Tampa Bay: March 21, 2001
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Spring's sprung
[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
Recent downpours have been a relief for the parched region. The rain also was an early sign of spring, evident last week as this bee, above, is drawn to a yellow Carolina jasmine at the Cooperative Extension Service in Largo. |
North Pinellas County news
Old clothes help community programs
Stein Mart will offer discount coupons to those who contribute used clothing to Junior League groups.
Llama suspect held in stabbing
Robert B. Pettyjohn II is accused of stabbing a student in the neck with a pen nearly 3 years ago.
Yacht Basin project still taking shape
A hotel and condos are considered, but the city beach plan may put a crimp in development efforts.
Residents want city to click
A survey shows people in Largo want more services available through the city's Web site.
Pinellas County land may go to the dogs
The city of Tarpon Springs wants to use a piece of Pinellas County land to create a dog park north of E Live Oak Street. Interim County Administrator Gay Lancaster recommended to county commissioners Tuesday that they approve a license agreement with the city for the land. Entry to the park would be on the east side of a city parking lot. The city would install a 6-foot chain-link fence around the site so dogs could not get into the county's adjacent wetlands. The city also would put in benches and trash cans and keep the park clean.
DiDonato cruises to victory
Beverley Billiris and Karen Brayboy also handily eclipse the vote totals of their opponents in Tarpon Springs.
Supremacist returns to face theft charge
The man, who plotted to rob banks and detonate pipe bombs, is accused of stealing from Countryside Mall.
School disciplines baseball players
Palm Harbor University High's principal says the incident in a Fort Lauderdale hotel is not a case of hazing.
Seminole briefs
Four arrested at Baby Dolls South club
Protests don't slow project
Over objections from Holiday Campground residents, the 474-home proposal for Long Bayou now goes to the City Council for approval.
With all the beach traffic, we're prisoners in paradise
Re: City's new leaders size up agenda, March 18 story.
Seminole digest
Firehouse museum has openings for kids' tours
Series of free law classes continues at SPJC 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.
Clearwater project still taking shape at beach
A hotel and condos are considered, but the city beach plan may put a crimp in development of the site.
Residents have mangroves in their sights
The homeowners, seeking a better view, ask that the mangroves be trimmed. Commissioners ask a Pinellas agency to review the issue.
Civil Air Patrol Group 8 honors cadets, squadron
The Bayside Bridge Composite Squadron was honored in a special ceremony Feb. 16 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Largo.
Winn-Dixie site is in Walgreens' plan
Pinellas Park's zoning director says the 49th Street N grocery is likely to be replaced by a drugstore and another store.
Bicycle club prepares for its Spring Classic
St. Petersburg Bicycle Club members Patrick McNulty and Pat Ruta have started the spring touring season by making the rounds at bay area bike shops the last few weeks.
Largo digest
Senior agency looking for volunteer drivers
St. Pete Beach finds itself fighting losing battle
The sand at Upham Beach, and residents' optimism, keeps eroding.
Woman dies in Dunedin crash
DUNEDIN -- An early morning car crash Tuesday that left a Pennsylvania woman dead and her passenger injured may have been caused by alcohol, a spokesman from the Sheriff's Office said.
Headlines through the years
A look back at the events, people and places that made North Pinellas the unique place that it is. The information is compiled from past editions of the St. Petersburg Times.
