski returns after narrow 2024 loss. By JOHN C. COTEY, Tampa Bay Beacons TEMPLE TERRACE — While the political season may be taking a brief pause after last week’s primary elections, it has officially kicked off in…...