Where a pedigree merits a pedicure [Times photo: Jim Damaske] SEMINOLE -- Getting ready to take that bichon frise on the show circuit? Anne Crain, who just opened Anne's Grooming, has a decade of experience cutting and styling the hair of pampered competition dogs.

Ex-hostesses sue Rio Bravo in boss assaults
The lawsuit naming Rob Evans is the latest in a series of complaints against the Clearwater restaurant and Evans.

Man pleads guilty to exposure charges
In a plea deal, he admits to 19 charges of indecent exposure, as well as loitering, prowling, burglary and battery.

Dunedin parks head accused of thefts
The longtime city employee has been suspended and accused of taking a mower and other property. The Sheriff's Office is also investigating.

Library location will get yet another review
City commissioners will take six weeks to study a plan to place it in Harborview Center rather than rebuild at its current site.

District still needs to hire 90 teachers
School officials say that's not an alarming number, especially compared with other districts.

Candidate is grilled on tactics for primary
At a political luncheon, Pat Baker chides Democrats for whining over a loophole that prevents non-Republicans from voting in the elections supervisor primary.

Primaries are open, but will you get out to vote?
A change in rules means Democrats and others can vote in six Republican contests. But election officials worry that few will come out to do so.

Neighbors vent over problems at park
About 40 residents of the Blossom Lake area find fault with their park, despite improvements.

Voters should have say on whether to build bridge
I fully support Frank Spatuzzi's recommendation (July 24 letter to the editor) that the city of Clearwater let the state of Florida build the new Memorial Causeway bridge.

Pedestrian struck and killed crossing U.S. 19
CLEARWATER -- A man trying to cross U.S. 19 late Monday died after he was hit by a car near Old Coachman Road.

Hall is among nation's best
Clearwater's Mitch Hall continues to climb the Optimist Class ranks. In early August, he placed fourth among the top 180 youth sailors at the U.S. Optimist Dinghy Association national championships in Pensacola.

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