Tampa Bay: May 24, 2001
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Blaze consumes hotel on beach
[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
Guests flee into the night as the fire grows. No one is seriously hurt, but damage is about $2-million. |
North Pinellas County news
Dunedin woman chooses alternative to angioplasty
She is the first in the bay area to try brachytherapy: radiation to clear a heart vessel.
Teacher in video chooses to retire
The man left to spare Oak Grove Middle School further embarrassment over the tape's content, school officials say.
Man in hospital after his leg is shot
Police are still seeking evidence in the shooting. The man says a stranger in a big red car shot him twice in the thigh near a Tarpon Springs grocery.
Officials prepare for the big one
Mirroring the powerful hurricane that struck in 1921, officials run an emergency drill for a devastating storm.
School to lose caring heart
Patty Cox plans to retire from Bauder Elementary after 31 years in Pinellas schools.
Electronic balloting wins votes
In a test, most people favor the screen over paper, but the latter is far less expensive.
Punishment for students should fit the offense
When does the nonsense stop? When does common sense and reason come into play when disciplining students? We fully agree with the essence of your editorial.
Pinellas wins battle of rival counties
Pinellas players edged Hillsborough to capture titles in the K-Swiss Tennis League playoffs.
Laura Lou Kunnen, 68, '50s tennis icon
By 15, she won five national titles and was on the cover of many national magazines and newspapers.
