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November 10, 2002
Tampa Bay: November 10, 2002
South Pinellas County news
City Hall relishes its next move
On Tuesday, architects will make their pitches for converting the old library into a new home for the government's denizens.
Soggy soccer may be history
The city has promised Seminole Shooting Stars Soccer Association it will install a drainage pipe after this season ends.
Neighbors in uproar over restaurant's plans
A rooftop garden and the prospect of delivery trucks using residential streets rile residents who live near Sunken Gardens.
Lealman fire official calls for new election
Confusion persists in the disputed Lealman Fire Commission election even though it has received preliminary certification.
Estate's angry neighbors speak out
Empty for several years, the former Rutland estate now appears to have been opened as a school.
Deal made in Skipper skirmish
St. Pete Beach extends the same offer to others who live where streets end at the gulf or bay.
Development controversy lives on
Treasure Island voters won the referendum but the power struggle over who sets development limits is not going away.
Move afoot to rethink city freeze
Though Pinellas Park's council is split on lifting a capital improvements freeze, two favor moving ahead with all projects.
Grand Old Puzzles on my mind
You've got to feel for state Rep. Gus Bilirakis. As you may already know, he was waving campaign signs at an East Lake intersection on Election Day, when a black 2001 Ford Mustang veered too close and hit the Palm Harbor Republican. The hood of the car struck his chest, leaving him bruised and sore. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.
Captain who steered Madeira Beach dies
A charter fishing boat captain and former city commissioner, Warren Sturgis was 72.
Now, the news you've all been waiting for . . .
The much-anticipated letters about magnet programs, fundamental schools and career academies went out in Friday's mail.
Entering system tricky for homeschoolers
Editor's note: As an aid to understanding "controlled choice," Neighborhood Times will continue to profile families who are in the hunt for the right school during the next several weeks.
Best-selling author helps Hospice mark 25 years
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, celebrating 25 years of aid and comfort to the terminally ill, chose Rabbi Harold S. Kushner as its keynote speaker Wednesday evening at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg.
Everyone is thankful for kids with good manners
Here's a double bonus: a huge waste of money and one of the rudest things you could teach your children.
Home shift isn't easy, any way you slice it
A house can rumble down the road only in the dark of night. And it needs a police escort. The hours are one minute after midnight to 7 a.m.
Have house, will travel
These house movers move everything, even the kitchen sink. Actually, the entire house. Sure, they might need to cut it in half first, but they still get the house to its new home.
Projects at Campbell, North East win funds
North East Park will have a canal dredged and Campbell Park will convert a bathhouse into a family services center.
Dr. Delay
Bikers, walkers, joggers: It's your turn to speak up
Zowie, do we ever have a lot to cover this week. Let's get right to it.
Suburbs meet to plan their future
The Suburban Neighborhood Workshop is the second in a series of discussions about revising land development rules.
College gets okay for College Landings
ST. PETERSBURG -- For years, Eckerd College has been trying to fully develop its 78-acre College Landings site. Plan after plan gained city approval but generated the wrath of existing homeowners.
Fifteen trees in the wrong place at the wrong time
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to a stand of trees on an important piece of Madeira Beach land.
Education center opens in Midtown
ST. PETERSBURG -- Intended to be within walking distance of potential students in its neighborhood, an education center offering two paths to a job or career has opened on 16th Street S.
Old Northeast wants quiet streets back
ST. PETERSBURG -- In the opinion of some 50 Old Northeast residents who vented their frustration to a city traffic manager Thursday night, the quiet of St. Petersburg's tree-lined brick streets is increasingly plagued by speeders cutting through neighborhoods.
He sang for veterans at The Wall
Jim Boutwell was asked to perform at the 20th-anniversary musical tribute to The Wall in Washington, D.C.
Judge tells officers to repay city
PINELLAS PARK -- Two female police officers lost their sexual discrimination lawsuits against the city last month and now it appears they will have to repay some of the money the city spent defending those cases.
'Bounty' to once again dock in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG -- The HMS Bounty, considered by many to be St. Petersburg's own tall ship, will return in January for a visit of about six weeks.
Austin is fulfilling dream at Iowa St.
When Atif (ah-TEEF) Austin graduated from Tarpon Springs High in 1998, playing football at a college with a winning tradition was a major goal for the tailback.
Letters
Listen, Lasita: Recycling not worth it
Re: Residents wary of curbside recycling costs, Nov. 1.
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