Sunday, May 2, 2004
Poised for flight
Full of gritty determination belying her 10 years, a middle-schooler from Tampa Palms is locked on target for Olympic gold in gymnastics.
Week in review
DRIVER CHARGED IN HIT-AND-RUN: For weeks, Jennifer Porter avoided cameras, questions and jail. The 28-year-old Muller Elementary School dance teacher was the most prominent suspect in the March 31 hit-and-run that killed two siblings and injured two others.
Agriculture deputies like the Old West variety
Like their predecessors of old, they roam the range, protecting animals from people and vice versa. But these cowboys ride F-350 pickups and pack Glocks.
Code lapses result in fines for owners of apartments
UNIVERSITY NORTH - The owners of Canterbury Lane Apartments are being fined hundreds of dollars a day for ongoing code violations.
Deal grants fewer but bigger parks
MEADOW POINTE - The Pasco County Development Review Committee has ratified a deal allowing developers of Meadow Pointe to build dozens of fewer neighborhood parks than required by county ordinance.
Drivers' walkout leaves garbage uncollected
UPPER TAMPA BAY - More than 10,000 west Hillsborough County homes experienced something unusual last week: a halt to garbage and yard waste pickups.
Ire flows; 89 hangars given a go
WESLEY CHAPEL - The Pasco County Development Review Committee approved what a Wesley Chapel airport owner said are new hangars but what outraged neighbors said is a massive expansion of noisy flights over their houses.
Love your mother? Then try your luck
Avant Gold Jewelers is sponsoring a Mother's Day essay contest for children ages 12 and younger.
Open & Shut
North Tampa denizens can now let loose a little closer to home.
Petition tries to rein in storage complex
Westchester residents oppose a rezoning to be requested this month.
State rejects turn lane for entrance to Cheval
LUTZ - The state Department of Transportation has ruled out a southbound turn lane for Cheval's entrance at N Dale Mabry Highway.
Students' 'Revolution' a source of pride
Freedom High's newspaper makes a strong showing at a Florida competition.
Tampa Palms hires outsider this time
TAMPA PALMS - Nearly two months ago, the Tampa Palms Owners Association issued a mandate:
This is one elephant he won't ever forget
A Blake High School senior's pachyderm painting will be part of an exhibit in Washington, D.C.
Wiregrass development takes first step
WESLEY CHAPEL - The first piece of the Wiregrass Ranch development has cleared the first major hurdle.
Perpetual student
Stages of final exam studying
Denial
Zoning
Plan redefines Town 'N Country
The Hillsborough County Commission made the following land use decisions on April 27:
