As Front Porch program blooms, funding shrinks
ST. PETERSBURG -- Finally, the Front Porch community revitalization council here has stopped bickering and started working together.
Lealman, the amoeba with resolve
The area will remain open to nibblers, but still may be able to salvage fire taxes from annexed areas. Activists plot their next move, if any.
Lealman's streetlight patience wears thin
LEALMAN -- Tony Clark thought his two-year battle to get neighborhood streetlights was over last June when the County Commission approved the project.
10 city manager hopefuls stand out
St. Pete Beach commissioners choose nine finalists from a consultant's top picks and add one of their own.
Labors of love put feast into festival
Al Repetto takes pride in his roast pigs for the Fall Festival Days that amount to 1,000 pounds of meat sauced by another Seminole cook.
Keswick drops plan for new building
The school chooses to sped the money elsewhere on the campus, a decision that delights its neighbors, who feared overdevelopment.
Present to Boca Ciega a life saver
The school leads the county with the donation of an automatic external defibrillator, given in the name of an alumnus killed by a heart attack at 21.
New maps to redraw beachfront building codes
Fended off for two years, the federal maps will be used as the basis for imposing more restrictive building regulations on Pinellas shorelines.
Ticket subdues excitement about downtown
Recently I was dining with some friends in downtown St. Petersburg and parked my car on Beach Drive near the yacht club. After dinner, I walked up to BayWalk to see what had been added recently. When I returned, I had a parking citation on my car. This letter is not about a parking citation; I violated the parking limit and I will pay the fine.
Infant's puzzling death investigated
PINELLAS PARK -- Authorities are investigating the unexplained death of a 17-day-old infant Saturday.
Surfer's Up!
They do get airborne in an extreme new sport called kite surfing. Some local shops catering to the sport are springing up.
Deadline to register for Santa parade is Friday
SEMINOLE -- Strike up the band. Get your float ready. And hurry if you want to be in the annual Seminole Mall Santa Parade.
Beaches notebook
Treasure Island
Neighborhood notebook
Networking class has openings
How's BayWalk doing?
ST. PETERSBURG -- The three ersatz baseball players from Rhode Island were at Dan Marino's Town Tavern and Martini Bar at BayWalk one night last week on a recommendation.
The week ahead
TODAY
'Niche' schools cater to needs and desires
There are choices beyond public, private, magnet and fundamental.
Ritalin seem tempting? YMCA lets kids be kids
Seven children thunder around a gymnasium, running, then skipping.
Civil rights director will be part of Uhuru forum
ST. PETERSBURG -- Bobby Doctor, regional director of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, will take part in a forum Tuesday night at the Uhuru House.
Fall finery, full house for museum benefit
A record crowd of more than 200 filled the St. Petersburg Yacht Club ballroom Wednesday for the Stuart Society's annual luncheon and fashion show to benefit the Museum of Fine Arts. And that is good news since attendance at some recent fundraisers has been down.
Carillon changes focus of offerings
ST. PETERSBURG -- Citing the deteriorating economy and struggling movie theater industry, Carillon Town Center developers, Echelon Commercial LLC, received approval from the Environmental Development Commission Wednesday for a downsized hotel-retail complex.
Tropical storm left parts of interstate in the dark
I hope none of you assumed, because Jessie and I were gone for a few weeks, that all of southern Pinellas County's traffic problems have been resolved. That would be so wrong. We came back to find old familiar problems that haven't improved and a few problems that actually have grown worse.
Thin wallets didn't stop need for a flag
PINELLAS PARK -- Ida Orcutt moved to the United States from Europe when she was 9 years old. She grew up, got married and sent two sons through the Army and one through the Navy.
What's up on campus
St. Petersburg College
Proposed car wash site to be sold on Monday
ST. PETERSBURG -- A long-running controversy about a proposed car wash has entered a new phase with the anticipated sale of the property. Michael Grubbs and buyers from Norris and Samon Pump Service expect to close the $135,000 deal Monday on the lot at 2300 Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) St. N, once the site of Sterling Cleaners.
Sunrise tries to recover from fire
The phone rang late one night last month at Rusty Genevie's residence.
Ice skater Purdy tours with Disney
Ice skating has given Nicole Purdy many memories and experiences.
Bull Run winner Blume takes return to sport in stride
For most runners, the sport is a year-round activity.
The finalists
Andrew M. Barton, 51, was the city manager in Fernandina Beach until Oct. 1 and held the position less than two years. When he resigned, he told the Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville that he wanted to "go in a little different direction."
Crusading mom has brush with the law
She's been in the news for her views on organ donation and bus safety. But now she must pay restitution for writing a bad check.
