Tampa Bay: October 18, 2001
North Pinellas County news
County tightens grip on office security
With more than 70 buildings scattered throughout Pinellas, officials huddle on where and how to increase protection.
College goes from Trojans to Titans
SPC trustees nudge out an alternative, Thunder, and drop a nickname that had been ridiculed.
Largo telemarketing operation shut down
LARGO -- Federal investigators have shut down the Largo branch of a telemarketing company called the Tungsten Group and have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the company of using illegal, misleading and deceptive sales practices.
Request for recycling operation dropped
Marc Levinson told the county that he would like to use the property for something for which it is already zoned.
Outdoor Music Festival scheduled for Saturday
TARPON SPRINGS -- The Tarpon Springs High School Outdoor Performance Ensemble on Saturday will host its sixth annual Outdoor Music Festival. Seventeen bands from the southeast will perform. A panel of judges will present five awards to the top bands in each division and in the entire competition. At the end of the festival, the Tarpon Springs band will give an exhibition performance. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. Performances begin at 4:30 at the school's football field, 1411 Gulf Road. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for students and seniors. Free for children younger than 6.
Jazz festival suffers from profusion of rules
Re: Hear some jazz, but leave hard coolers at home, letter, Oct. 16.
STF honors Laker for years of service
Longtime tennis volunteer Peter Laker was nearly speechless at the draw party for the Suncoast Tennis Foundation Tournament.
Motorcyclist dies in crash with car
CLEARWATER -- A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday when he collided with a car on Wolford Road near Cathy Lane.
Make way for an army in blue vests
The new Wal-Mart supercenter on U.S. 19 will have more than 700 workers to rove its 226,000 square feet.
