Slogging through [Times photo: Fred Victorin] Lola and Milenko Nikolic visit the beach every year, and sometimes they needn't pack bathing suits. Such was the case Wednesday for the Toronto couple, shown here making their way along Gulf Boulevard in Treasure Island.

Lealman residents: Check your mail and your cars
Deputies and code enforcement officers will begin checking for junk cars within the next month, officials say.

Liveaboards see ban on newcomers as threat
Officials say the intent is to simply slow the growth of the large liveaboard population at the city marina.

Relationship with sister city grows distant as trips nixed
ST. PETERSBURG -- It is a relationship nurtured through four decades with visits, tree plantings, baseball games and commemorative plaques and statues.

Cablecast crew quits over bridge passes flap
Commissioners refuse to give the volunteers a $30 pass others on panels and boards receive. One calls it a slap in the face.

Neighbors want authorities to pacify rowdy party house
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- The house at 108 15th Ave. is becoming notorious in this small beach community.

Delivery for Largo, or is it Seminole?
ZIP code boundaries and city boundaries don't always match up. Some residents want that changed.

First Night needed big Times boost
Once again the folks behind First Night St. Petersburg offered a wonderful array of performances and activities in dozens of venues downtown on New Year's Eve.

Meet the tennis pro, try out new equipment
SEMINOLE -- A Tennis Family Fun and Demo Day is planned for Saturday, noon-3 p.m. at the city's Tennis Club Park, 7283 113th St. N.

Thieves snatch Mickey, Minnie
SEMINOLE -- Christmas may be over, but Lola Stirling thinks there might be a Grinch still lurking about her neighborhood.

Bakery offers a taste of Brazil
Marcilio Fernandes Jr. has opened Rio De Janeiro Bakery at 6123 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park.

Togs with a tune
A purveyor of specialized, musical children's wear has seen business grow and now wants to franchise.

Starbucks fans can get a fix near mall
The Tyrone Barnes & Noble offers the strong java. Now a shop all its own will move in soon.

Pastor was church's longest-serving
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rev. Jerome E. Diffley, Holy Family Catholic Church's longest-serving pastor, has died.

Elegance and tradition pervade Debutante Ball
The St. Petersburg Debutante Ball, for all its grand trappings, is at heart about the bonds of family and friends and the value of tradition.

Beaches notebook
This model has a coat of red

Neighborhood notebook
$200,000 in matching grants promised to 20 neighborhoods

Kids, parents fall for it hook, line and sinker
If you've ever watched The Andy Griffith Show, you can probably close your eyes and picture little Opie with a fishing rod in hand running barefoot after his father down a dirt path. This scene, shown in the opening credits of every episode, is the quintessential kid's dream outing with Dad.

Beach communities looking for candidates
Got an itch to be a politician? It's election time on the gulf beaches.

Four men launch City Council campaigns
PINELLAS PARK -- The local election season got off to a quick start last week as four men indicated they will run for three City Council jobs.

Nearly $1-million to help veterans who are homeless
ST. PETERSBURG -- A substantial grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs will provide a major boost to a local charity seeking to expand its services.

What's up on campus
Eckerd College

Sport has year of losses, victories
The bowling world lost one of its greats in 2001 -- Earl Anthony.

Cameron gives younger athlete run for money
Duncan Cameron didn't win the Half Moon Half Marathon on Dec. 30 at New Port Richey's J.B. Starkey Park, but finishing second was a great showing for the 59-year-old Palm Harbor runner.

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