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January 18, 2001

Tampa Bay: January 18, 2001 North Pinellas County news
Awe-struck artist paints 'Titanic'
After seeing the sunken ship in its North Atlantic grave, a Clearwater painter captures the experience on canvas.

Clearwater Beach plans progressing
Three projects are in the works. But for now, only one is on the fast track.

Neighbors in Safety Harbor welcome townhouses
Two-story homes with garages will make up the 32-unit subdivision just south of the Lincoln Highlands neighborhood.

Competition doubles for marathoners
As the number of runners in the Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon increases, so does the need for volunteers.

Man, woman rob Clearwater nightclub
CLEARWATER -- A two-person team robbed a nightclub Tuesday morning, police reported.

New chief of police ready to take reins
The deputy chief from Buffalo Grove, Ill., resigns his post to come to Largo. As the new chief of police, he will face the task of restoring the department's image.

City Council: Code board went overboard
An Oldsmar couple facing fines for code violations say they are being harassed. The mayor says they have a point.

Oldsmar meeting torn by discord
The mayor and two council members criticize fellow member Ed Richards for disclosing a dinner cruise they took at a convention and for opposing the city's charter school bid.

Teen's family, friends keep vigil
Angela Bernardini's loved ones have stayed by her side at a St. Petersburg hospital since the Largo High School senior was injured in a car crash last week.

City drops plans to build fire station
The county reneged on promises for money and easier permitting, City Manager Frank Edmunds says.

Here we go again in Oldsmar
You would think Oldsmar's elected officials would have learned their lesson in August, when they had to endure the embarrassing revelation that three members of the City Council took free vacations at a resort owned by an architect trying to do business with the city. But some people must have to be embarrassed more than once.

Taylor Lake residents angry about traffic, unheeded concerns
Re: Meeting on Omni Center gets two sides talking, Jan. 14 column by Diane Steinle.

For the record
Suncoast Ladies Doubles League

Max Bayne winners had different goals
Sunday's Max Bayne Half-Marathon at Fort DeSoto Park was a tuneup for one winner and a warm-down for another.

Civic activist was 'a Rock of Gibraltar'
Joe Savage led non-violent protests in the summer of 1968 that energized the civil rights movement in St. Petersburg.

Illinois officer ready to take reins of Largo police force
He is a 25-year-veteran in Buffalo Grove, Ill. He will begin his work in Florida on Feb. 20.


Tampa Bay headlines
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  • Judge spares white man from prison time
  • Man convicted in 'lottery taxes' scam
  • Family keeps sorrowful vigil for teen hurt in wreck
  • Tampa Bay briefs
  • Defendant cleared of theft charge, guilty in fatal crash

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • Firefighters seeking tips on arsonist
  • Judge's order has a warning
  • Woman accused of robbing shoppers
  • Crash victim's family keeps sad vigil

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • 'Please don't let him be in there'
  • Trading robes for pirate eye patch
  • Hillsborough toughens its rules on water use
  • Murder suspects face new charges
  • Pedestrian hit, dies at hospital
  • Commission orders audit for health care program
  • Man accused of not aiding burned child
  • Bulletin board
  • Military news
  • Bogus-resume inquiry died as Tampa deputy chief retired

  • News of Florida
  • Bush's budget cuts jobs, taxes
  • Court's ruling also will affect Florida cases
  • Around the state
  • Boy, 13, angry with teacher, plots to kill her
  • Regent wants Herbert's deputy to be chancellor
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