Tampa Bay: February 4, 2001
North Pinellas County news
Fourth student likely has meningitis
LARGO -- A Largo High School student may be the fourth teenager in about a week to come down with bacterial meningitis.
For school, one-on-one teaching equals success
Palm Harbor Preparatory's in-your-face style helps its students thrive, the school's founders say.
Candidate used fake badge in 1992
A man running for Oldsmar City Council says he was trying to stop a fight in a bar parking lot. He was charged with a misdemeanor.
Professor sustains Holocaust’s memories
Deborah Lipstadt, who was sued in England over her opinions, will speak Wednesday on what she calls a growing Holocaust-denial movement.
Leaders part ways on Largo’s road to redevelopment
Should plans focus on West Bay Drive? Or the two roads that flank it? Officials and business owners say the answer is unclear.
School struggles to help immigrants
Teachers at Belcher Elementary say they have trouble meeting the needs of all their non-English speaking students.
Experts despair county’s cost controls
Business advisers point out how Pinellas could have avoided its surprise shortfall in Penny for Pinellas funds.
Innovative ideas may rescue Clearwater Beach
After months of talking about it, Clearwater's city commissioners Thursday took the first of two votes required to approve Beach by Design, a 64-page guide to remaking the tourist areas of Clearwater Beach.
Judge: Lawyer wasn’t late
Clearwater attorney Charles E. Lykes Jr. was not late filing a petition for post-conviction relief on behalf of a convicted killer, a state judge says.
Headlines through the years
A look back at the events, people and places that made North Pinellas the place that it is. The information is compiled from past editions of the St. Petersburg Times.
Tornadoes reunion kindles memories for state champions
Two decades have passed since the Clearwater High School basketball program won its first state championship, but the memories remain.
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