Hillsborough County news
A streetcar station named Mons Venus?
As the council approves the Tampa Tribune's offer, the owner of the nude club makes an offer for naming rights.

A visit to Deaf Town, U.S.A.
Hillsborough Community College is the site of a simulation in which hearing people experience some of the challenges of the deaf.

Trade rules may deny Lowry zoo 4 elephants
A deal arranged by Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo to buy the creatures, which are now in Africa, may be in jeopardy.

Boy, 3, starts fire in house
TAMPA -- A Tampa family was left homeless Thursday night after a 3-year-old boy set fire to a bedroom in the home.

Candidates hurl insults, labels in District 7 debate
In a face-off scheduled to air two dozen times, Commissioner Pat Frank and Brian Blair accuse each other of playing to donors' interests.

Judge rejects 'reasonable' bail in abuse case
TAMPA -- A judge rejected an attorney's request Thursday to set a "reasonable" bail for a Tampa mother accused of starving her 7-year-old daughter.

Fire destroys teachers' Bloomingdale home
BLOOMINGDALE -- A 5,000-square-foot home owned by two high school teachers was destroyed by fire early Thursday.

Ernest Hooper
Monday's widows; Fergie's charms
I'm never surprised to see my friend Fred Skinner get excited about something. After all, he was president of the pep club in high school. But I never thought it would be jigsaws, routers and sanders that would get him psyched up.

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