Tampa Bay: November 21, 2000
Hillsborough County news
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A tree for Ybor
[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar]
James Williams of Triangle Services hangs ornaments Monday on the 18-foot Christmas tree in Centro Ybor's common area on Eighth Avenue. |
Distrust surrounds school vote
TAMPA -- When the school district's proposed desegregation plan goes to a School Board vote today, one thing will be certain: NAACP Legal Defense Fund officials will not be there to bless it.
FDLE traces illegal funds contributed in 1996 race
But the state agency says the violation by a Hillsborough property appraiser's campaign won't be pursued.
Prescription for unhappy patients: patience
Patients who filed malpractice claims against the Gulf Coast Orthopedic Center and Dr. Alfred Bonati are still waiting for a bankruptcy settlement.
Committee asks Tampa to renegotiate land pact
The Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program neither accepts nor rejects Toll Brothers Inc.'s $421,000 land restoration offer.
County officials open shelters as cold snap moves through
TAMPA -- An early blast of winterlike air prompted officials to open cold-weather shelters Monday night.
County votes not to extend administrator's contract
TAMPA -- County Administrator Dan Kleman got a good evaluation from his bosses Monday, but not a contract extension.
Child injured when school bus hits car
BRANDON -- A bus carrying 18 Lincoln Elementary School students slammed into a car Monday afternoon, leaving one child slightly injured.
Bulletin board
Brandon/Valrico
