Tampa Bay: January 18, 2002
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Sharpton: Rights fight is now

[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar]
TAMPA -- A toned-down Rev. Al Sharpton spoke to 1,000 people Thursday night at the University of South Florida, imploring them to get active in civil rights causes. |
Ernest Hooper
Politics, premieres and blooming Brandon
Black Heritage Week just got a little more interesting.
Hillsborough County news
Brawl erupts at New Tampa high school
TAMPA -- It began with a neighborhood rivalry that heated up during a game of pick-up basketball Wednesday evening at a park on 22nd Street, south of Bearss Avenue. Overnight, teenage tensions continued to brew.
Video course brings USF to retirees
TAMPA -- The University of South Florida is reaching out to seniors in an effort to further their education and keep them mentally active by offering university courses that don't require travel to campus.
Area residents debrief admiral on war effort
A Hillsborough group gets a chance to question a major military figure in the battle against terrorism.