Ernest Hooper: A $50,000 check and breakfast is served
I thought there would be a little drama at the Salvation Army Tree of Lights Breakfast on Thursday morning.

Hillsborough County news
Officer reprimanded for choice of hotel
The sheriff reprimands Maj. Rocky Rodriguez after his sleepover in a hotel-casino.

City Council approves rules on shopping carts
The goal is to keep the carts at stores and not littering neighborhoods.

Council abandons hospital parking rule
Reacting to hospital protests, Tampa takes parking requirements out of a city code two weeks after approving them.

Empty bowls good for the soul
Kids create colorful dishes and volunteers serve the soup for a lunchtime fundraiser.

A bar is a bar is a bar, neighbors complain
Randy Levin calls his place in Ballast Point "sports cafe" that won't create the problems seen in the past. The council gives him a probationary approval.

Police chief says thanks, hints at plans
Bennie Holder's annual party for his neighborhood watch captains and community policing experts fuels some political speculation.

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