Defying the odds [Times photo: Ken Helle] Kim Fernandez fell into a coma after a car crash two years ago. Today she rides horses. She speaks. And she's starting to walk again. But nothing comes easily.

Marlene Sokol
Guarding innocence against a word
It's Sunday. A beautiful Sunday. The kind you'd pay money for.

Miami event attracts elite
Sprinting for thousands in cash prizes and hoping to earn the last of the season's national cycling points, the best in criterium racing turned out for last weekend's Miami Cycling Classic.

Tennis team takes 2nd at USTA event
The Aces, an adult recreational club team, came together as a family en route to the national championships.

It's too early to count anyone out in District 6
Right now, Hillsborough is emerging as the power to beat, but the potential is there for things to turn unexpectedly.

Now's the time to prepare garden for fall, winter
We hope for some cooler mornings and evenings this month so we can get into our yards with a little more comfort. October is the month to prepare for fall and winter gardening and, of course, it would be much more pleasant to do if the temperature and humidity drop.

Out & about
USF performers offer expose on literati

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Lakeside labors
Lake Brant, which once was choked by hydrilla, is nearly pristine thanks to Chris Capkovic and other volunteers.

Fronting Flapjack Festival no small feat
The event has become so popular it's now being organized by a paid coordinator.

Wesley Chapel chamber names its unsung hero
Ellen Schroeder, an event coordinator at the New Tampa Publix, has volunteered for numerous county causes and served as the chamber's leader.

Deluge a drain on county stormwater system, residents told
CITRUS PARK -- Heavy rain on Sept. 5 that caused roads to flood in Westchase, Country Run and Twin Branch Acres was too much for the county's stormwater system to handle, residents were told this week.

Landscaping lapses put on ballot
The Avista community will vote on whether to impose fines for deed restriction violations.

Sports digest
Golf fundraiser scheduled at Avila

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