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May 8, 2002
Tampa Bay: May 8, 2002
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School's fear factor
[Times photo: Fred Victorin]
Bay Point Middle has an A grade, but parents talk of escalating violence.
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South Pinellas County news
Crossroads store lineup to change
Plans call for the razing of the movie theater and the Bennigan's, to be replaced by a Home Depot and other retailers.
Limited crowd, expansive vision
An urban designer and a clutch of residents ponder the question: "Can St. Pete Beach be a tourist and a residential town at the same time?"
Prestige wins out over kindness and serenity
Re: Planners okay development on horse farm, May 5.
Let's take a frank look at hot dogs
There is so much serious news in the world and in our local communities right now that I decided it was time to write about something light. Something like hot dogs.
'Amistad' replica may dock in St. Petersburg
A company hopes to bring the ship made famous by Steven Spielberg's movie to the Tampa Bay area this fall.
Toilet scam drained cash from owners
Police have arrested a man, saying he damaged Pinellas restaurant toilets and then fixed them -- for a price.
City officials address tenant unrest at the Pier
The mayor and council members meet with Pier operators to assess complaints from longtime tenants about the new management.
Slow-pitch seniors snag win in tourney
A local team of women 65 to 76 leaves South Carolina victorious.
Business headlines
One AAA office moves, another stays where it is
Antiques Are Us opens on Central Ave.
Randall Brown has opened Antiques Are Us, 7231 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. The business, a 900-square-foot storefront includes "everything from A to Z," said Brown. "We have high-end furniture, sports memorabilia, coins and antique dolls," he said. Brown became interested in antiques through his mother, Miriam Brown, a St. Pete Beach resident who collected and sold vintage dolls. "She taught me the value of collecting," Brown said.
A day on the job in South Pinellas
JOE WARPEHA, 25
School briefs
Osceola Middle offers 'traditional program'
Achievers
T-shirt design contest recognizes winners
Senior-friendly status sought
St. Petersburg meets the needs of healthy elders, says a panel that seeks a state designation.
Beaches notebook
Youth fishing tournament set
Walk to raise profile of illness
Concerned family members will walk the loop around Crescent Lake Saturday in the hope of raising awareness about a rare, but fatal, illness affecting children and young adults. The fourth annual Make A Difference Walk for Batten Disease is from 9 a.m. until noon.
Home-grown herbs land Gulfport gardener in jail
GULFPORT -- Lonny Canali's garden has a bit of everything: shrubbery. Ground cover. Cannabis.
Mail staff to collect food bags Saturday
Local carriers always are one of the top gatherers in the country's biggest one-day food drive.
Fly fishing philosopher had lots of disciples
"Carl (Hanson) came to earth fly fishing," a friend said. Tying his own flies, he would preach finesse and conservation.
Kids' soccer festival stresses the golden rule
About 200 young athletes compete with a different goal in mind: good sportsmanship.
Mail staff to collect food bags Saturday
Local carriers always are one of the top gatherers in the country's biggest one-day food drive.
Cat Mangum charted her own path in life
SEMINOLE -- Catharine "Cat" Mangum wasn't about to let her cancer stop her from planning her daughter's wedding reception.
Focus on volunteers
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program/Pinellas Opportunity Council, 3443 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg, is in need of volunteers for Help a Child Inc.
Bardmoor finishes doubles on strong note
The women at Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club think good things come in threes. The players collected a championship in the Suncoast Ladies Doubles, Racqueteers and Pinellas Area Doubles leagues.
Belleair gets on a roll for Interclub victory
Everyone came through for Belleair Country Club in the Pinellas Men's Interclub match last month at Lansbrook.
Tampa Bay headlines
Dump truck slams into van, killing 2
New water high on yuck, low on yum
City told to keep Whitted operating
City pitches riverfront property
Divided board votes to make new middle school 'fundamental'
Fast-buzzing Westchase team wins Battle of Books
Al-Najjar due court review
Tampa Bay briefs
Howard Troxler
Child abuse scandals cry out for us all to truly care
North Pinellas headlines
Father of 2 fatally shot at home; suspect sought
Plan calls for billboards to be dismantled earlier
Commission rejects request to build private dock in bayou
Just thank Hillsborough
Educators must act now while their issue is hot
Hospital shows off new angles
Dump truck flips on Keystone, spills fuel
Mexico event challenge for serious sailors
Shooting by deputy is called justified
Belleair Causeway bridge meeting Thursday in Largo
Hillsborough headlines
Reporting misconduct has board's initial okay
Reno pitches preventative child welfare
Centre for Girls turns 1
Robber of 4 banks a suspect in 7 more
TV producer enters race with flourish
Plan for Robles, Oak Park rattles their teachers
Ernest Hooper
Plunging headlong through a day of haphazard revelations
News of Florida
Panel to examine DCF fiasco
Smaller classes could cost $12-billion
Democrats to focus on two top races
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