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Friday, October 22, 2004

A chance to live, love
The only no-kill shelter outside Tampa has its hands full. Really full. But kindness and an attempt to break the vicious cycle keep it going.

Wrecking ball to spare old cottage
A Thonotosassa cottage will fare better than two other area buildings have this year. The saving grace: The owner wants to keep it.


Cars
Car detailers will come to you
Auto Detailing Mobile offers people the convenience of a clean car without the hassle.

Community notebook
Political sign thefts could end in jail time
Some Sun City Center residents have taken their political activism one step too far.

Community report
Apollo Beach: Manatee viewing center set to reopen
APOLLO BEACH - The manatees are coming back.
Seffner: Expert: weigh-in noise low
A DOT consultant says the planned truck stations will create a negligible level change.
Sun City Center: 2 new fire stations expected by 2015
Hillsborough Fire Rescue officials want to build them between Sun City Center and Ruskin.

Homes
Family anything but repressed
DAVIS ISLANDS - Steve Miciak, a.k.a. the South Tampa Orchid Professor, lures visitors into his home with a waft of the exotic.
Front Porch: Bungalow preserver will visit
Jane Powell bought her first bungalow in 1987.

I Live Here
Sun City Center
The generous residents of Sun City Center made the transition from city life easier.

Lane Ranger
Drama takes on drunken driving
Jenny Leigh Brenhisel is about to die. For the moment, though, she looks just fine covered in blood.

Lunch with Ernest
Can-do attitude topples barriers
As a young African-American sales representative for Lanier, Tye Maner was given the daunting task of selling copiers in South Georgia, a region where some held racist views in the early 1980s. Prospects would start by calling him boy and from there it literally went south.

Preps
East Bay on a roll after key QB swap
Returning Brandon Zackery to the helm sparks a four-game win streak for the Indians.

Zoning
Meeting planned on no-fee zone
WIMAUMA - The Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday took a step toward nearly cutting in half a 2,534-acre no-fee zone in Wimauma.