Young adventurers take on water jungle [Times photo: Carrie Pratt] The popular Sea Life Safari sets sail twice each day, taking visitors along on research trips for a close look at the wildlife in the sea.

North Pinellas County news
State chips in for place to skate
Safety Harbor lands a grant worth $180,000 in matching funds. Skate park construction should begin late next year.

City eases radio tower demands on station
The city now says a radio station can leave its tower where it is, 5 feet onto city property, while a bridge is built.

Illegally caught grouper seized
A commercial fishing vessel, Miss Esperanza, is intercepted in a zone off limits to longline fishing, 55 miles off the coast of Tarpon Springs.

Library stance puts law to test
A Largo commissioner announces his intent to discuss city business in an environment that could violate the public meetings law. He's seeking support for a library referendum.

Quick-thinking teen gets intruder's apology, arrest
A man is charged with burglary after a 14-year-old girl in Oldsmar calls 911.

Doubts propel Stauffer lawsuit
Former Stauffer Chemical workers request class-action status as they seek to make the company pay for medical monitoring.

Foiled drug smugglers await sentences in jail
The three tried to import cocaine and marijuana into Tarpon Springs, officials say.

Scholarship at SPC to remember slain student
The funds, raised by friends and family of Kristie Vermillion, will help needy St. Petersburg College students. She was murdered at a party last year.

Ex-leaders urge Safety Harbor to take over museum
The former board members say the two employees aren't accountable and the city needs to take control.

Theater hopes to appease spirits
Ghosts or angels make weird things happen at the Royalty Theatre in downtown Clearwater, so say the owners. They hope a Christian format uplifts the struggling venue.

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