North of Tampa: April 8, 2001
Charter school selects new site
Learning Gate Charter School says its proposed new facility could someday accommodate as many as 400 students.
Company wants to build phone tower on Dale Mabry
CARROLLWOOD -- Another cell tower may be headed for Dale Mabry.
New library has different problems
The Jimmy Keel Library has access and traffic problems for some.
A search for knowledge
The new Jimmy Keel Library entices middle school students with a Library Safari, where the use clues and the Dewey Decimal system to track down the answers.
Cory Lake residents deserve what's coming to them
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Unstoppable student athlete wins courage award
Wharton High senior John Clewis cannot use his legs, but that could not prevent him from lettering on the swim team. He's the first winner of the first Tony Saunders Courage Award.
Local swimmers fare well against state's best
Florida Swimming, which represents central and northern Florida, won the meet against Florida Gold Coast, with local swimmers taking home gold.
New Jersey softball squads can't fend off Chamberlain girls
The Chiefs have three no-hitters and a perfect game in four games in a Kissimmee tournament.
Open & shut
Citrus Park
Week in review
TREE POLICY BECOMES CITY LAW: Home builders will have to come to grips witht the city's new policy on tree removal and branch trimming, which was voted into law at Thursday's City Council meeting.
Pasco to allow its moratorium on new cell towers to expire
But the end of the three-month hiatus on new towers upsets some environmental activists.
School, neighbors renew lot fight
Independent Day School files a third rezoning petition. Original Carrollwood residents say a planned parking lot doesn't fit in with the residential area.
Frogs help students hop into eco-study
Walker Middle School's second-annual environmental fair includes an in-depth look at frogs and other studies.
Pebble, Cross Creek discuss annexation
Some residents of the two communities think they may get better service if they were a part of Tampa.
Mobbly Bayou preserve gets a beach
The state, county and Oldsmar chip in to buy 14 acres of sand and forest.
Town center aficionados set sights on Dunedin
An April 25 field trip to Dunedin's quaint stretch of shops and eateries is to help locals envision their future.
Board in vicious circle over roundabout plan
A community association had hoped to see roundabouts along Linebaugh Avenue, but county officials won't come around.
Westchase blood drives are a cut above the rest
The number of residents who turn out for the community's blood drives are extraordinary, one of the highest in the state.
Comfortable vision of the future is emerging from consultants
There's talk of gathering spots, green space and a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood as a project to craft a community plan takes shape.
It's concord, not conflict, at Tampa Palms school
The intense feelings from a debate over elementary schools in the area is replaced with cheers for the proposed curriculum.
Schools roundup
ADAMS MIDDLE: Birthday announcements can be posted on the school's marquee for $10. For information, call (813) 975-7665.
Accident report
1. HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE AT COUNTRYWAY BOULEVARD, MARCH 23, 12:20 A.M.: A 24-year-old woman was headed west in a 1995 Saturn when she got into a fight with a passenger. The passenger, a 22-year-old man, grabbed the wheel, causing the woman to lose control. The Saturn spun off the road and hit a chain link fence. The injured were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.
Road work
1. INTERSTATE 275, from Busch Boulevard to U.S. 41, will have periodic night-time lane closures. Also watch for construction at Busch Boulevard and Fowler Avenue near the interstate. Work will continue until two new lanes are complete in fall 2002.
