Gymnast can't see the bars, but success is in sight [Times photo: Mike Pease] Julia Goldstein's vision is limited, but her potential isn't as she works harder than most to compete in gymnastics.

A frenzied Fourth
Scrambling politicians, a free-for-all parade, food and games -- Lutz's Independence Day celebration has something for everyone.

Guv'na candidates dress for success
Wacky costumes have populated an otherwise quiet year for the annual Lutz fundraising contest.

Families opt out of zoning project
Ten Citrus Park homeowners have defected from the proposed master plan. Others may join them.

Signs point to lack of resolve
Commentary

Two people, two faiths, two girls: tough choices
She's Catholic. He's Jewish. The Brehms of Carrollwood Village start a support group for interfaith couples.

Open or shut
TOWN 'N COUNTRY HOTEL OPENS: Travelers visiting northwest Hillsborough County have a new place to stay. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites opened Tuesday at the Westlake Corporate Center off Anderson Road, north of the Veterans Expressway exit ramp.

Dancers want a taste of the Big Apple
Students from a Northdale dance studio prepare to find out "what it's all about" in a trip to New York City.

Sedgwick developers sue to silence homeowner
A judge has declined to order a critic of "shabby construction" to keep quiet, but a lawsuit moves forward.

A bit of beach reborn
Al Donn first spotted Cypress Point in 1993. Soon, the "dumping ground" will be a park, and Donn, a Hunter's Green resident, has picked up a big award.

Neighborhood notebook
Old license plates tagged for public art

Anybody lose a python?
Authorities seek the owner of the runaway snake. If no one claims the pet, an adoptive family awaits.

Avis wants to share space with Verizon
CARROLLWOOD: Avis Rent-A-Car Systems wants county approval to operate a car rental facility out of a Verizon Wireless center on N Dale Mabry Highway, north of Lake Carroll Way.

Week in review
K-BAR DEAL PROGRESSES: The Tampa City Council officially began the process of annexing the 2,280-acre K-Bar Ranch into the city Thursday in what would be the largest land acquisition in Mayor Dick Greco's term.

Letters
Townhouse project is itself a conflict
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