A Mexican flavor [Times photo: John Pendygraft] Businesses catering to Clearwater's growing immigrant population continue to grow and adapt with their clientele.

Focus trained on future of LASIK surgery
As the popularity of the procedure has grown, West Bay Drive has become a hub of eye surgery activity.

With baby video, family business born
The concept behind the video pairs words and images to give babies a head start on reading.

2 groups vie to use old school
Two proposals for charter schools would make use of an empty district-owned building in Oldsmar.

Victims' pets can also find shelter
Take away the low self-esteem, the financial and emotional dependence, the sheer fear, and experts will cite another reason some domestic violence victims refuse to leave their abusers:

Uniform business more than sew-sew
A Seminole shop handles repairs and alterations for the Bucs and Devil Rays.

Longtime actor's career returns to improvisation
Dick Schaal, after working decades in movies and on television, conducts workshops and directs a new improvisation troupe.

Dogs and their owners have right to a park of their own
Re: Tarpon woman offers proposal for the dogs, Sept. 25 story.

If reason guides debate on fee, everyone wins
The Oldsmar Little League has threatened to jam City Council chambers with busloads of uniformed Little Leaguers if the city doesn't back off of a proposal to make non-residents pay a fee for participation in city recreation programs.

Headlines through the years
Home chosen as site for Clearwater club

Foundation distributing free child I.D. kits
LARGO -- Free child photo I.D. and fingerprint kits are available through the Missing Children Awareness Foundation Inc., 13094 95th St. N, Largo.

Police: Shoplifter in Tarpon fled, left child behind
When the suspect returned for her daughter, she sped off with the 12-year-old only half-inside the car, authorities say.

Largo briefs
Golf scramble benefits soccer association

Seminole briefs
Pain seminars planned for health care professionals

North Pinellas notebook
Chamber music group will perform in Tarpon Springs

City Council leans toward tougher pets-in-parks rules
Soon, dogs in city parks may be limited to designated areas.

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