Tampa Bay: August 23, 2001
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Elementary students ease into new year
[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]
Taylor Dixon, right, lets out a yawn as he sits with Tiquiece Ross on Wednesday morning as they wait for their kindergarten class to begin at North Ward Elementary School in Clearwater. The two 5-year-olds were excited about starting school. "I'm more nervous than he is," said Joseph Dixon, Taylor's father. |
North Pinellas County news
Publix coming to downtown Clearwater
City officials hope the new store will become a big part of efforts to revitalize downtown. A Starbucks is opening next month, as well.
Marina Park set to enter phase two
The 2.5-acre park with a working fountain, picnic tables, a pier and a veterans plaza is scheduled to be dedicated on Veterans Day.
Home fire results in charges against 2
Police charge a suspect with arson and attempted felony murder. Along the way, a friend with a pipe bomb is arrested.
Mobile home park denizens fear crossing
Island in the Sun residents want a signal at Starkey Road and Willow Avenue, the site of seven wrecks this year.
Pinellas digest
Two masked robbers hit Clearwater bank
NASA software could help map growth
The 3-D modeling and mapping technology would provide municipal planners a graphic image of the future.
Chemistry leads team to triumph
The Palm Harbor baseball team of 15- and 16-year-olds tossed aside their egos and frustrations, and won a world championship title.
Oldsmar inches closer to own water supply
ground, the city approves a pilot well and further study.
Legislators are working toward smart growth
Re: Florida's future depends on creating "smart growth,' guest column by Joanna "Cookie" Kennedy, Aug. 13.
Senior ballplayers bring home gold
A local softball team brought home the gold from a national competition in Baton Rouge, La.
Sign removal worth the wait
Anyone who thinks the city of Clearwater's sign ordinance has been too burdensome on local businesses should note the history of one familiar sign on Cleveland Street.
Beaten, teenage girl leaps from stranger's van
CLEARWATER -- A 13-year-old girl got into a stranger's van Wednesday night and ended up leaping from the moving vehicle after being beaten, authorities said.
Event is pet project for Pinellas County
It's almost time to play for the animals.
Headlines through the years
A look back at the events, people and places that made North Pinellas the unique place that it is. The information is compiled from past editions of the St. Petersburg Times.
