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Party Time!
 What's happening on the social scene?
Want to know who sat at the head of the table? Amy Scherzer dishes in her blog about the bay area's social scene. See photos, and send along yours.
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[Times photo: Skip O'Rourke]
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Pilot Brett Emes talks with Bobbye Hill, a cancer patient, over an airplane radio as he flies her from Tallahassee to Vandenberg Airport near Tampa. Emes is a volunteer pilot with CAIR Flight which helps get people in medical need to locations that they would have trouble getting to on their own.
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Now, all of us are paying for Price
Every year around Halloween, driving down Kingsway Road near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard used to become a challenge.
On wings of angels
CAIR Flight puts volunteer pilots in the air to help long-term patients like Bobbye Hill get the treatment they need.
Sun sets on Woman's Club, its traditions
The group, formed in 1915, has handed off its historic clubhouse to a younger women's group.
Bring back after-school bus, parents insist
Officials halted the service to a supervised program 2 miles away. Fearing dangers, parents now walk their kids to it.
Bacteria help clear diesel spill
About 2,000 barrels spilled from a pipeline, forcing neighbors to evacuate. Cleaning up tainted soil takes time and lots of trucks.
It was a party for pampered pets
But only their owners got invited. The soiree showcased vendors' products while Fido and Tabby waited outside.
Cars
Discourse that dominates
The Skylark Drive car club used to keep minutes and call order, but then they agreed that all they really want to do is chat about their Buicks.
Old style enhances new HHR
Chevrolet designers didn't want the 2006 HHR to look like a small station wagon or a crossover car/sport utility vehicle.
Homes
House values
A look at what homes are going for in your neighborhood
Front Porch: His way to art is timeless
Designer Jay Tenuta intuits the pulse of a place long before the trendsetters.
Smaller home, simpler life
This stylist at Diva's Hair and Nail Salon in South Tampa sold his house, got rid of many of his possessions and is enjoying an unencumbered life in his 715-square-foot Bayshore Tower condo.
I Live Here
Valrico
Despite growing pains, Valrico will never be far from her thoughts.
Neighborhood report
City Hall moving? It could happen
City Council members keep plans alive for moving headquarters, with some dissent.
Notebook
New vote needed on manatee protection area
The Hillsborough County Commission voted 3-1 last week to expand a slow-speed manatee protection area along the eastern shore of Tampa Bay.
Preps
Football set for district drama
BRANDON - With the niceties out of the way and the routine of early season games gone, local prep football teams are plunging into district play tonight.
Golfers show size doesn't matter on the tee
Bloomingdale's boy's golf team puts the scare into their opponents just playing the first hole.
Zoning
Church seeks canopy to keep off the rain
Not all the requests clogging the files of the county's Planning and Growth Management Department mean more condominium or office towers. Many are everyday items.
Letters to the Editor: View park plan like a business
RE: Championship Park Project
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