On the Lighter Side: Posing Mice, Act of Kindness, Tampa Bay Comic Con

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top lighter news headlines from the past week:

• Deputy’s Act of Kindness Results in New Bike for Child After Crash
• Tampa Bay Comic Con Celebrity Guests Announced
• Kid Rock Making Tampa Tour Stop
• Bay Area Beaches Up for Florida’s Best Honors
• Trader Joe’s Topples Publix in Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Hero Dog Who Took 2 Bullets During Home Invasion Expected to Recover
• 3 Tampa Bay Area Restaurants Up for National Honors
• Watch: Adorable Florida Mice Say ‘Cheese’ For The Camera

Photo courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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