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October 13, 2002
North of Tampa: October 13, 2002
Pricey developments will dot countryside
Activists hoped the spacious, rural lots might one day be home to small farms. Instead they will have high-priced, custom-built houses on them.
Pints of piety?
The Theology on Tap program draws fans and foes by providing religious services in the presence of alcohol.
Mimi's Cafe is coming to town
CARROLLWOOD: Not long ago it was Grady's American Grill. Then it became Tony Roma's. Soon, Mimi's Cafe will give Main Street a shot and open a 7,000-square-foot restaurant on the .6-acre site on Dale Mabry Highway south of Stall Road.
Country Club of Carrollwood to host charity tournament
Sign up now for the Soroptimist International of Tampa Charity Golf Tournament, which will be held Nov. 2 at the Country Club of Carrollwood, 13903 Clubhouse Drive. The format will be four-person scramble. Cost is $75 per player and includes greens fees and cart, barbecue dinner, goodies and prizes. Dinner for quests is $15.
Prep Notebook
Wharton golfers face top teams, get baptism by fire
Educational freebies are yours for the taking
Good education does not have to be expensive.
Smooth swing
Hunter's Green Dean Hale has designed The Hale Storm -- a softball bat that's "a little smoother" for connoisseurs of the sport.
Community fights road to bypass Bruce B. Downs
The road would give a local 1,100-member church better access to Tampa Palms.
Candidates' forum is Thursday in Lutz
LUTZ -- A candidates' forum for eight local races is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lutz Community Center. Sponsored by the Lutz Civic Association, the event will feature candidates running for two seats in the Florida House, three on the Hillsborough County Commission, one on the county School Board and two judgeships. Each candidate is to give a brief talk. Later, audience members will be allowed to ask questions. The community center is immediately northeast of the Lutz Branch Library, near U.S. 41 and Lutz-Lake Fern Road.
Swiftmud pumping water into depleted lakes
Church Lake, whose residents initiated the pumping, aren't on the replenishment list yet.
Irrigation system to be upgraded
Board members vote to spend up to $165,000 to make repairs to the Tampa Palms system, including broken valves and watering control timers.
Developers accuse homeowner of harassment
The attorney for the homeowner, who alleges shoddy construction, says the builders are lying.
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The Week in Review
ANOTHER CRASH AT DEADLY CURVE: Kathy Walvoord awoke to a thunderous crash Wednesday shortly after 2 a.m. She saw cracks in the backyard wall outside her house on Shadybrook Drive and part of her roof lying on it. It was not until she stepped onto the patio that she saw the Volvo, upside down, a tire still spinning, its driver slumped in his seat.
Open & Shut
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