May 17, 2000
Tampa Bay: May 17, 2000
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[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
Hanging out with dad
Cody Jordan, 9, reaches out to touch his father, Marc Jordan, while the two were swinging Monday evening at Taylor Lake in Largo.
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North Pinellas County news
Board balks at condo height
Developers of the Osceola Bay Club project want its twin towers to rise 179 feet. The Community Development Board delays making a decision.
Kirstie Alley buys Presley mansion
Public records indicate that Alley, who bought the house May 1, will use it for a second home.
Bloechle explains scandal's growth
The chief says an officer's suicide was among reasons he did not fully review claims of improper relations among officers and Explorers.
Few details revealed about woman's death
Largo police say she died by "homicidal means." She was found Monday in her apartment.
Man gets 3 years for exploiting woman, 94
The defendant must also repay the estate of the victim, who died in August 1998, and her bank.
Affordable homes grow more costly
A group planning to build in Tarpon Springs finds out that some houses will need to be raised to comply with federal flood requirements.
Shuttles for workers need 1 more push
Employers are asked to step forward to help fill seats on planned express buses ferrying employees from low-income areas to jobs in Oldsmar.
Fabric business stretches its wholesale operation
A 20-year-old St. Petersburg company that specializes in buying decorative textiles from around the world and selling them to interior designers, upholsterers and fabric stores is moving its operation to Seminole.
Palm Harbor man ticketed in Lake Tarpon fatality
PALM HARBOR -- The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday issued two citations to the 24-year-old Palm Harbor man who was operating a WaveRunner at 2 a.m. Saturday on Lake Tarpon when his friend fell off and died.
Support high for planned Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard
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.
Regional triathlon titles claimed by two Florida pros
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Floridians Alec Rukosuev and Alison Hayden were the top professionals in last Saturday's 18th Gulf Coast Southeast U.S. Championship Triathlon at Panama City Beach.
Letters
Pinellas County will miss you, Dorothy Ruggles
Re: Ill elections officer to resign, story, May 13.
Tampa Bay headlines
Congress acts while high court checks its list
Fire rises from ashes, closing a stretch of I-75
Pinellas teachers to see raises
Physician defends child's 2nd surgery
As health flags, Ruggles resigns
Top lawyer slain; ex-wife charged
Board moves toward charter school decision
Friends: Freeman, ex-wife were still friends
South Pinellas headlines
YMCA issues call for donations
Piece of school's history lost in time
Creature comforter breaches codes
Pass-a-Grille is congested enough
Understanding pedestrian signals
Boy accused of firing gun in dispute over bicycle
YMCA plumbs opinion on charged worker
Officer is hospitalized after fight with transient
School chooses architect
Boy, 12, fires gun in fight over bicycle, police say
Program opens page for learning
Young German program gleams with 28 awards
Only exile tamed flamboyant preacher
Miller Meats closes after 40 years
Restaurant opening at The Pier's entry
'I like seeing their lives improve'
Talking to teenagers about babymaking
Nuggets from Storybook Ball
Plans in works to slow traffic in Old Northeast
St. Jude chooses lay administrator as new principal
Seniors take spotlight in state tourneys at Pinellas sites
Coghill returns to track and to winning in Late Models
Hillsborough headlines
Man sues DOT over wife's death
Man detained in fire investigation
4 more days of school okayed
Suit blames driver, club for crash
Two charged with elderly exploitation
Neighbors help stop duplex fire
Tampa General officials, staffers, patients cheer legislators
Accomplice now hazy on details during murder hearing
Trial begins for man in DNA link to '89 slaying

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