Tampa Bay: August 10, 2001
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Aaaaaaaaah, relief
[Times photo: Brendan Fitterer]
Eddie Green, 16, a Tarpon Springs High School wide receiver, soaks himself with cool water Thursday morning after running laps during football practice. High temperatures reached 89 degrees Thursday. |
North Pinellas County news
Tattoo shops attract critical eye of official
In a memo to Largo's city manager, a commissioner questions whether tattoo shops are really what the city needs.
Pinellas digest
Health care career in future? Call Explorers
Chief asks for residents' help at beach
Despite cutbacks, parking controls and a volunteer patrol will keep Clearwater Beach safe, he says.
Artist's passion for caring lives on
Wal-Mart will help sell T-shirts featuring works by Robyn Beverland, who died in 1998, to benefit local arts and the Oldsmar Little League.
Lawsuit muddies Mobbly Bay project
A bank wants to foreclose on the development offering million-dollar homes at the top of Old Tampa Bay.
Complex's make-over overdue
The city of Clearwater finally is going to renovate the shabby Fulton Street Apartments.
Court denies late claim to estate
A friend of a millionaire says the recluse promised him all his money. A judge disagrees.
Forgetting to feed the meter could get costlier
Dunedin parking fines could go up to let drivers know the city is taking violations more seriously.
T-shirt helps clinch arrest
A suspect's musical taste and some patient police work lead to an arrest in a three-month string of burglaries.
Collector shares passion for Revolutionary firearms
An exhibition of present-day longrifles show the kind of weapon that produced the shot heard 'round the world.
Happenings
CHILD'S PLAY: Venture to the middle of a swamp and find out what is splashing in the water during the puppet mystery The Ghost in the Lagoon at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Tickets cost $5. Call (727) 587-6793.
Best bets
Summer extravaganza
