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September 29, 2002
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No room to be choosy
[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
As Pinellas parents enter the era of choice, some find that overcrowded campuses and grandfathering don't leave them with many options. |
Top stories
In with a roar, bikers cruise and shop Ybor
Ybor sets out to prove that thousands of bikers can converge on a city just to shop and stare.
It's food. It's free. Why not?
Since the county began to offer free breakfast to all kids this fall, lots more students are starting out on a full stomach.
Kids and art fill kickoff event at Villas' site
Hundreds of children take the offer to paint murals at the site for the Villas, but a lavish evening event never gets off the ground.
To school's ospreys: Nest has flown, but please return
A crane lifts a 7-year-old nesting site out of the path of construction at a primary school and to a new platform.
Mother fears slim chances with school choice
PINELLAS PARK -- For years, Denise Malone has felt that she has been sending her children to school in two different worlds.
The bottom line: scarce guarantees
The most-asked question regarding choice -- Will I get my top choice, or even one of my top five? -- has no answer.
Metro week in review
Tiny towns take over as utility giant
South Pinellas headlines
Where to skate? How to decorate? Ask youth
Gators on the prowl as rains swell lakes
Man works on mechanics of new theme restaurant
Lealman cityhood backers squabble
Law school starts raising $12-million
'Y without walls' to begin class offerings
Midtown feels absence of healthy fare
Commissioner Myers in St. Pete Beach calls it a day
Opponents group as Egmont Key bill stalls
Crossroads neighbors lobby to join Eagle Crest
Arts society samples Greek works to come
Reborn, Celtic style
Slainte, friends at the Harp & Thistle
Officials scurry to alter land use rules
City Council gets new flood response plan
Annoying traffic circles' purpose: slower traffic
Show and tell is still around but different
Hope for change seen amid tale of tragedy
Decision on builder's driveway request delayed
Church takes court's place for young offenders
A major thrill
Hamilton has striking return
Prep standout Biffar cruises in The Cure
Letters
Zoning rules are good government
North Pinellas headlines
Beach businesses feel bruised
A supportive home base
Ol' switcheroo costs suspect more than he bargained for
Police could employ sheriff's staff for aid
Democrats see Green in House contest
Restaurant reopening after repair delay
A tale of two Ozonas
Packaging is paramount in the school marketplace
Headlines through the years
Hillsborough headlines
Answers, solace elusive after drugs claim son
2 charged in beating at bar
Low-income kids gain access to computers
North of Tampa
Green thumb moving to greener pastures
Landowner wants 1 house per acre
House candidate laments negative polling
Swimmer brings dedication to South Tampa high school
Prep notebook
Week in review
Schools have one constant: change
Lakeside homeowners haggle over fence
Plantation woman loses her home
Tampa spawns a starlet
More homes planned along State Road 54
New plaza expected to open in February
Neighborhood Notebook
Storyteller charms kids with tales of family
News of Florida
In Cabinet races, upsets shaping up
Missing girl's birthday brings no answers
Counties batten down for election
McBride closes gap, but Bush still strong
Metro week in review
Bush avoids election blame
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