Tampa Bay: August 22, 2001
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Learning the drill for crossing guards
[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
Jessie Rubel of Clearwater stops traffic on Drew Street on Tuesday. She was participating in two days of training and will work during the school year in the Countryside area. Clearwater police trained 42 school crossing guards in the session. |
North Pinellas County news
Van for disabled flips, injuring 7 people
Five UPARC clients and their driver are treated and released; one remains hospitalized. Police say their van hit a dump truck that pulled out in front of them.
Body of man found in harbor
The man, who could not swim, was last seen wading near Sand Key.
Beside school? Brace yourself
Litter. Noise. Speeding cars. Blocked driveways. Living near a school can be a lesson in frustration.
Twin towers shrink to single, shorter condo
A Clearwater board approves the waterfront project, which will be 150 feet high instead of 174.
House fire leads to marijuana discovery
Officials find the plants after dousing the blaze at the home of a man known for his unruly dogs.
Tarpon Springs budget wins tentative okay
City officials will try to find money to keep two business aid programs running.
This time, sports bar quietly passes test
Rejected once before, a plan for Johnnie'$ Sports Bar to serve alcohol is approved by a Tarpon board.
Times ends sponsorship of Clearwater jazz event
CLEARWATER -- The St. Petersburg Times and the Clearwater Jazz Holiday ended their long-running business relationship this week when both sides agreed the newspaper no longer would sponsor the free, annual music festival.
Local USA cyclists hit the road for state event
Hundreds of USA Cycling racers gathered in the Tallahassee area Saturday, pumping up tires, checking gears and filling water bottles for the Florida State Road Race Championship.
