Albertson's wants shopping, storage on 10 acres
The following requests will be heard by a zoning hearing master next week:

From clues to chlorine
Your friendly, neighborhood pool supply man has a past life filled with mystery.

Open and shut
CARROLLWOOD

Mutiny, county to share cost of soccer complex
The pros and a youth club will team up with Hillsborough County on a new locker room and sports facility.

Tournament lifts Gaither soccer
Four wins in the PUMA tournament and a finals triumph over Jesuit push the Cowboys to No. 3 nationally.

Hospital's expanded plans agitate Calusa Trace
County planners say the developer's proposal is acceptable, but they raise traffic concerns.

Board approves 150-foot cell tower
Residents' appeal to stop a phone tower on Indian Mound Road fails.

For area leader, cooperation is key
Kevin Ambler, president of the Northdale Special Tax District, thinks he has the skills to advance the interests of his neighborhood.

Northdale resident mixes cards, cowboys
An upcoming cards tournament is just one way a Northdale woman is helping black suburbanites network.

Council picks builder for recreation center
Work on the $280,000 complex next to Benito Middle School should be done by summer.

Drivers warned to watch for deer
As their habitat shrinks because of construction, more deer wind up in streets, where some are hit and killed.

District supervisors take oath this week
And Andy Miller returns after a four-year absence from the Tampa Palms Community Development District.

Lindell landscaping plan must be acceptable to county, association
The company, which tried to build a fence on top of a long berm along Gunn Highway, must come up with an alternative plan.

Thieves make off with machine full of stamps
The intruders also rummage through the main mail room at the post office on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.

School roundup
BENITO MIDDLE: Conference night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the school, 10101 Cross Creek Blvd. For information, call 631-4694.

Relief on way for class crowding
Several elementary schools a middle school and a high school will be opening soon.

Westchase school delayed
Because of parents' concerns about attendance boundaries, the elementary school is now scheduled to open in 2002.

Principal to be chosen for new elementary
TAMPA PALMS -- The Hillsborough County School Board is scheduled to select a principal for the new Lawton Chiles Elementary School from among seven candidates on Tuesday.

Accident report
1. DALE MABRY HIGHWAY AT BEARSS AVENUE, DEC. 22, 12:04 P.M.: A southbound 1997 Acura rear-ended a 1993 Ford van after traffic stopped suddenly. The Acura driver, a 33-year-old woman, was charged with careless driving.

Road work
1. INTERSTATE 275, from Busch Boulevard to U.S. 41, will have periodic nighttime lane closures. Also watch for construction at Busch Boulevard and Fowler Avenue near the interstate. Work will continue until fall 2002, when the highway will have two new lanes.