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February 21, 2003

Tampa Bay: February 21, 2003 North Pinellas County news
Separate and unequal
One Jasmine Avenue cemetery is tidy, one unkempt. Cries for change intensify.

Plans for waterfront unveiled
CLEARWATER -- Early plans for an expanded Coachman Park include a marina, waterfront restaurant, community center and promenade along the harbor with a parking garage tucked into the bluff below City Hall, behind the new Memorial Causeway bridge.

Festival offers a rich stew of diversity
The Florida African American Heritage Celebration features a vibrant milieu of art, music, dance and film. Expect a crowd, though. The event is growing each year.

Officials approve land sale for school
The commission votes 6-1 on a $2.4-million deal to sell a parcel to the district for a long-delayed alternative high school.

Tracker outfoxes raccoon, finds ring
PALM HARBOR -- Kenneth Gollihue figured the best way to find a stolen wedding band was to think like the golf-course raccoon that made off with it.

$110,000 is limit, manager informed
Oldsmar Mayor Jerry Beverland closes the discussion after the City Council votes 3-2 to cap the salary of Bruce Haddock, who makes $98,000.

Man accused of molesting boy
The man, who figured in a 1990 sex-for-hire scheme, is charged with felonies in the alleged abuse.

Court reports: Man gets 20 years for molesting boy
TARPON SPRINGS -- A 38-year-old Tarpon Springs man arrested last year on child sex abuse charges has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Acquitted in 2000, man accused of battery
TARPON SPRINGS -- Christopher M. Stamas, one of three men acquitted three years ago in a high-profile road rage case, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor battery. He is accused of grabbing a woman by the neck and throwing her to the floor of a bar, according to an arrest report.

Two charged in rug scam may be part of fraud ring
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says the two used fake receipts to return carpets to TJ Maxx.

Suncoast city tourney bowler has perfect start
Stephen Kenyon rolled a 300 game, Jonathan Campos a 298 and Phillip Peters a 290 as the Suncoast Association City Tournament opened last weekend at Countryside Lanes.

Driving force
A few hours at a practice range is an inexpensive way to spend an afternoon, get a little exercise and polish your golf game.

This week: Pinellas
Florida African American Heritage Celebration

Editorial: Church could help fix library's problem
Palm Harbor is having the same problem as virtually every other Pinellas community that has a public library: Its library is bursting at the seams.

Letters: Inspections article needs clarification
Re: County plays catchup on inspections, story, Feb. 14.


Tampa Bay headlines

Terror Indictments
  • Jihad leader emerged from shadows of USF
  • Hammoudeh a bright scholar, USF peers say
  • Fariz worked for doctor, visited Mecca recently
  • USF faces decisions on Al-Arian
  • Local Muslims deny Al-Arian fits government description
  • Balance sometimes lacking in TV's Al-Arian coverage
  • Intercepting evidence likely took 'small army'
  • Al-Arian's rise in U.S. began in academics
  • Context clues indicate unnamed co-conspirator is Mazen Al-Najjar
  • Breach in 'the wall' opened intelligence to investigators
  • Sami Al-Arian, in his words
  • Al-Arian raised money for terrorists, feds say
  • After years of worry about her husband: 'They're here'
  • Howard Troxler: Which face of Al-Arian should be believed?
  • Editorial: The Al-Arian indictment

  • Shuttle Disaster: Firefighters to seek 'Columbia' clues
  • Choice hands 9 of 10 their wish
  • Driver accused of pulling gun in road rage incident

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • (Ninth) to leave King Street

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Celebrating the lives of black pioneers
  • Vintage bridges gradually decaying
  • Critics of Ybor vote for club
  • Man's body found in home
  • Miranda hints at conflict in landmark designation
  • Man held in wife's slaying
  • Grand trees won't fall without a close look

  • City Times
  • Grand Central: Gone like a good margarita
  • Downtown dwellings
  • Eat, drink and be humbled
  • Amy Scherzer's Diary: Tulle, roses adorn garden center benefit
  • City People: Leader of the pack
  • Obituary: In schools and church, she worked 'full speed'
  • What's in a name?: Colonel's clout got armory built
  • RSVP Tampa: Showcasing works of the heart
  • Everybody's Business: Retro boutique sells '60s chic
  • Bon Air: Gallery to exhibit photos of Florida
  • Channel District: Old retail hub will make way for new
  • South Tampa: Developers back down in face of opposition
  • Hyde Park: Farmer's market seeks vendors
  • Ybor City: Spanish ensemble to spice up this Sunday
  • Neighborhood notebook: Pledge of Allegiance writer's home to be noted
  • Palma Ceia West: Residents want to put a stop to speeders
  • Homes: Front Porch: A special room of her own
  • Go to your (fantastic) room!
  • Shop owner well versed in the poetry of orchids

  • North of Tampa
  • Par for the courts
  • The greenhouse effect
  • Gardening: Good advice is the key to designing a landscape
  • New Tampa: Watercolors win recognition
  • State's points series riders ready to roll
  • Northdale: Community overhaul starting to take root
  • Meet your neighbor: The gift of education
  • New Tampa: Buckingham developer may sell to new builder
  • Pipeline network quenches parched lakes
  • Fun-loving musician leaves legacy of accolades
  • Neighborhood notebook: Group seeks alternate cultural center sites

  • Brandon Times
  • Lunch with Ernest: Come in, but leave the phone
  • Hospital poised to grow with area
  • Will work for home equity
  • I Live Here
  • People: Against the tide
  • Daytripper: Time travel
  • Here and Gone
  • Farmer's Market: Pretty, tasty
  • Real Estate: House Values
  • Zoning: Centex plans 1,000-unit village
  • Lithia: Wolves territory
  • Sun City Center: Fruits of generosity
  • Thonotosassa: Planting plan blends forestry, genealogy
  • Notebook: Peace activists plan rally today
  • Commuting: Lane Ranger: Residents beware: Humps slow more than speeders
  • Snapshots
  • Prep notebook: Tampa Bay Tech girls claim district crown
  • Sports & Recreation: LPGA rookie enjoys her life in limelight
  • What's in a name?: McLane Middle School
  • Letters: Reader letter: Readers' response incredible

  • News of Florida
  • Graham also had double bypass
  • Bills ask voters to stop the train
  • U.S. seeks death penalty in killing of Tampa man
  • Senate president wants his legacy to be disease cures
  • State House leader makes light of his recent troubles
  • Around the state: State doesn't fight appeal of adoption law
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