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March 30, 2003
Tampa Bay: March 30, 2003
South Pinellas County news
Baseball is here; where's the cash?
After years of buildup, St. Petersburg's costly stadium hasn't provided the financial boon city leaders once envisioned.
Frozen treats were first made here in 1982
PINELLAS PARK -- With one unanimous vote Thursday, council members took the first step to making this city the headquarters for one of America's favorite ice cream treats.
Residents asked for input on annexing
In the debate over Pinellas Park annexation boundaries, the county sends letters to about 4,550 residents.
Klondike annexation deal raises eyebrows
The agreement has Pinellas Park giving the ice cream company more than $60,000 in rebates and breaks each year.
In a financial pinch, a pillar for families loses strength
A 10-year-old agency that helps pregnant women and families struggles to survive.
St. Pete Beach is examining its options
Consultants say the city has great potential, but it is heading in the wrong direction.
There's a backup on the Bayway, and it's not traffic
Most drivers like the idea of a high, fixed bridge. A few yacht owners -- and the NAACP -- don't.
New Seminole library on target
Visitors adore the joint Seminole-SPC library, on schedule for an August opening. Magnificent views win accolades, too.
Council cuts back on costly traveling
Facing proposed travel and training expenses of $54,000, council members adopt limits to curb spending.
C.T. Bowen: Sadness in midst of March madness
Junior's recent homework assignment to learn about newspapers required yours truly to dig through the dusty college textbooks stored in the garage to provide him with a suitable glossary. In the same orange crate sat a college yearbook from freshman year with a long-forgotten photo of a skinny, gimpy-kneed forward competing in an intercollegiate basketball game.
Working: A Day on the Job
Maureen Reno, 38, owner, Doggie Deeds -- Done Dirt Cheap, Treasure Island
On the town: Theater lovers bid on bard-inspired artwork
Thursday was Twelfth Night for Much Ado About Art, the annual auction that benefits participating artists and American Stage's yearly Shakespeare in the Park production.
Dr. Delay: New road will connect to Gandy's Friendship Trail
We've had a couple of readers ask about what appears to be a road construction project that stretches east from San Martin Boulevard (up near Weedon Island) just south of Gandy Boulevard. We drove by there recently, and it certainly looked like a road project to us, too.
Mideast military news
Marine Lance Cpl. Tristan C. Hine, son of Jane T. and Albert C. Hine of Seminole, is stationed in Kuwait with the 1st Marine Division, 7th Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Division. He drives an armored combat excavator. He is a 2000 graduate of Seminole High School.
Neighborhood notebook: Jungle Terrace group fights 3 new restaurants
A developer wants to add to the Tyrone menu, which some say is already more than big enough.
A stunning reversal
Two men take a decrepit mansion -- infested with bugs and rotting wood -- and turn it into a showpiece.
Little League wants city ballfield refurbished
KENNETH CITY -- The infamous "Kenneth City Bounce" may soon be a thing of the past.
Largo: Takeover woes in the past
Officials are embarrassed about the botched annexation votes, and the planner responsible for them has quit.
Jo-Ann Fabrics to move, expand
ST. PETERSBURG -- There was hardly any room left on the shelving unit, but Cathy Embury managed to squeeze a few ceramic bird feeders on the bottom row. There were more waiting to be displayed.
Immersed in art, 24 hours a day
ST. PETERSBURG -- The studio and adjacent apartment on the third floor of the Arts Center has been home to Lawrence Philp since January. Philp, 53, is the first artist to complete the artist-in-residence program there.
Principal designs new school's future
ST. PETERSBURG -- Robert Poth wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Jamerson Elementary may be a new school, but it will not be a "startup" school.
Strike up the bands
The 82nd annual Festival of States kicks off on schedule Friday with the patriotic theme "Stand Up America."
Pinellas Park seeks cash for funeral lunch
The mayor pleads with residents to help cover the cost of a lunch that followed the city manager's funeral.
Business headlines: Groups to take a peek at museum
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Great Explorations museum opens at its new location at Sunken Gardens today. After a ribbon cutting at noon, small groups of people will get a sneak peek.
Letters:
Greedy developers win, residents lose out
Re: Store, builders clash on road use, March 19.
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