Dancing Queens
The Happy Hoofers, with a median age in the 70s, rehearse every week and put on more than a dozen shows a year.

Marlene Sokol
Chamber works to shore up home area
NORTH TAMPA -- In the days following the end of World War II the group of people first got together in Sulphur Springs.

Make your yard safe for creatures big and small
Gardens usually are planned with human visitors in mind, but many of us also share our yards with dogs. Dogs and gardens can co-exist with just a little forethought.

Air, the new skin secret
Europeans have used facials featuring a blast of oxygen and vitamins for years. Now the method is catching on here.

Tigers in training?
Junior golf camps at Pebble Creek Golf Club put clubs in kids' hands, teaching them proper techniques and sparking a love for the game.

Seventh-grader wins national writing award
Her story about a 12-year-old and her 78-year-old pen pal takes first place in the National Woman's Club Writing Contest.

Out & About
Village Center hosts contemporary artist

Lutz woman strikes gold in California
Lutz cyclist Sherri Stedje is a master of short-course, criterium racing and long, hilly road events.

Sports Digest
Soccer league registration set

Pasco ready to rein in signs
An ordinance designed to prevent an explosion of tall roadside signs is expected to be presented to the county commission by mid-August.

A cool summer outing
The temperature is right -- and so is the price. Free summer movies at Regal Cinemas is a weekly ritual for families in Citrus Park.

Kids get indoor space to play after school
The county parks department expects to have a new recreation building finished by the end of summer for Carrollwood Elementary's after-school program.

Neighborhood Notebook
Voters invited to candidate forums

Gourmands turn to Grumpy for the goods
Whaley's Market is renamed Grumpy's Gourmet Market, but it still offers fresh meats and vegetables that made Whaley's an institution.

Pops concert to benefit cultural center
CROSS CREEK -- The second performance of Pops in the Palms will debut indoors after a rainy outdoor premiere last month.

Homes
Selling a homey feeling
THE ART OF HOME SELLING: Dennis Johnson, a South Tampa land developer, went way beyond the fresh-baked bread scheme when planning open houses for the Culbreath Bayou home he finished renovating in June.

Matching pool tables to homes
That's the mission of family-owned Robertson Billiard Supplies, which sells custom-made tables to fit the way you live.

• A shot at a table that fits
  

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