On the block [Times photo: Skip O’Rourke] | The historic auction house, with its arching stained-glass windows, is up for sale. The asking price: $350,000.

Frank farmer earns respect from both fans and critics
With credentials and candor, Roy Davis gets attention. He might even be rewarded for standing up to government.

Helping kids find success
School superintendent Earl Lennard is truly a Florida product: graduate of Brandon High, member of the University of South Florida's first graduating class and former Ruskin Elementary teacher. As such, he believes he's uniquely qualified to guide the nation's 10th largest school district.

Live here: Larry Farr, Mango
Mango hasn't caught on yet with the big developers, and that's how we like it. We get city amenities with a country flavor.

People: 'Mima' knows best
Her husband may be the pastor of the Good Samaritan Mission, but it's Dora Cruz who makes sure parishioners have full stomachs and a steadfast friend.

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Daytripper: Kitty corner
Romeo and Rose, 4-month-old Siberian tiger cubs, are on loan to the Lowry Park zoo through the end of March. The brother and sister join more than 1,500 animals at the zoo, voted one of the nations' top three mid-sized zoos.

Here & gone
Here's a look at a new business in the area:

Farmer's market: Growing a business
My Mother's Garden: Two sisters find success in the business of organic herbs and flowers.

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Looking for something to do? Here's a super calendar, ranging from fossils to blue oysters.

Developer plans 729 homes
Ryland Homes is building three communities, each aimed at a different segment of the house-buying market.

Zoning: Parcel sought for affordable homes
RUSKIN: Homes for Hillsborough, a program that helps low-income people buy houses, has filed a request to rezone 50 acres in Ruskin from agricultural to planned development. The rezoning of the property at 24th Street SE and 14th Avenue SE would allow for the construction of 239 homes. Some of those lots might instead be used for a day care center for up to 150 children, office space for new businesses, retail outlets and, possibly, live/work units, said Homes for Hillsborough Executive Director Earl Pfeiffer.

What's in a name: Bealsville
Started by a dozen former slaves, Bealsville's founding principles were farming, religion and education.

Brandon: Doctor aims to treat colleagues' writing
The internal medicine chief at Brandon Regional Hospital wants fellow doctors to brush up on their penmanship.

Wimauma: Talk of the tow
English classes drew dozens of residents at a farmworker housing complex. Demand is so great, officials are trying to schedule more classes.

Sun City Center: Approval sought for renovations
The Community Association needs residents' okay to begin sprucing up activity rooms.

Notebook: Convenience store fire yields arson conviction
BRANDON -- A man charged with burning a Brandon convenience store has been convicted of arson by a Hillsborough County Court.

Lane ranger: Yep, all those other people cost you time
Each day, 82,000 people drive on State Road 60 in Brandon.

Prep notebook: Soccer team doubles take for Brandon championships
BRANDON -- It will be a day remembered for a long time for Brandon High sports fans. In a certain first for the school and a first as far as anyone with the Florida High School Activities Association could tell, Saturday marked the first time a school has won state championships in two different sports on the same day.

Eagles' wrestlers soar for the record
Brandon exceeded their already high expections with four state records, including most champions -- six.