Tampa Bay: January 24, 2001
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The game pays
[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
Paul Martinez of Toledo, Ohio, arranges New York Giants T-shirts on Tuesday at a stand on West Bay Drive and 11th Street SW in Largo. |
North Pinellas County news
String of armed robberies may be connected
Police say the same man may be responsible. They would not say whether a man being interviewed Tuesday was a suspect.
City says time to replant
A cold winter and weak plants have Clearwater looking to restock its beautification arsenal.
Building boom comes with cost
Developers are eating up the last of the vacant waterfront pieces, Dunedin officials say.
Referendum likely on School Board structure
LARGO -- It's almost certain that county residents will get to decide in 2002 whether to create single-member districts for the Pinellas County School Board.
Molestation defendant trades life in jail for 10 years' probation
In a plea deal, the state avoids retrying the Largo man after an appeals court rules in his favor.
Measure on board's structure is likely
School Board members line up behind a proposal to let voters decide how members are chosen.
County opts for wider Keystone median
At a cost of $2-million more than the staff's recommended option, commissioners decide to include room for growth.
2 of 3 annexation votes pass
The voting results will boost Seminole's population by about 1,480 residents.
Hope for girl in coma still strong
Despite progress and then setbacks for a Largo High student, family and friends stay resolute in their prayers for a recovery.
Commissioners neither hear nor help Taylor Lake
To the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners:
Clearwater man seizes reins of the mid-county chamber
Business is people, reasons Housh Ghovaee, and people care about a city's livability -- that's where to focus energy.
Largo briefs
Garden for the Visually Impaired opens today
Dress code debate showing hint of future school fusses
Jade Moore, executive director of the Pinellas teachers union, doesn't think teachers are simply tall children. And he doesn't think teachers should have to be told how to dress for school.
Couple's spirit combat man's physical struggles
He has dealt with kidney disease since childhood. A transplant from his wife has failed. But giving up, they say, is not an option.
Strollable downtown Largo planned
LARGO -- In the near future, Largo residents could drive downtown, park their cars along tree-lined streets, browse specialty shops and get a bite to eat at an outdoor cafe.
Higgins band percussionist Richard Hinders dies at 41
CLEARWATER -- Richard A. "Rick" Hinders, a journeyman percussionist and singer who played the past eight years with Bertie Higgins' Band of Pirates, died over the weekend after a lengthy illness. He was 41.
Sixth-graders knit for penguins in peril
The kids dive into the task of knitting sweaters for Australian birds put at risk by an oil spill.
Achievers
Largo student wins pageant
