Zoning: Andover will add 45 homes
CARROLLWOOD: The Andover subdivision is about to get bigger. County commissioners on Tuesday gave Clearwater-based Parkview Homes the green light to proceed with plans to add 45 homes to the community off Nixon Road, north of Linebaugh. The 25-acre extension northwest of the existing neighborhood will include 5,000- to 6,000-square-foot lots, a pond and a road connecting to Tughill Drive. (Petition 03-0111)

Council keeps apartment floodgates open
"How can you add 385 units at the longest red light in New Tampa?" a City Council member asks a developer, who has answers at the ready.

What's shakin' for PhilFest?
For one thing, something entirely new: sounds of the rural motherland through authentic bamboo instruments.

Open & Shut
Town 'N Country

Week in Review
IORIO IS TAMPA'S NEW MAYOR: In her trademark sky-blue business suit, Pam Iorio stood at the podium Tuesday night, measuring her words carefully. Her supporters shouted out, trying to get the next mayor to go wild. "We believe in you!" someone yelled. "And I believe in you," Iorio said slowly.

Learning the mysteries of leadership
A sixth-grader at Florida College Academy is among 96 middle school students who travel to Washington for a conference.

Sports & Recreation
Prep Notebook: Baseball tourney humbles the Chiefs
NORTH TAMPA -- So much for that perfect record.

Sports Digest: Swimming lessons offered
The Swim School Institute is offering lessons for ages 6 months to 8 years for two-week sessions. Cost is $50 for residents, $55 for guests.

Neighborhood Report
Carrollwood: Barbecue chef's dream tastes sweeter by the day
After years of co-owning a popular restaurant and buying gifts for needy children, Alex Cooks is ready to go solo.

Tampa: Rooster may be a rogue, but fans flock
Wheezy the rooster calls Hyde Park North home. Many folks love him and even bake him treats. Others aren't so keen on the early wake-up call.

Land O'Lakes: Request to increase sign height denied
The company building a shopping center at State Road 54 and Collier Parkway will have to adhere to the county's new sign ordinance.

Neighborhood Notebook: Tampa Palms shopping center plans still unsettled
TAMPA PALMS -- Controversial plans for a shopping center in Tampa Palms Area 3 remain in limbo.

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