Tampa Bay: January 31, 2001
North Pinellas County news
City candidates vie to stand out
Nine Clearwater City Commission hopefuls try to highlight their strong points during a forum.
Beach residents, state agency square off
Stricter building rules could affect as much as $2.8-billion in property near a line where the agency says a 3-foot wave could hit the coast.
Group hopes Greek divers buoy sponge industry
An increase in sponge production would help Tarpon Springs, some say.
North Pinellas digest
Man accused of attacking boy
County steps up hunt for taxes
An audit firm will conduct in-depth checks of 53 national and international companies that do business in Pinellas to look for underreporting of property.
Largo fee chases away many from city ballfields
The decision to charge non-residents more to play in the Greater Largo Little League has led to a sharp drop in the program's membership this year.
Flooring business picks new site
ProSource wholesale flooring in Pinellas County has new owners, who are moving the business to the booming Bryan Dairy Road commercial/industrial business neighborhood.
Can't tax money buy better road work?
The street widening construction on County Road 1 near Tampa Road has resulted recently in two cut cables (both television and cable modem service were interrupted), a cut phone cable (affecting every Verizon customer in Forest Grove for an entire day) and a water truck stealing potable water from our fire hydrants (without a meter or permission from the fire department and only two blocks from a reclaimed water area).
Passenger is killed in Dunedin area collision
DUNEDIN -- A 93-year-old Clearwater man was killed in a two-car collision Monday. Joseph Notarangelo Sr. of 2456 Ecuadorian Way died after he was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center.
Witness fires shots after bank robbery
No one was hurt as James Tubergen shot into the air Tuesday in an effort to stop two fleeing robbers.
Owner keeps up fight with county over junkyard
During a roller-coaster day for John Schestag, mosquito-control workers haul away hundreds of tires, then a judge gives him a week's reprieve to clear out boats and cars.
Series of free law classes set at SPJC Clearwater campus
CLEARWATER -- You don't have to be a lawyer to learn about the law. The People's Law School, a series of free sessions sponsored by the Clearwater Bar Association, has begun.
North Pinellas in brief
Barbershop quartets will deliver singing valentines
Dance to mark war's 50th anniversary
The free program featuring a performance by about 50 dancers, musicians, artists and athletes, is open to Korean war veterans and their spouses.
Charity to open store on U.S. 19
Sales at the former Rooms To Go site will benefit the Salvation Army's adult rehabilitation center.
Hard-luck racing circuit anxious to set sail again
There can be no busier sailing region in the United States than the Tampa Bay racing circuit in February and March.
Time may be running out on man's care
As William Gelb continues to outlive the parameters of Medicare-paid care, his wife waits and worries.
