[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar] Hillsborough less racially segregated The shift in the African- American population was in part due to a soaring economy and demolition of public housing. Census data show diminished color lines Hillsborough County communities are becoming more racially integrated. North Pinellas spurs county's growth Palm Harbor, East Lake, Tarpon Springs and Oldsmar account for almost half of the county's population increase of 69,823 people.

Top stories
Desal meeting crowd dwindles
Once up to 1,000 showed up to have their say on a Tampa Bay desalination project. About 250 attend the final hearing.

Jury splits on keeping rapist jailed
LARGO -- Six Pinellas jurors couldn't agree Wednesday on whether two-time rapist Roberto Valdez was a threat to sexually assault again.

Tampa Bay briefs
2 charged with school bomb threat

Find your town or area Bayonet Point Bay Pines Belleair Belleair Belleair Bluffs Belleair Beach Belleair Shores Beverly Hills Brandon Brooksville Brookridge Carrollwood Citrus Park Citrus Springs Clearwater Crystal River Dade City Del Rio Dover Dunedin Egypt Lake Elfers Floral City Gulfport Hernando Holiday Homosassa Hudson Indian Rocks Beach Indian Shores Inverness Kenneth City Lacoochee Lake Magdalene Land O'Lakes Largo Lealman Lutz Madeira Beach Mango-Seffner New Port Richey N. Redington Beach North Brooksville Oldsmar Palm River Palm Harbor Pinellas Park Plant City Port Richey Redington Beach Redington Shores Ridge Manor Ruskin St. Petersburg St. Pete Beach Safety Harbor Saint Leo San Antonio Seminole South Brooksville South Pasadena Sun City Center Spring Hill Tampa Tampa Palms Tarpon Springs Temple Terrace Town N'Country Treasure Island Weeki Wachee Weeki Wachee Acres Wimauma Wesley Chapel Zephyrhills Citrus County Hernando County Hillsborough County Pasco County Pinellas County
© Copyright 2001 St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.