North of Tampa: January 28, 2001
Eye clinic backers look for approval of driveway
CARROLLWOOD -- Dr. William H. Stephen and architect Patricia Stough are planning a 7,500-square-foot eye clinic on a 0.93-acre site at the corner of Gunn Highway and Lake Ventana Drive.
2001: A building's odyssey
The high-tech nerve center of Intermedia, which provides Internet and telephone service to government agencies and businesses, faces an uncertain future after the company's sale.
She made success part of the routine
After a long struggle to earn her own education, principal Sandy Bunkin's response when kids tell her they can't: "Nobody can tell me that."
Open & shut
Two new schools will be paid for with Lutz high school money
The high school never materialized, but officials say they promised to use the cash to ease overcrowding in north Tampa schools.
A voice for students
The new two-year student representative for the Florida PTA has stellar credentials in leading, volunteering and academics.
2 school projects to offer relief from crowding
Hillsborough county students take classes in nearly 1,350 portable classrooms, which are not popular with many parents.
Acclaimed cantor brings talents to synagogues
Sol Zim, who will also give a public concert Saturday, is a fifth-generation cantor.
Topless bar's death not mourned
Community and business leaders hope the end of Hard Bodies Lounge leads to cleaning up and revitalizing the area.
Developer claims rezone hurts sale
Claiming no one will buy the property on Gunn Highway, the development group asks the commission to change a restriction on building size.
In their honor
The harrowing tales of Ukrainian emigrants inspire a Citrus Park man to write a historical novel set in Eastern Europe.
After school program moving out of Swim and Tennis Center
The Advantage Kids program will set up shop in a building near Sheldon Road and Waters Avenue.
Fancy that!
A touch football competition today will crown the winner of the Toilet Bowl Classic -- an annual community fun event held on Super Bowl Sunday.
New clubhouse set to open
TAMPA PALMS -- Tampa Palms' newest clubhouse is opening this week, offering residents a new place to exercise, swim and relax.
A taste of Asia
Home schoolers take note of something most Americans aren't aware of: the celebration of the Lunar New Year.
Developers plans may rankle environmentalists
The company developing 132 acres near Heritage Isles plans to preserve only six acres of upland habitat.
Hoop teams face tough defeats
Chamberlain and Wharton each lose by a point, while Leto loses by 38 points.
Week in review
GROWTH MORATORIUM SHOT DOWN: The County Commission has given developers and residents 60 days to consider new water conservation ideas, although a moratorium on rezonings in northwest Hillsborough is not one of them. Commissioner Jan Platt dropped that idea Tuesday before it went to the commission. Pursuing a moratorium in northwest Hillsborough "would polarize the issue," she said. "It doesn't make sense . . . when we have continued growth in Pasco and the rest of the county."
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