Walking was key to success in suburbia
Republican Ken Hagan says his victory in the County Commission primary is due to door-to-door campaigning.

New battles shape up as lively
With two months to go, primary victors brush themselves off and enter the fray again for the final round.

Equestrian community proposed in Keystone
KEYSTONE: A request to build an equestrian housing community on land once eyed for preservation will come before a zoning hearing master on Tuesday.

Sports briefs
Sickles pitcher commits to Florida Southern

Chamberlain, Jefferson feel the swings of fortunes
After the first week of the prep football season, Jefferson and Chamberlain are at different ends of the spectrum in state high school football polls.

Bed Bath & Beyond may take Publix space
LAND O'LAKES -- Bed Bath & Beyond, the national chain that sells up-market household goods, is the rumored top contender to replace a Publix supermarket expected to vacate Willow Bend Towne Centre next year.

Open or shut
RESTAURANT IN TAMPA PALMS: Stonewood Tavern & Grill opened Sept. 3 in the Tampa Palms area. The restaurant at 17050 Palm Pointe Drive offers appetizers and entrees that include Emerald Bay crab cakes, herb-encrusted rack of lamb and oak-grilled steaks and seafood. Restaurant hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays (tavern opens at 4 p.m.), 4 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 to 10 p.m. Sundays. For information, call 978-0388.

Police briefs
INSURANCE OFFICES ROBBED: Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies were searching for a man they suspect is responsible for robbing two insurance businesses in north Tampa.

What's up at school? Stay-at-home students
Some high school kids are getting their diplomas -- in 21/2 years -- at a special magnet program at Blake High School.

Birth of a school calls for a name
CROSS CREEK -- Picking a name for Elementary School "S," scheduled to open next fall in Heritage Isles, may be fairly easy.

Program multiplies math skills
Innovative games and teaching techniques help elementary math whizzes solve everyday problems and leap ahead of their peers.

Despite complaints, subdivision moves ahead
LAND O'LAKES -- A group of Land O'Lakes neighbors gave Pulte Homes the cold shoulder Wednesday as the Pasco County Planning Commission signed off on the corporate giant's plans for 112 homes west of U.S. 41.

Safely washing away the fear
A local inventor sees growing interest in his decontamination shower, in days when the prospect of chemical attack weighs on the nation's collective mind.

Stormy board has 5 new faces
One of the five had resigned in frustration more than a year ago.

Letters
Safety, peace every neighbor's wish
Editor: In your (Sept. 13) column you refer to speed bumps on Hudson Lane "... which protect these people against speeders. Or keep the riffraff out. You decide."

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