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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 9, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS - In a town that was founded as a colony for Civil War veterans, it's no surprise that nearly a half-century passed before a black family moved in.

Bessie and Jake Giles worked for a railroad company and settled in Zephyrhills in 1933. Their profile is among 138 of people and places in the newly published "Zephyrhills From A to Z."

The 296-page book is loaded with interesting facts, biographies and family histories.
City librarian Vicki Elkin spent eight years researching and compiling an encyclopedia of information for the resource book. She set aside time every Thursday and worked closely with Margaret Seppanen, president of the Zephyrhills Historical Association.

The books were printed and bound at a press in Dexter, Mich., and will arrive in Zephyrhills this week.
Laura Kinsler
Shop Until You Drop For Cause

TAMPA - Whittle away at your holiday gift list while helping raise money for a good cause.

Deborah Kent's will host Shopping for Excellence in Education from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the boutique at 2120 S. Dale Mabry Highway. The annual holiday charity event benefits the Hillsborough Education Foundation.

For a $20 donation, guests can munch on hors d'oeuvres and listen to live music while browsing designer fashions and student art. There will be door prizes and a silent auction with proceeds benefitting the foundation's programs and services.

For tickets and information, call (813) 259-1150.

Cloe Cabrera

Road Work Forces Closure

CARROLLWOOD - Orange Grove Drive will be closed for the next two weeks to allow workers to construct a raised intersection at Sago Road.

This is one of several traffic-calming projects planned for the Carrollwood area. Orange Grove Drive is north of Busch Boulevard and between Armenia Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway.

The detour is Carrollview Drive to Samara Drive to Coquita Lane.

The work, which began over the weekend, is scheduled to be finished by Dec. 22.

Rich Shopes

Students Have Vision For Future

TAMPA - USF architecture students on Monday offered visions of how the historic, red-brick Tampa Armature Works building might be redeveloped to fit with a mixed-use development proposed for the site and surrounding land.

Most of the students, who are in the University of South Florida's School of Architecture and Community Design, suggested using the building's ground floor as a public space for a farmer's market, restaurants or art galleries. They advocated placing a midrise apartment or condominium tower on top of the existing building.

The 16 students, who worked a full semester on the project, presented models and drawings to a jury of professors, architects and urban designers gathered at the Tampa Armature Works building, 1910 N. Ola Ave., on a bend in the Hillsborough River just north of downtown Tampa.

Jose Patino Girona

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