Tampa Bay: December 12, 2001
Ernest Hooper
Breakfast for Angel and Mabel; a tip for the guv
For the past 16 years, Naida Delaparte has prepared meals for 200 or 300 people at downtown Tampa's Cold Storage Cafe. Today, she will cook breakfast for just one: her 17-year-old daughter Angel.
Hillsborough County news
Tampa ordered to pay Redner
A jury awards $490,000 to the Mons Venus owner, who was denied zoning needed to sell alcohol in a new bar.
Officials eliminate summer school
A drop in state revenues also means trims to Hillsborough County's out-of-school suspension program.
Notorious bandit pulls off another bank heist
BRADENTON -- A bank robber considered one of the most prolific bandits in Florida history struck again Tuesday, robbing a Manatee County bank and adding it to the long list of robberies that have cost the state's banks nearly a half-million dollars.
Harney Flats annexation fails
TEMPLE TERRACE -- Residents in the Harney Flats area rejected a proposal to become part of the city of Temple Terrace in a special election Tuesday.
Land board faces new limits on power
A county board's authority is checked after overturning a slew of decisions.
Rallying riders help soften cuts to express buses
HARTline decides to reduce three routes rather than eliminate them after nearly 100 riders turn out to object.
Board draws attendance lines for 2 new schools
With a unanimous vote, board members decide who will attend the schools in New Tampa.
