February 6, 2002
Tampa Bay: February 6, 2002
South Pinellas County news
Packinghouse Gallery rolls out exhibit
Nature photographs are on display in a setting right out of old Florida where citrus was washed, sorted and shipped.
St. Pete Beach election brims with choices
The mayor's race, two referendums and commission seats give voters a chance to decide the city's direction.
There's still ignorance about fluoride
Re: County should not fluoridate water, and You can always use fluoride toothpaste, letters, Jan. 30.
Friends, family mourn teen in machete slaying
Gregory Shannon, 18, was remembered as someone who made friends laugh.
Police hope to prevent 3rd kidnapping of teen
Officers seek a St. Petersburg man they say twice kidnapped a former girlfriend.
Firefighters union wins pay, pension raises in contract
If union members okay the contract, then the City Council will vote.
Beaches notebook
Planners to spend a week peering into city's future
A pillow for pain relief
For Macarena Rose, necessity was the mother of invention. Acid reflux drove her to invent and patent a new pillow.
Downtown Kress gets historic designation
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Kress Building, opened in 1928 as a five-and-dime at the corner of Central Avenue and Fifth Street N, now is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Progress on hotels downtown hit, miss
One is poised for construction. Difficulties, especially financing after Sept. 11, delay another. A third is behind schedule.
A little red schoolhouse
As North Shore Elementary celebrates its 75th anniversary, former pupils recall the principal who rang the hand bell.
Achievers
Seminole youth selected for leadership forum
School briefs
Azalea seeks volunteers to mentor, tutor students
Kenneth City candidates stake out stands
Four hopefuls, with their eyes on two Town Council seats, explain their platforms.
Alas, my party days are over; I'll miss you
Many of you have heard the news already, but I want to impart it to you in this column anyway.
Utility asks Pinellas Park's approval for desal plant site
Tampa Bay Water finds a new location after Pinellas Park last year refused to sell it land in a dispute over a board seat.
Meetings this week for relay
PINELLAS PARK -- The Pinellas County unit of the American Cancer Society, located in Pinellas Park, announces various Relay for Life kickoff meetings this month.
Computers stolen, but not dream of program
ST. PETERSBURG -- Good people donated computers to an afterschool program at Childs Park United Methodist Church. Bad people stole the best ones sometime during the past few days.
Times columnist held onto a corner of our life, hearts
Dick Bothwell was a newsroom character, a cutup, a clown and a daily dose of humor for the common man.
Baseball league seeks support in neighborhood
The league competes with another program and with football.
Clinic offers volunteer training
St. Petersburg Free Clinic, 863 Third Ave. N, will hold a volunteer training session at 10 a.m. Thursday. The overview includes such programs as the food pantry, medical clinic, and men's and women's shelters. For information, call Kelli Caputo, 821-1200, ext. 118.
Military news
Lance Cpl. Warren L. Bourgeois III, son of Adele G. Bourgeois and Warren L. Bourgeois Jr. and the grandson of Jeannine and John Green, all of St. Petersburg, earned first-place honors in a personnel clerk course offered by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Chamber director sets sights on 'tracks'
Not only is Bill De Long polishing up his plans, he's polishing up temporary ParkSide offices for the chamber.
Division crowns in USA League are up for grabs
Playoffs begin this weekend in two divisions of the USA League Tennis Senior Men's Doubles League to determine local champions. Two other division champs have been named.
Stafford takes aim at second club championship title
Success breeds success.
2 compete for seat on council in Gulfport
Residents also will go to the polls in the beach communities of Treasure Island, South Pasadena and Redington Shores.
Tampa Bay headlines
Yellow rages
Threats follow krewe's ejection
She wed a man, but saw a woman
Tampa Bay briefs
USF center wins antiterror money
Graham discusses Al-Arian with FBI
Howard Troxler
An auditor's life: lonely, necessary
North Pinellas headlines
PSTA will reconsider ad ban for nonprofits
North Pinellas digest
County, colleges offer help for businesses
Police dog off to running start
Times to host forum for Largo election
Harbor Sounds festival will mix sound, seafood
Group wants to recall council member
Pristine land on gulf should be preserved
Water rate increase creeps up on Dunedin
Signs are aplenty that race season is drawing near
Hillsborough headlines
Hillsborough health plan hits a bump
Jury asks for death of rapist, murderer
Businessman Sanchez kicks off mayoral campaign
Parents want some say in high school's name
Ernest Hooper
Video poetry, post-Iorio, big hair and big animals
News of Florida
Smoking ban initiative has rival
Increase for flood coverage possible
Governor says he will reject McKay sales tax plan
Executions put on hold for now
Ex-lawmaker applies for wildlife post
Reno woos Democrats at Capitol
House votes to re-enact 'Three Strikes' law
Endorsement from union is Reno's first
Legislature in brief
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