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February 19, 2003

Tampa Bay: February 19, 2003 North Pinellas County news
Hold on tight; road work on the way
A bumpy stretch of Curlew Road will get a temporary coat of smooth asphalt in two months. And permanent repairs, though still a year away, will come sooner than previously planned.

Suspect in four bank holdups arrested in North Carolina
A local man wanted in connection with four Pinellas County bank robberies was arrested in North Carolina on Monday.

Library may need city construction loan
Theoretically, the loan would be repaid when pledges come in from the library foundation.

Protest seeks shelters for homeless
About 100 protesters march in Clearwater, appealing to the county to create more room for people living on the streets.

3 men charged with burglary of police shed
Motorcycle helmets, crime scene tape and other supplies were taken from outside a police firing range.

Leaders approve skate park, water slide
LARGO -- Highland recreation complex will soon get a snazzy corkscrew-shaped water slide and a long-awaited skate park after commissioners approved work on both projects Tuesday night.

Editorial: Words in praise of volunteers behind three worthy projects
Kudos today to some people giving their best effort to important causes.

Letters: Bridge price overstated
It's about time that everyone understands some of the factual aspects concerning the Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge replacement project.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Tampa art museum's final touches revealed
  • Condo group takes on second project
  • Will ban take pop out of the 4th?
  • Schools to eliminate 400 jobs
  • Land speculator granted early release
  • Airport wins safety award
  • Board plans ahead on hiring superintendent
  • Trial begins in student's fatal beating
  • DNA tests don't help Amos King
  • Driver who died in stolen car crash identified
  • Opus Group built its reputation on office buildings
  • Howard Troxler: Resistance, resignation to nature's mastery of us

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • Obituary: Smoked fish king dies of injuries
  • Man runs but seldom votes
  • Quick sliver
  • Is conflict in his future?
  • Ending of submerged-land tale pleases all but one
  • Debts force auction of historic mansion
  • City manager remembered as a man of integrity, vision
  • Big island attempts to preserve tiny island
  • Security alert, weather change students' plans
  • Condos to give new meaning to garage loft
  • Painful pinch
  • Reading made fun with older buddies
  • Beach resort welcomed, pampered Jewish guests
  • On the town: Waterfront luncheon benefits art museum
  • Cuff link collector to talk about his obsession
  • In one terrible instant, a family's heart breaks
  • Questions and answers
  • Three new schools pose choice dilemma
  • Military news
  • Clearwater Catholic grad shoots for PGA
  • Standout players of future display their skills
  • State's points series riders are ready to roll
  • Letters: Other animals need good homes, too

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Schools, Pepsi near deal worth millions
  • A gospel of aliens, clones and robots
  • Stormwater tax rejected by Buckhorn
  • Fired car salesman sues dealership
  • Know your candidate: Council member faces outspoken challenger
  • Man struck, killed trying to cross street
  • 5 students to pursue national honor
  • Buckhorn jabs at Iorio record, defends poll
  • Ernest Hooper: Pushing awareness of a killer; fighting one woman's crusade

  • News of Florida
  • On the right, a Republican; some call him a liberal
  • State needs 20,000 teachers
  • State paid too much for mine, audit shows
  • Tutu credits U.S. civil rights history
  • House Republicans rally around their embattled speaker
  • Senate president lists teacher pay as priority
  • Cuban coast guardsmen who defected released
  • Around the state: New Catholic college to offer courses in fall
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