Tampa Bay: August 8, 2001
South Pinellas County news
All boxed in
New state requirements on portables have forced Pinellas schools between a rock and a hard place.
Beaches fired up over tourist tax
Increasing the bed tax is one option to pay for a Gulf Boulevard facelift. Beach cities aren't pleased.
Musical revives Manhattan Casino's heyday
Two playwrights present the gloried past of the 22nd Street S music hall through the stories of its denizens.
Capital projects bloat the budget
Pinellas Park's projected $119-million city budget is almost $31-million more than this year's, with virtually all of it going for bricks and mortar.
Neighborhood rejects Seminole
SEMINOLE -- For only the second time in little more than a year, a subdivision has chosen not to join Seminole.
Letters
Why we will be out of water soon
I have lived here my entire life and am being told that we do not have enough water to meet demand. Yet our government allows new subdivisions such as Thurston Groves and Traditions to compound the problem. I am told to conserve and cut back while 80 to 90 new homes go up around me.
Lawsuit in police shooting is revived
A federal appeals court has partly revived a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of TyRon Lewis, the man whose fatal shooting in 1996 by a St. Petersburg police officer sparked violent racial disturbances.
Gentle, smart retirees leave a life of gambling behind
Some greyhounds are destroyed after their brief careers end, but in Tampa Bay about 200 a year become pets.
Sunshine Speedway may add motorcycle track
The City Council has scheduled a Sept. 13 hearing. At least one nearby business owner has pollution concerns.
Don CeSar finds new hires 770 miles away
Unable to fill some jobs, the hotel turns to Jamaica, where workers in the same positions earn half as much.
Plumeria and pistachio
Need plants and, while you're at it, ice cream (or the other way around)? A novel business in Pinellas Park offers both.
School briefs
Back to School Care Fair is Aug. 11
Achievers
Marina Williams, a senior at the Center for Advanced Technologies at Lakewood High School, was installed as president of the school's National Honor Society for 2001-2002. The society's goals are academic excellence and community service.
Easing the transition
As students prepare for the move up to middle or high school, seminars encourage them to think about their actions.
Ex-fire chief shares a lifetime's expertise
The retired Pinellas Suncoast chief takes a career of fighting fires into academia as a college fire academy's lead instructor.
Taint of chocolate resonates with kids
A youth group decides to do something about young slave labor used on African cocoa farms.
Military news
Capt. Steven M. Zubowicz, son of Sheila Zubowicz of Pinellas Park and the late Bob Zubowicz, received a superior performer award for his work during an operational readiness inspection at the Survival Recovery Center at 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Neighborhood briefs
Kenneth City to decide on annexation study tonight
Beaches notebook
Sunspot Apartments to evolve into condos
Apartment developer, neighbors to have showdown
The Pinellas Park council is to decide whether a 78-unit complex can be built.
One step at a time
Jayme Seybold was struck by a car in May and severely injured. While her mother keeps watch, the teen slowly shows signs of progress.
Couple persists, resists until board approves variance
MADEIRA BEACH -- Louis and Mary Iozzino just wanted to build a house.
Government calendar
Today
100-year birthdays
Zylpha Doris Doren was born Aug. 2, 1895, to Adrian Oliver Fusselman and Eleanor Eugenia Farnham in Edgerton, Ohio.
Four squads set to take shot at championship
State championships are on the line for four local teams this weekend.
Texas welcomes home Armstrong with celebration
American bicyclists say they are proud of Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. The riders who trained with Armstrong in his early years are even prouder to be from Austin, Texas.
Sunshine drivers feel heat
The deaths of two healthy football players in the past two weeks have drawn attention to the dangers of heat and dehydration in sports.
