Tampa Bay club's 'Beach Bash' tall on fun, high jinks [Times photo: Amber Woolfolk] Tall and Terrific Club attracts some of America's tallest for a weekend of camaraderie in Clearwater.

North Pinellas County news

Family finds peace in angel garden
Their back yard was an empty reminder of loss, but Home Depot and friends turned it into a haven of remembering.

Ghosts of jazz concerts past blast forth
A producer has rescued aging tapes from the heyday of Clearwater's jazz scene and captured the sound on CDs.

SPJC tries high tech, high art
From computer-filled cafes to a museum, St. Petersburg Junior College's overhaul promises a futuristic feel.

2 assist woman in crisis
After growing up in an orphanage, Joanne Kong has endured deafness, paralysis and an attempt to electrocute her.

Times recommends
The Times recommends a yes vote in today's referendum on whether the East Lake Tarpon Fire Control District should be made a special, independent fire district with taxing authority. An editorial explaining that recommendation was printed on this page Aug. 27.

Let citizens decide utility question
Before all the facts were in on the possibility of electrical distribution by a utility created and operated by Dunedin, and without interviewing any representatives of more than 30 cities in Florida that already operate their own electrical utilities, the Greater Dunedin Chamber of Commerce board has pronounced this a bad idea. It has told the City Commission to give up its study and advised that to continue would be a waste of time and money.

City's cable access worth fighting for
Dunedin city officials, faced with the possible loss of professionals to film and broadcast their city meetings on cable television, are studying the possibility of using high school students instead.

Changes may be around corner at Sunshine
Most of Sunshine Speedway's drivers have only 10 nights of competition remaining to collect points for class championships or respectability.

Adoption agency expands to Pinellas
LARGO -- A 15-year-old non-profit adoption agency based in the Northeast has expanded to Florida and opened a branch in Pinellas County.

Redefining the phrase 'married to your work'
The couple, a third-grade teacher and a PE coach, see more good than bad in working together at Plumb Elementary.

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