Tampa Bay: August 22, 2001
South Pinellas County news
Neighbors of schools brace for new year
Litter. Noise. Speeding cars. Blocked driveways. Living near a school can be a lesson in frustration.
Personal life at heart of town commotion
The Redington Beach mayor puts the acting town clerk on probation, citing troubles with her boyfriend.
Classes delayed by lead in paint
The massive cleanup at St. John's Catholic in St. Pete Beach postpones the school's opening by one week.
Lealman Fire reaches for lost tax revenue
Commissioners say they'll sue if they don't recoup money lost when cities annexed chunks of the district.
Build parks, not roads
In a classic psychology experiment, rats were put into a cage. They worked together and nurtured one another. The experimenters crowded in more and more rats. The rats turned mean and fought and killed one another.
Pinellas gets mixed health report
A Health Department report says the county ranks below average on many key indicators.
Live-work condos planned downtown
The 1928 Snell Arcade has high ceilings, marble stairs and a 17th century tile mosaic.
Downtown day care options broaden
Ten years ago, working parents had few choices downtown. Now the area offers 18.
Starling School moves one of its facilities to new location
ST. PETERSBURG -- Starling School and Day Care Center, in operation for more than 30 years, has been forced to relocate one of its four facilities.
102 Pinellas teachers gladly learn
A few days before school begins, they write poems, plant herb gardens, even create a surrealist sea creature.
Sinkhole over drain pipe closes 22nd Avenue lanes
Soil seepage into a drain line 17 feet beneath the street caused the pavement to buckle.
Now it's mom's turn to be a soccer hero
The Florida Youth Soccer Association honors her as soccer parent of the year.
New principal brings change to Seminole
From the walls to the halls, Seminole High starts fresh: new principal, new paint, new attitude.
'Lobbyists' to hear verdict on Main Street in person
Contingents from the Grand Central District and 22nd Street S will soon learn if the areas will get state help.
Crossing guards 30 to 80 fine-tune an essential job
Recruits learn how to deal with aggressive drivers and the sun. More are needed.
Bay comes out, sunshine goes into new city logo
St. Petersburg's retro marketing pitch harkens back to its old moniker as "the Sunshine City."
Neighborhood briefs
Take a brisk walk in the park
Tiny shrimp, big cause
The krill hunters are back, studying the health of the Antarctic ecosystem and the entire planet.
Girl knows it's better to receive, then give
A 14-year-old helper at Girls Inc. decides to recycle a reward.
Tierra Verde may get new fire station, county says
TIERRA VERDE -- A new fire station was expected to receive County Commission approval Tuesday.
Beaches notebook
Property tax rate in Belleair Beach likely to be unchanged
Military news
Deployment
Focus on volunteers
The Pinellas Animal Foundation, 10825 Seminole Blvd., Building A, Unit 3, will hold a volunteer meeting at 6:30 tonight. For registration, call Joan Marzi, 398-5128.
Shipwatch instructor in familiar territory
Drew Wager is just 33, but his tennis has "come full circle."
Local USA cyclists hit the road for state event
Hundreds of USA Cycling racers gathered in the Tallahassee area Saturday, pumping tires, checking gears and filling water bottles for the Florida State Road Race Championship.
Zolciak keeps rolling along at Sunshine
Pinellas Park's Jay Zolciak seems intent on making the winner of the annual 50-lap Mini Stock Championship races a one-man club with himself as president.
Speeders, cheaters: Heed it or weep
Last academic year, St. Petersburg police officers issued more than $200,000 in fines for traffic violations in the city's school zones.
