Van crashes into gas pump, ignites at Clearwater station [Times photo: Andrea Bruce Woodall] The van's occupants were not seriously injured because witnesses pulled them out and the station clerk shut off the pump.

Dilemma clouds school choice
As the board nears a vote, the "extended grandfathering" proposal answers one group's demands for guarantees while upsetting another.

Here's what happens next with choice plan
LARGO -- Even after Tuesday's vote on the choice plan, the School Board will have many questions to answer, policies to write and issues to resolve.

Cool jazz requires hard work
A look behind the scenes reveals an army of volunteers without whom the show would not go on.

Bus station proposal again hits the skids
Clearwater's development board denies the PSTA's plan for a downtown bus terminal, adding more frustration to a four-year struggle.

Bike lanes make commissioners uneasy
County officials fear adding the lanes would encourage cyclists to go into harm's way. Others says cyclists will use the roads regardless.

A great Floridian
Ransom Olds had great plans for Oldsmar, but a recent honor makes some wonder whether he was a great person.

Tarpon ponders curfew for teens
Some city leaders want to wait for a state ruling on the constitutionality of curfews before moving ahead with any new rules.

Perennial rivals vie for same job again
In a fire board race, the fourth match between Janet Hoppe and Bob McEwen, both candidates say they want to build harmony -- but not necessarily with each other.

When did feeding the hungry become a crime?
Randy Morrow ran afoul of Clearwater police long before he was arrested two weeks ago by Pinellas sheriff's deputies and charged with lewd conduct with three teenage boys.

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.

Museum director elected to office
Ken Rollins, executive director of Gulf Coast Museum of Art, was recently elected to two offices in the Florida Art Museum Directors Association at its meeting in West Palm Beach.

Tritons set up for post-season run in volleyball
Okay, so the bar may not have been set high, but hey, a record is a record.

Many area bowlers among nation's best
The ABCWIBC has released a list of 1999-2000 scoring leaders that includes several Tampa Bay area bowlers and an unusual collection of national records by one city.

Tax break passes first test
Dunedin commissioners support an ordinance giving property-tax relief to low-income homeowners 65 and older.

Children's lead levels can be tested for free Friday
TARPON SPRINGS -- Parents can get their children tested for lead from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the Pinellas County Health Department office at 301 S Disston Ave.

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