Tampa Bay: February 28, 2002
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Wind-swept walker
[Times photo: Jennifer Davis]
Rodger Bell, on vacation from Devon, England, walks Wednesday along Clearwater Beach. He says he usually walks for an hour but cut it short because of the wind. "This weather reminds me of home -- not as cold and no rain, but quite windy," he said. There are freeze warnings throughout the region this morning. |
North Pinellas County news
Adding strobe lights will help protect PSTA buses
At rush hour, Juanita Johnson says, motorists will do just about anything to pass her: They'll cut her off, honk their horns maliciously, even come close to sideswiping the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus that she drives.
Report alters board direction on school
An activist's persistence may have ended years of unrest in High Point, where neighbors have feared the prospect of an alternative school.
Incensed father arrested in fight
A father tells his 6-year-old son to gouge out the eyes of another boy, police say.
County thwarts developing pristine land
The McMullen family's lawyer says the county is trying to drive down the value of the gulf-front land to buy it.
Adding strobe lights will help protect buses
At rush hour, Juanita Johnson says, motorists will do just about anything to pass her: They'll cut her off, honk their horns maliciously, even come close to sideswiping the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus that she drives.
Clearwater Harbor bridge gets started
The new $69-million span is supposed to be complete in July 2004. Detours begin in June.
Tarpon's top planner leaves for Flagler job
Planning and zoning chief Walter Fufidio says he's proudest of helping renewal in the Union Academy neighborhood and pushing tax-increment financing plans.
Candidates respond
Editor's Note: The Times gives candidates not recommended by its editorial board the opportunity to write a response for publication. The following responses were received from Largo City Commission candidates Charles Graul and Mary Laurance after the newspaper's recommendation of their opponents. In the March 5 city election, incumbent Pat Burke is opposed by Charles Graul for Seat 1, and incumbent Mary Laurance is opposed by Charlie Harper for Seat 2.
Parade bead gluttons include herds of girls
Re: Frenzy over cheap trinkets spoils our parades, letter, Feb. 21.
Wehr will go the distance to compete
Where does a goal-oriented runner go after he has completed a marathon in all 50 states and the District of Columbia?
