Tampa Bay: August 19, 2001
South Pinellas County news
Curiosity elevates neighbor to mayor
Seminole's Dottie Reeder got her start solving a neighborhood problem. Fifteen years later, she's the mayor.
Skateboarders damage park's band shell
Paint has been scraped off the rail around the band shell at Seminole City Park, apparently by skateboarders.
Madeira proposal spans beach, bay
Tying in to the city's desire to reinvent itself, Sid Rice buys up acreage for a yacht club and hotel.
City waterfront awaits watershed decisions
Faced with $55-million in pending maintenance bills, officials and residents are being drawn into far-reaching debate about the future.
Marina folks, director clash
The liveaboard lifestyle and authoritarianism finally find a happy medium.
Agencies consider business checkup
Pinellas Park, the county and chamber want to keep businesses healthy and keep them from moving away.
Council endorses appraisal, not plant
Concerns remain about the facility Tampa Bay Water wants to build in Pinellas Park.
Portables serve education just fine
Re: Approve a tax to get rid of portables, letter, Aug. 15.
Business briefs
2 hot spots share director for marketing
Treats shop at BayWalk garage opens a day early
What do you do when hungry customers follow you into your soon-to-open TCBY/Mrs. Fields Cookies shop? Sell, sell, sell!
Sunken Gardens sheds fake stone walls
Great Explorations is to begin work on the interior this fall and open next summer.
Cracker Barrel will open in 2 months
The restaurant known for its heaping portions and homey atmosphere is being completed.
Look out for work crews, they will be everywhere
Let's get to the important stuff first.
Here or in South Africa, a stolen car is troubling
ST. PETERSBURG -- My Dodge Spirit was stolen last week while I was at the movies on Tyrone Boulevard.
Families recount good, bad summer getaways
If you're taking children younger than 10 to historic Williamsburg, Va., don't shell out $32 a person for tickets. Kids get just as much out of renting Colonial costumes and roaming the streets, stables, church and gift shops as going on historic tours.
Groundbreaker ends law career
The only woman in her class at Stetson to graduate, she says she felt no prejudice until one particular interview.
Saint Ed
When a 72-year-old man gives to the poor, he doesn't just write a check. He puts his all into it.
Kids' book addresses ethical Web
SEMINOLE -- When their children discovered how to get someone else's password eight years ago, Winn Schwartau decided to write a kids' book on computer ethics.
Beaches notebook
Building official switches towns
A middle ground is sought on ball fields
ST. PETERSBURG -- The long debate between the Fossil Park neighborhood and a youth baseball league renews this week at a public forum on Tuesday, but city officials hope the discussion will be a step toward settlement.
Christian band knocking at the door
The Seminole-based group is working on getting that big break into the Christian music business.
What's up on campus
St. Petersburg College
City manager receives raise after compromise
The City Commission disagreed on how much of a raise the manager should receive. His salary is still below the county average.
Kids tackle violence by removing garbage
Identifying litter as a neighborhood problem, they volunteer to clean up 22nd Street S monthly and are lauded as leaders.
Elon's Venuti determined to overcome accident
Marissa Venuti (Lakewood) didn't expect her senior season of college soccer to begin with uncertainty.
Yeager's return to racing runs through his mind
Victor and Sabine Yeager were on the deck at Clearwater Beach's Palm Pavilion drinking beer one night when they were surprised to see a horde of runners racing along the coastline.
Hall inductee 'speechless -- almost'
When Suncoast Men's Association assistant executive director Jack Cuthbert stepped to the microphone recently in Tarpon Springs, people squirmed in their chairs.
Municipal marina, slip fees may grow
Belleair Beach wants to almost double the number of slips and bring charges in line with those at other marinas.
