July 18, 2001
Tampa Bay: July 18, 2001
South Pinellas County news
Budget talk swirls over city safety, tax outlook
St. Pete Beach police and fire chiefs want to expand their forces. The city manager doesn't see a public safety crisis.
New rules for grouper fishing are put on hold
Confusion over the plan's specifics leads a federal panel to hold off on changes that could wipe out a local industry.
Nature hike at night stimulates the senses
Owls screech, alligators splash and insects swarm during an hourlong adventure.
Renovated park will carry boy's memory
Seminole City Park reopens with equipment donated by the family of Nicholas Vasquez, who loved to play there. The boy, 3, died in January.
Red light runners are getting bolder
Unfortunately, we have all gotten used to drivers crashing through red lights, well after the lights have changed from yellow. The other day I saw something new: A driver who was stopped at a red light decided he had waited long enough and simply drove straight on through the intersection despite the light being red! Amazingly, at the next intersection, a different driver duplicated this trick, making a left turn on red, evidently deciding his red light was for others.
Intent is at the heart of T-shirt trial
The defendant says she was asked by a deputy if she had worked for the Sheriff's Office, not if she currently works there.
Boy home after rescue from ditch
ST. PETERSBURG -- A 7-year-old boy who was pulled from a drainage ditch at a golfing community Monday was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Tuesday.
Pinellas Park briefs
Burglar takes $200 from Pinellas Park municipal building
Neighborhood briefs
New YMCA to hold open house
More Main Street than modern mall
Seminole centers on and was born in its mall, which remains a community shopping center decidedly different from larger, newer malls stacked with stores appealing to teens.
Outback expected to replace Bradford
The steakhouse is expected to open by the end of the year and might be joined by Panera Bread.
Latest perk in buying new home? Free pizza
A mortgage company generates a lot of calls with the gimmick it hopes will produce more home loans.
Persistence for Dali
Students from Maximo Elementary work on their knowledge and their speaking skills to become Salvador Dali Museum tour guides.
School briefs
College for Kids program still accepting students
Achievers
St. Petersburg girl wins 2 tae kwon do medals
Center decks the walls with 3 new art shows
The Arts Center opened three shows on Friday that packed the walls of the galleries with art and its floors with people. Water -- much on our minds these day -- was the unifying theme of both the Members' Show, entitled "H2O," in which participants were asked to use water as an image, subject or component of the media, and the juried "Uncharted Water," 36 works that all use water media. The third show is an exhibition of work by young artists in the Youth Corps called "Artasia."
Fuel, insurance bring rise in bus fares
Responding to increases in the cost of fuel and insurance, PSTA is raising fares by 20 percent to 25 percent.
Pier 60 to get new visitors center
The $40,000 tourist center will replace an information kiosk in the Clearwater Marina.
Take a hike on Weedon Island
ST. PETERSBURG -- Free, guided hikes offering an inside look at nature and history are expected to start next month at the Weedon Island Preserve in far northeast St. Petersburg.
Magazine caters to parents and children
Families on-the-go filled a niche. Now three women publish 50,000 copies of the free magazine a month.
Dog park will open Saturday in Coquina Key neighborhood
ST. PETERSBURG -- The city's first fenced dog park will open at 9 a.m. Saturday at 3595 Locust St. SE, Coquina Key. The grand opening will feature treats for dogs and humans, as well as comments by a Coquina Key Neighborhood Association representative, city officials and City Council member Ernest Williams.
Immigrant loses battle with cancer
Stevo Saric and his family escaped the violence of Albania to find support in Clearwater in their time of need.
Beaches notebook
St. Pete Beach tackles ordinance on development
Carpet of duckweed stifles Clearwater lake
Nearby residents are upset about the unsightly plant. An official says lawn fertilizers may be partly to blame.
Teen volunteers try to make a dent in violence
Library volunteers encourage tolerance and build self-esteem in kids using stories and plays.
Golf courses feel the economic squeeze
Some think Canadians and other visitors are not staying as long and not spending as much.
Hey, friend, would you sign my CD-ROM?
Palm Harbor University High creates a CD-ROM yearbook supplement. The first-time project also wins a national contest.
Focus on volunteers
The Pinellas Park Library, 7770 52nd St. N, needs volunteers for its community outreach program. Helpers provide books to the homebound. Training will be provided. For information, call Gary Bogart at 541-0719.
Military news
Navy Electronics Technician 2 John Carroll concluded a six-month deployment on the Arabian and Mediterranean seas aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.
3 area racers turn in strong performances
Three sailors from Clearwater finished near the top of their fleets in recent events in Canada and Europe.
State tournament berths are on the line
On Friday, four local women's teams and five men's squads will challenge for the right to advance to next month's state tournament.
Lincicome putts her way to 13th
In last week's Rolex Tournament of Champions, a major on the American Junior Golf Association circuit, Seminole's Brittany Lincicome had a difficult approach shot from a sidehill lie on her final hole -- the 380-yard par-4 ninth on Innisbrook's Copperhead course.
Tampa Bay headlines
Elections chief recuses herself
Developers buy block at center of downtown
Ex-student's suit alleges rape
Georgia crash kills 2 Pasco children
Judge didn't try to sway police
Secret Service tutors schools
Scan precedents? Developing
Schools behind on buying property
Howard Troxler
Somewhere in political din dwells a promise
North Pinellas headlines
Despite protest, apartments approved
Salvation Army to revamp old hospital
Suspended teacher sues radio station
Treatment business fined over dirty water
In Seminole, mall is Main Street, heartbeat
Soon, each flush will cost you more
Sponge skippers told to get busy
State rabies efforts to follow Pinellas model
Oldsmar objects to plan for new homes
What's next for roundabout? A fix for the fix?
Pinellas serves as model for state rabies campaign
Area racers make strong showings
Achievers
Military news
Hillsborough headlines
Housing scam convictions stand, except one
Video released of radio show boar killing
Ranting robber of bank gets a bonus
Ernest Hooper
Family, public service, volunteers make a difference
News of Florida
New ballots pass test in Osceola
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