Tampa Bay: February 2, 2001
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Easing the anguish of English
[Times photo: Thomas M. Goethe]
TAMPA -- Leonor O'Relly speaks English now without a second thought. But she remembers what life here was like when she couldn't speak it at all. |
Hillsborough County news
Private practice might call judge
Here's some fuel for the rumor that Circuit Judge F. Dennis Alvarez plans to leave the bench for private practice a few months after being re-elected chief judge and showing everyone he is untouched by recent courthouse controversies.
Tampa sets out on path for trails
Although obstacles lie ahead, the city approves an ambitious, decades-long plan for bicycle paths, nature trails and walkways.
Driver in fatality gets mild DUI sentence
The judge didn't know that she rammed another car head-on hours after her DUI arrest.
Exhibit offers a second look at first drafts
Florida is not known as a mecca for avant-garde art, but tucked away in the woods of New Smyrna Beach is the Atlantic Center for the Arts, which, according to its Web site, is a "non-profit artists-in-residence community that provides artists with an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world's masters in the visual, literary and performing arts."
Bulls bits
TAMPA -- The past two games are still losses, but USF's women's basketball team played better last week against Alabama-Birmingham and Memphis.
Spartan shorts
TAMPA -- The fifth-ranked Spartans opened the baseball season last weekend with a three-game sweep of Lynn.
UT basketball team has big matchup Saturday
TAMPA -- What a difference a few months make.
