As shops are built, traffic bottles up Road construction vies with retail expansion to distract and bedevil drivers on Park Boulevard between Belcher Road and 66th Street.

Deep potholes fall into no man's land
City, county and state transportation officials point fingers at one another at Central and Pasadena avenues, but no one plans to repave.

Red light gives no pause to hurried
Drivers who don't want to wait at Roosevelt Boulevard and 28th Street N for the traffic signal make others shudder.

Readers share favorite shortcuts
We polled our readers and asked our neighbors how they get around their least-favorite spots. Some shared their secrets:

Pass this officer in a hurry and you'll pay
The top citations officer also wrote 121 tickets for DUIs last year. His goal now: to get them all.

Residents have say in taming their street
Pinebrook residents get speed tables to inhibit fast drivers after working with the Traffic Management Program.

Jockeying for lane adds risk to 102nd
At Old Ridge Road, one family experiences two accidents, one fatal, in less than two months.

Dr. Delay
Bardmoor light spells relief if synchronized
Here we are, Jessie and the chauffeur, back again for another week. And a busy week it is, too.

South Pinellas County news
Exotic fruit fest raises question: What is that?
ST. PETERSBURG -- Bill Plantamura picks at fruit he could not identify. His paper plate is full. So is his courage.

Timing of fireworks show endangered crowd
I think the city of St. Petersburg made a dangerous mistake July 4 at the waterfront.

Trend in parks benefits kids, dogs
Every dog has his day, they say. In Pinellas County, that suddenly seems to be the case for dogs -- and also for their human playmates, children.

The week ahead
MONDAY

Grant funds skate park for Indian Rocks Beach
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- By early next year, Indian Rocks Beach will become the third beach city with a skate park, thanks to a grant from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program. The $63,750 grant amounts to about three-quarters of the estimated $85,000 cost for the park, to be located in Kolb Park, across the street from City Hall and east of Campalong Field.

At last, pool to be built in Childs Park neighborhood
The complex will have an area for lap swimming and water aerobics and will have a slide and a splash pool.

Survey will help city figure out 'mission theme'
City officials will use the information to come up with a plan for the area's future.

Nothing better: gourmet potluck and a bay breeze
So, how did you spend your Fourth of July? I hope you had the good fortune to be invited to a party as fun as the one I attended.

Bar opens with flavor of Boston and sports
Boston Bob's Bar and Grill has opened at 7370 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. Owner Robert Morse, a singer and saxophone player who moved from South Boston in 1994, has wanted to open a venue for both musicians and sports fans since he moved here, he says. "There's a heavy Boston theme," said Morse. "But it's not just for Boston Celtics or New England Patriots fans. Everyone is welcome," he says. Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Vacant BayWalk space gets a tenant
A home furnishings and accessories store will open in September, leaving only 3,000 square feet left to fill.

Crafter's metalwork will grace BayWalk
A metalsmith for the famous, Alex Klahm is little known here. But his huge project for the shopping district's entrance may change that.

State draws bad drivers, lightning
ST. PETERSBURG -- Iam new to this country of yours, and I am taking lessons to earn my Florida driver's license.

Eternal springs
Amid the hustle and bustle of Pinellas County, sources of freshwater bubble from the ground as they have for eons.

DOT: Cost of fixing Madeira bridge to rise
The bridge to Crystal Island, circa 1954, poses "no immediate threat" but will cost more to repair later, reports show.

Foes of apartment complex hire lawyer
PINELLAS PARK -- Neighbors of a proposed apartment complex in northwest Pinellas Park hired an attorney last week in what they hope is a final effort to stop the project.

Baby's first feedings bring joy, tribulation
One of the funniest photos of our first daughter as a newborn is of me holding her little, wiry body in a sitting position and my husband trying to get her to drink from a tiny plastic cup.

State upgrade to make dicey intersection safer
Drivers will get more through and turn lanes at Seminole and Park but no big, brown monotubes bridging the boulevards.

Surprises brighten girl's 16th birthday
Friends celebrate with the 16-year-old, who has spina bifida and is paralyzed. Her family visits today with presents.

Scotty's going out of business
The closing of the Seminole bargain outlet store will create the second large vacancy this summer in the city's retail market.

Every July 1, a family celebrates gift of life
Phyllis Wagner's battle with cancer tested her faith and forced her to confront fears about the disease.

Approach to Pier closes for repairs
The Pier attraction will remain open during the $2.7-million repair to the roadway, which is expected to take about nine months.

Dunedin Lanes perfect place for the 300 game
An epidemic is hovering over Dunedin Lanes.

Teats, Maguire get bang out of early holiday run
The first celebrators of Independence Day in Dunedin on Wednesday morning were the 1,276 runners who crossed the finish line of the 22nd annual Kiwanis Mease Midnight Run.

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