Jazz Holiday poster honors causeway [Special to the Times] A local artist captures the Memorial Causeway, soon to be replaced, in a unique, jazzy view from Coachman Park.

North Pinellas County news
Mower kills golf course worker
The groundskeeper was pinned at the bottom of a pond by the 700-pound riding lawn mower. His wife, also a groundskeeper and a former nurse, tried to save him.

Not seeing suspect's hands, deputy fires
The suspect lunged at the deputy and his dog during an undercover operation, authorities say.

Helen Ellis hospital lays off 50
Tarpon Springs' largest employer says the cuts were made across the board and reflected a recent slump in patient occupancy numbers.

Erick Wollschlager, economist, dies at 25
Erick Arlen Wollschlager, 25, who was raised and educated in Pinellas County, was employed as an economist and statistician in Paris at the time of his death.

Ulmerton's curbs slow down emergency vehicles
The vertical curbs between U.S. 19 and Walsingham can force rescuers into oncoming traffic on the busy street. The city is buying devices for them to control the traffic signals.

Man charged with abusing 8-month-old
CLEARWATER -- A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges that he beat an 8-month-old boy with a belt, causing the child to suffer bleeding to the brain.

Prep star cruises in The Cure
The winner of the Suncoast Race For The Cure in St. Petersburg on Saturday came away with mixed emotions.

Man accused of walking beach sidewalks nude
CLEARWATER -- A man was arrested late Monday night after he was seen walking naked on the sidewalks of Clearwater Beach, approaching women and asking "if they wanted a piece of him," Clearwater police reported.

Letters
Honor moms who earn a paycheck
Re: Frazzled mother finds peace of mind, guest column, Sept. 18.

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