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April 2, 2003
Tampa Bay: April 2, 2003 South Pinellas County news
Model car plans go off track
The owners of the former Kash n' Karry say they are entertaining other offers as Lugnut Racing looks elsewhere.

Dozens of doughnuts, served family-style
PINELLAS PARK -- The Dunkin' Donuts drive-through line backs onto U.S. 19, which is bumper to bumper. A cherry-red SUV at the end of the line risks losing its rear end.

Artists bringing life back to house in Old Southeast
Robert Stackhouse and Carol Mickett want to open their new Old Southeast home to artists seeking work space.

Treasure Island race full of contrasts
TREASURE ISLAND -- The two candidates still in the running for mayor have divergent outlooks on life, politics and each other.

Business aid program loses liaison abruptly
PINELLAS PARK -- City, county and Chamber of Commerce officials were caught by surprise this week when the man responsible for helping new and struggling businesses resigned.

Station getting more than a paint job
Pinellas Park's City Council has approved a $4.7-million expansion and renovation of police headquarters.

Guest column: When giant roaches don't faze you ...
Whether you were formerly a Michigander, a New Yorker or an Illinoisan, or are from one of many other states, there should be a time when you cross over the line psychologically as well as physically and become a real Floridian.

Tall ships provider sues organizers of Pinellas event
A Feb. 13 lawsuit says Americas' Sail didn't get its cut of the profits -- whatever they are.

On the town: AKA chapter presents 34 promising women
Two years ago, the Zeta Upsilon Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority organized its inaugural debutante scholarship cotillion. It continued the tradition Saturday night at the Coliseum, presenting 34 young women to the community.

New Hope indeed
A dejected pastor came to bury a dying South Pasadena church. Ten years later, the sob story has a happy ending -- or rather, beginning.

Students of distinctio
Elementary and middle school students will be honored for their achievements at the 21st annual PRIDE awards.

Beach Art Center will receive makeover
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- Long-awaited renovations to the Beach Art Center are scheduled to start this month.

Muffinmakers close shop
Cullen's Sweets & Stuff, a popular lunch stop for downtown workers, closes its doors.

Gooden 'dream home' is sold
ST. PETERSBURG -- Developer Grady Pridgen has bought former baseball player Dwight Gooden's 12,000-square-foot, custom-built home on Pinellas Point.

Military news
Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard P. Roseberry, grandson of Chester and Mildred Bickford of South Pasadena, was recently promoted to his current rank and is posted at MacDill Air Force Base. He joined the Army in 1992 and completed his basic training at Fort Sills, Okla. He served with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he was a platoon leader and earned the rating of U.S. Jumpmaster. He served for one year in Korea and on his return was assigned to Fort Campbell, Ky. He has served overseas several times in the last year and a half in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

PAL gives youngsters chance to learn sport
Tennis recently was served to youths by the Police Athletic League of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Tampa rider O'Dea is second in 'brutal' race
Mountain bike racers and dirt-jumping BMX competitors enjoyed a perfect weekend in the 12 Hours Of Markham Park Fat Tire Fest on Saturday in Broward County.

Shaking hands and making promises
Candidates for Treasure Island City Commission pound the pavement as Tuesday's runoff nears.

Disastrous oil spill of 1970 made national headlines
A pittance of a settlement follows a spill that sullied 254,000 acres, killed 11,000 birds and caused $10-million in damage.

Letters: Continued effort can revive Midtown
Re: Is grocery store in cards for Midtown? by Sharon L. Bond, March 23.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Board debates 'zero tolerance'
  • Damaged water main returns to service
  • County to replace aging pipe system for cleaner water
  • Pinellas man to head nuclear agency
  • Howard Troxler: Suffering the pains of malpractice insurance

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Road to Mandalay repairs long, bumpy
  • Four-legged visitor cheers up patients
  • Detective follows instincts to rape arrest
  • Cardboard Cops may go on duty in Largo
  • Man charged with leaving crash scene
  • Paperwork lag lets suspect leave jail
  • Pinellas okays dredging to deepen boat channels
  • Letters: Look for waste, accountability before raising taxes

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Headed for failure, they reversed course
  • Saul-Sena chosen as council leader
  • Iorio's vision: to overcome boundaries
  • Military news
  • Ernest Hooper: Cutting a rug; Tampa's new hope

  • News of Florida
  • Legislature: Byrd's tax scruples hold back support for Internet income
  • Legislature: Revamped phone bill makes a comeback
  • Legislature: Barflies huff, puff over House smoke plan
  • Hijacked plane lands in Key West
  • Legislature: Revamped phone bill makes a comeback
  • Volunteers head to Miami to help victims of tornado
  • 4 killed, 1 hurt when car plunges into canal
  • Legislature: State Senate debates ERA for first time in 20 years
  • Rep. Foley takes fund-raising lead
  • Legislature: Mayors implore Bush

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