Miami Gardens council members set a tentative tax rate that is higher than the current rate, but city officials say property tax revenues will actually decrease.

Residents of the 55-and-older Lucas Gardens apartment property on East Lucas Drive could be getting a new place to live if the Beaumont Housing Authority succeeds in raising adequate capital to replace the complex.

Residents in the Crescent Gardens section of Penn Hills say the municipality's response to complaints about deteriorating conditions in their neighborhood has been hit or miss.

A SLUGGISH economy and a tepid real estate market have done little to dampen the humming social scene that is the Hamptons. Lately, the loudest buzz on the East End of Long Island has been from Montauk, where shabby motels and quaint restaurants are being remade into boho-chic establishments.

Lots for Art to turn vacant land into points of pride

Palmetto Bay voted to raise its preliminary property tax rate to offset a nearly 6 percent dropin property values.

Lava has stopped flowing toward homes at Kalapana Gardens Subdivision. But Big Island Civil Defense officials say residents need to remain vigilant and be ready to evacuate.

ST. PETERSBURG -- More than 90 officials attended Wednesday's workshop at Sunken Gardens that discussed ways to deal with a growing homeless population. It had been organized by St. Petersburg Council Chairwoman Leslie Curran and member Jeff Danner and had the full support of Mayor Bill Foster. But afterward, Foster said he was disappointed by who didn't attend. He said city officials had ...