North of Tampa: February 23, 2001
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The bird man of Lutz
[Times photo: Mike Pease]
Dave Bowman almost single-handedly keeps Lutz a "Top Ten City" as he spots species after species during the recent Great Backyard Bird Count. |
Shopper says she was abducted and robbed
CARROLLWOOD -- A shopper was robbed Monday afternoon after a stranger abducted her at gunpoint from a parking lot at Fletcher Avenue and N Dale Mabry Highway, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Draining pool water is suspected in fish kills
Several minor fish kills in the past month are the result of homeowners flushing water from their pools directly into retention ponds.
Fear the shoeless weekend warrior
CARROLLWOOD -- There's something about an 8-mile run.
Healing the scars of divorce
Overcoming anger and sadness are the goals of a workshop designed for single parents and their children.
Out & about
FIFTH ANNUAL BACK WOODS WALK: Take an exciting hike on a 1-mile path filled with endangered gopher tortoise habitats and native plants.
Time to prune and remove plants damaged by cold
If you've taken a hiatus from your yard work, it's time to get busy again. The past couple of months have been slow, but the chores will begin to pile up if you don't keep ahead of them.
Surfing toward success
Wes Brisco hopes to win world recognition in the up and coming sport of wakeboarding, a combination of surfing, skateboarding and water skiing.
All-day meeting is opportunity to make Master Plan suggestions
Participants hope to direct growth away from urban sprawl and toward more neo-traditional neighborhoods with town centers and jobs within walking distance.
Time, high land value endanger wildlife corridor
One of Pasco County's biggest conservation projects in years, an unbroken wildlife corridor linking Pinellas County's Brooker Creek Preserve to Pasco's Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, is in jeopardy.
Seminar at YMCA explores eating disorders
The workshop will explain the cycle of destruction caused by anorexia and bulimia and provide a licensed clinical social worker to answer questions.
Searching for memories
The Citrus Park Historical Society is compiling a second volume of the History of Keystone Odessa and Citrus Park and is looking for anyone with stories from the past.
