Tampa Bay: January 30, 2002
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First and goal
[Times photo: Jamie Francis]
The first year for the Women's American Football League comes to a close as the Tampa Bay Force aims for the title. |
South Pinellas County news
Seminole to put final touches on medians
The 113th Street project will complete the $600,000-plus streetscape beautification program begun three years ago.
St. Pete Beach manager settles in to new job, city
Mike Bonfield says he isn't the type to make quick changes at St. Pete Beach City Hall. He wants to get to know employees.
County approves Lealman study
Residents are seeking incorporation as a way to prevent further annexation. This study will determine feasibility.
Top dog roots for the underdog
The county administrator makes a radical proposal: If you're going to annex, prove that the tax loss will not burden others.
County should not fluoridate water
Re: Fluoride controversy.
Uhuru leader: Solution is economics, not police
Omali Yeshitela says his group also wants to combat drug dealing, but disagrees with the local NAACP president about how it should be accomplished.
Berth on Fourth St.
Stellie Bellie's opens a second, more upscale used clothing shop for little humans and those who spawn them.
Save-A-Lot opens soon in area of downtown
The $2-million grocery has risen on the edge of the Round Lake neighborhood.
Career fair held today; 60 firms expected
ST. PETERSBURG -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is holding a career fair for students and the public from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Campus Activities Center, Second Street and Sixth Avenue S.
School briefs
Televised dinner to honor outstanding educators
Garden of peace
Elementary students with emotional handicaps plant hope for a world of harmony, drawing praise from a peace group.
Beaches notebook
St. Pete Beach
Carnival of Venice gala invades art museum
The question, on arriving at the Museum of Fine Arts, was whether to go under the harlequin's legs or around them.
A lifeline for others has deadly disease
Steve Kersker, helper of the homeless and hopeless, has hepatitis C. He wants to join the wait for a new liver.
Repairs to close Causeway Bridge tonight
TREASURE ISLAND -- The Causeway Bridge will be closed for repairs from 11 tonight to 6 a.m. Thursday.
New bridge, entrance enhance popular park
Walsingham Park's amenities are catching on with enthusiasts.
Police chief scandals old news for St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG -- The city's most powerful official fires the police chief. Critics demand the leader's head.
2 Treasure Island commissioners to face familiar rivals
Incumbents Irving "Butch" Ellsworth and Barbara Blush are running against two who opposed them before.
'Fun' league continues to attract players
Since the 17-team South Pinellas Ladies Doubles League began in 1996 with about six squads, reasons for participating have been consistent.
Center to curve into Weedon Island setting
The design for the preserve's education center reflects its island habitat and early Indian population.
Military news
Seaman Apprentice Raven Shepardson, daughter of Kimberly and Michael Shepardson of Pulaski, Tenn., and granddaughter of Arrene Bona of St. Petersburg, graduated from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, where she has been stationed.
Radio station sets volunteer meeting
WMNF, a nonprofit, community-based radio station at 1210 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, will hold a new volunteer meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Volunteers at the station help at concerts and fundraisers. For information, call Gene Moore, (813) 238-8001, ext. 26.
Prestipino wins show his ability to play it cool
When a golfer has played under the pressure of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, everything else is mild.
