Tampa Bay: March 25, 2001
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Teachers: Familiarity breeds success
[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]
Looping, in which elementary students stay with the same teacher for several grade levels, brings higher achievement, some say. |
North Pinellas County news
Battle against speeders plods on
Residents say Clearwater officials promised to put traffic-slowing devices in their neighborhood. But the city says they must wait their turn.
Skate park on way to Largo -- again
The city continues to struggle to find a location for a skate park, but officials say they remain committed to building one.
Project by preserve raises fears
Neighbors say 70 homes on 30 acres abutting a planned Oldsmar preserve would be overkill. The developer says he's willing to compromise.
Neighbors seek halt to trail's extension
One neighborhood's residents say the Pinellas Trail will bring crime and lower property values. Officials say experience shows that is unlikely.
Builders tout upscale project
La Perla, which would be built on the site of Holiday Campground, would be a high-class addition to the city, officials say.
Neighborliness may have saved couple from turmoil
Re: A high price to pay, March 18 story.
New chief's first steps put force on right path
Largo's new police chief is off to a good start, and people in that community who endured one scandal after another in the Police Department in recent years may be able to exhale.
Preserve manager hosts folk concert
Fans of folk singer Lynn Miles might be interested to know that she will perform this afternoon -- not at a concert hall, but at the home of Craig Huegel and his wife, Christina Uranowski.
Mark your calendar
Martial Arts Expo set
A Martial Arts Expo and Power Event featuring nine martial arts teams will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church, 441 Cleveland St., Clearwater. The teams will perform tae kwon do, jujitsu, shoot fighting, hapkido self-defense, jeet-kune-do, aikido and nunchaku weapons of self-defense demonstrations and professional Christian wrestling.
Landowners envision Caladesi Island resort
Headlines through the years
Seminole park's tenants brace for possible move
Holiday Campground soon might give way to a $100-million residential development.
Shift to third pays off for Tritons' Loop
For as long as he can remember, Justin Loop has been a shortstop. But near the end of Eckerd's 2000 baseball season Loop was thinking about making a change.
Largo merchants call for change
A group of frustrated business owners lashed out at city commissioners Monday, suggesting they have dragged their feet in revitalizing downtown.
Fundraiser plows way for ball fields
Members of the Oldsmar Little League presented the city with a check for $150,000 at Tuesday's City Council meeting, proceeds from Operation Play Ball.
Various medical water workouts available
CLEARWATER -- Micki Nault and her staff offer medically approved programs for adults:
Help hospice libraries by buying a book
CLEARWATER -- Several area bookstores are co-sponsoring a Books for the Hospice project to help supply libraries in hospice's four service centers in Pinellas County.
