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Commission Seeks Way to Hold Big-Box Developer 'to the Fire'
Commissioner Al Higginbotham has suggested invoking a rarely used legal option to halt the proposed big-box development on Bloomingdale Avenue for 180 days.

Commissioner Al Higginbotham has suggested invoking a rarely used legal option to halt the proposed big-box development on Bloomingdale Avenue for 180 days.

At the Brandon Community Center, Commissioner Al Higginbotham listened to residents fired up about big-box retail and apartment complex development off Bloomingdale Avenue. "If we have to go back and find a way to right wrongs we will do that,
Commissioner Al Higginbotham listened for three hours to Bloomingdale residents fired up about big-box retail and apartment complex development off Bloomingdale Avenue. "If we have to go back and find a way to right wrongs we will do that," he
Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham said he'll stay as long as it takes to hear all questions at tonight's Bloomingdale big-box meeting at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street. The June 10 meeting is set to start at 6 p.m
Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham said he'll stay as long as it takes to hear all questions at tonight's Bloomingdale big-box meeting at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street. The June 10 meeting is set to start at 6 p.m
The meeting with Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham is scheduled to start 6 p.m. tonight, June 10.
Residents opposed to a big-box retail and apartment development off Bloomingdale Avenue have posted a street sign for tonight's June 10 meeting with Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham, at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street.
Chick-fil-A of Lake Brandon Village is back with an extended “Summer Fun Flicks” program, Tuesdays at AMC The Regency 20. Nine movies for $1, with proceeds benefiting ECHO, Center Place and the YMCA.
Seffner's Bob Evans has been closed to determine what caused cracks in the walls and floor reported June 9. No one is ruling out sinkhole, or washout from heavy rains, only that "structural integrity" has been compromised, according to a
Bloomingdale residents opposed to a big-box development in their community are making sure Bloomingdale Avenue residents know about the June 10 meeting with Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham.
Uncle Mike's Smokehouse Grill in Brandon is set to get a sister site in this vacated space at the intersection of State Road 60 and the Pinecrest, Plant City junction. Take a video view of the property, as it stood June 7, 2013.
In this video, kittens confiscated from "deplorable" living conditions from a hoarder's mobile home in Riverview make their case for adoptive homes. They are among the 82 cats confiscated June 5 from a mobile home in Riverview.
A 3-year-old boy battles for his life as Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Larry McKinnon bemoans the reality that all too often cases of domestic violence harm the innocent child.
Crews were working Saturday, June 8, to clear a downed tree in the area of Little and Durant roads in Valrico.
We've done the work for you, window-shopping at the mall, and came up with these 15 deals to consider, including maxi skirts, sandals, shoes, shorts, camisoles and tank-tops.
The sinkhole report called in near Jerry Smith Road and Lanson Creek Lane turned out to be a broken water pipe that caused water to rush across the roadway between two culverts, according to a deputy on the scene.
Amber Rose Baker, 19, lost her life June 5 after a fatal shot ended her domestic dispute with 23-year-old Danny Larocco. Both lived at the same address in Riverview.
"Washing for a Cause," a 2013 benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is set to take place every Saturday for four hours at Hancock Tire and Auto in Riverview, just west of Providence Road, on Bloomingdale Avenue.
Paul and Tammy Holmberg celebrate 15 years in business today, June 5, at their newly refurbished Chick-fil-A at Lake Brandon Village. Ribbon-cuttings are scheduled with both the Greater Brandon and Greater Riverview chambers of commerce.