Baseballs have lofty air about them [Times photo: Jim Damaske] Two treasured baseballs have been signed by former presidents and leading ladies, a feat by a big fan of the game.

North Pinellas County news
Dunedin businesses seek signs
For those who want to head off the main drag to, say, the Boudoir or Martini Club, a color-coded map with a key below would show the way.

Suspect in deadly hit-and-run extradited
Bail is set at $1.5-million for a restaurant owner who fought extradition from Canada to face charges in a bicyclist's death.

Visit the big man's big house
Ever seen a 26,000-square-foot home? Now you can. Ex-NBA player Matt Geiger is opening his new mansion for a fundraiser.

Reward offered for hit-run driver
A woman driving a Toyota pulls out of East Lake Woodlands, runs into a motorcyclist, then drives away.

Laser prostate procedure offers much simpler, shorter recovery
A new treatment being used at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs can cut recovery time in half.

Countryside High seniors arrested
CLEARWATER -- Two Countryside High School seniors have been arrested after Pinellas County sheriff's officials said they bragged about breaking into the locker room at Dunedin High School on March 8 and stealing $5,000 worth of equipment belonging to the NFL Europe team the Scottish Claymores.

Hot dog stand, park are fine for now, city says
Planners reject a plan to turn the Clearwater Train Station into a gas station and sandwich shop.

Largo looks for ways to trim its spending
After they have trouble making cuts in costly capital projects, commissioners ask the city's staff to take a crack at it.

Pinellas Digest: 2 Tampa women charged with running illegal massage parlor
PALM HARBOR -- Pinellas County sheriff's detectives Tuesday charged two Tampa women with operating an illegal massage parlor in Palm Harbor. Un Joo Suh, 57, of Tampa was charged with performing an unlicensed massage on an undercover detective at Suki's Parlor at 37542 U.S. 19 N at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, sheriff's spokesman Detective Tim Goodman said. Suh also was charged with prostitution after offering to perform a sex act on the undercover detective for $40, Goodman said. The detective made an appointment for a massage at Suki's Spa as part of a routine check on the establishment, Goodman said. Detectives also charged the parlor's manager, Mi Hyun Yoon, 44, also of Tampa, with operating an unlicensed massage establishment after she told detectives she did not have a license, Goodman said. Both women were booked at the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday. Each was released the same day after posting $250 bail.

Letters: Super Wal-Mart debate exemplifies American freedom
Re: Push for Wal-Mart supercenter fizzles, story, March 20.

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