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Out-of-town merchants can sell after all

By TIMES WIRES
Published December 20, 2006

The City Council on Tuesday repealed an ordinance that would have banned traveling merchants from holding temporary outdoor sales in the city. In September, council members hailed the ordinance as a victory for local businesses - until a lawyer for an Indiana hardware company said it also violated the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against out-of-state businesses. City Attorney Tom Morrison advised council members to get rid of the ordinance.

Man arrested after being stabbed

This brief tale of cause and effect begins at the Windtree Apartments off Congress Street. It comes from a sheriff's incident report.

1. Man cheats on his girlfriend.

2. Girlfriend confronts him.

3. Man punches her head.

4. Girlfriend grabs steak knife.

5. Man pushes her.

6. Girlfriend stabs him.

7. Man runs off Sunday night, wounded in arm, goes to emergency room Monday morning for treatment, says he was at "homeboy's house, chillin'," when four men jumped him and one stabbed him.

But authorities conclude that he, Andrew Tyrone Poole, 21, of 8545 Congress St., Apt. 8, was "primary aggressor" in tiff with girlfriend. He goes to jail on domestic battery charge, stays there on Tuesday in lieu of $500 bail.

Offerings stolen from 3 churches

Burglars ransacked three churches on or near Clinton Avenue south of the city Sunday or Monday, prying open at least two safes and stealing an undisclosed amount of offering money. The burglarized churches were Pasadena Baptist, Temple Baptist and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Investigators are treating the thefts as related, though no arrests had been reported by Tuesday. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's tips hotline at 1-800-706-2488.

Holiday Hoe-Down set for Friday

Children age 14 and younger are invited to Santa's Holiday Hoe-Down from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Shady Hills Community Center, 15840 Greenglen Lane, Shady Hills. There will be games, refreshments and a visit from the big guy himself - all for free. Call (727) 856-7831 for information.

[Last modified December 20, 2006, 06:53:13]