Tampa Bay: August 17, 2001
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The beach comes to Ybor
[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar]
Sand sculptor Rich Varano of Orlando creates a castle in the sand during the Bring Your Own Beach Chair Challenge at Centro Ybor in Ybor City on Thursday. Competitions included being buried in the sand for a chance to win a weeklong beach house vacation in the Keys. |
Ernest Hooper
A Slurpee rebellion bubbles in Tampa
These days the clerk serving up Slurpees at 7-Eleven is looking people in the eye and saying, "No Coke, Pepsi."
Hillsborough County news
House deal gets federal scrutiny
A grand jury subpoenas city records involving Tampa official Steve LaBrake and the building of a luxury home.
Worker files grievance over LaBrake
TAMPA -- A city worker claims he was forced from his job by Steve LaBrake after refusing to waive a $300 late fee for a non-profit group now linked to a criminal investigation of LaBrake.
City Council reverses apartment rezoning
In an unusual move, two council members reverse their earlier vote to halt a 300-unit complex in New Tampa.
Budget rides rising revenues
With revenues up again, the police and fire departments will grow. Nine recreation centers will be added or refurbished in 2002.
Driver won't be charged in crash
No criminal charges will be filed against a motorist who reached for his cell phone, swerved and killed a man in April.
