May 10, 2000
Tampa Bay: May 10, 2000
North Pinellas County news
Property values take an upturn
Preliminary figures show downtown property values increased, rebounding from the previous year.
Free bus, ferry rides had few takers
The services cost Clearwater nearly $30,000 -- or about $32.25 per bus trip and $6.60 for each ferry ride.
Woman who fell trying get on bus dies from her injuries
A Clearwater woman whose arm was amputated after she fell under a bus last week has died.
City drops plan to fence off park
LARGO -- The man who mows Barbara and Jerry Littlefield's back yard each week usually trims the property to the north of their home.
Delinquent peafowl are deported to farm
Apparently aroused by the mating season, peacocks attack cars and windows at Dunedin condo complex.
Two fired from code enforcement
The Tarpon employees were accused of harassing managers of an apartment complex where one of them had been evicted last year.
Living room fire renders house unfit
While firefighters work at the three-bedroom house, a second fire ignites an abandoned horse stable.
Tarpon, Oldsmar lead rise in property values
The economy and construction push north county communities ahead of the rest of Pinellas.
Company endures with its daily grind
The workshops smell of oil, grease and metal. Heat rises from giant, grinding machines that can take raw blocks of steel and grind them to shapes weighing thousands of pounds -- or a few ounces.
House near VA would aid families
Bay Pines may get a Fisher House, which is like a Ronald McDonald House but is focused on veterans and their families.
Close medians to improve U.S. 19
EDITOR'S NOTE: The first four letters are about U.S. 19.
Largo residents deserve answers
The Largo City Commission is too willing to forgive those responsible for a scandal in the Police Department.
Olympic Soling trials to pit Baird and Mendelblatt
Ed Baird and Mark Mendelblatt, two St. Petersburg sailors whose names are well-known nationally and internationally, have qualified team in the Soling Class for the U.S. Olympic trials next month.
Tampa Bay headlines
After visits, shackles tightened on Al-Najjar
Procedural grinds must not quell our voices
Outlet mall at state fair shelved
Board strives to invent charter school formula
Traffic accidents take 2 lives in St. Petersburg
Bill safeguards revenue of Tampa 2012 Olympics
Local governments win fight over cost of signs' demise
South Pinellas headlines
Property values bolster proposal
Upham Beach project nearly done
Plan crafted for fine arts expansion
No down payment? Middle class? No problem
Lealman plans Park Street rescue station
Official recovering from minor stroke
Housing director well worth her pay
St. Petersburg woman charged in DUI death
Barr wins South Pasadena seat
Internet raises the bar for soapmaker
Downtown tax district to be explained
Two women are killed in traffic accidents
Former police spokesman honored
Low-income seniors may get bigger break
Cost of employee storm shelter underestimated
Jeweler who closed store proves elusive
Firefighters pumping up knowledge by degrees
Creativity instead of crime
Computer manager in laptop flop reconsiders
Party draws artists as well as art lovers
Chunky Sunday: R.I.P., neighbors say
Baseball booster filled Lang's shoes
Baby Rays lose, but kids win
Children's worker loves Bar association's surprise
Jewelry store leaves mall with the goods
Local pro bolstered in bid for Senior PGA Tour
Daytona Beach gives state tennis group a moving deal
Hillsborough headlines
Ancient oak must be spared, says board
Hunt for a firebug rousts the homeless
Bookworms fight to cite chapter and verse
Olympics loss protection bill goes to Bush
Dog park proposal draws some howls -- and some wags
City wins appeal on nude clubs
Store robberies suspect arrested
Death after cancer surgery brings lawsuit
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