Tampa Bay: December 21, 2001
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Decorations offer a patriotic message
[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
CLEARWATER -- As you draw closer to the patriotic glow of lights along Beaumont Court in the Countryside area, you won't see a house with more red, white and blue than the one at 2687 Beaumont. |
North Pinellas County news
Ex-columnist Jacquin Sanders dies
In his three-decade career in journalism, he chronicled the common man in a manner that was far from commonplace.
Belleair in shock after Bluffs fires fire chief
BELLEAIR BLUFFS -- For more than a year Fire Chief Joseph Pidala commanded the consolidated fire departments of Belleair and Belleair Bluffs under one roof in an arrangement meant to save money for both towns.
Police reports
Man indicted in fatal stabbing
Worker: I was fired for calling the police
CLEARWATER -- The well-groomed man pulled up at the Hess station on Clearwater Beach and stumbled inside at 2:30 a.m. To assistant manager Cathy Adams, who also works as a clerk at the Clearwater Police Department, the man seemed too drunk or impaired to be driving.
Deputies could face suspension
LARGO -- A review board recommended Thursday that two Pinellas sheriff's deputies be suspended for their involvement in an Oldsmar drug bust that crumbled when a circuit judge accused the deputies of making misrepresentations in an application for a search warrant.
Tarpon increases rates at cemetery
Burial plots at Cycadia Cemetery are now $980, up from $450. City commissioners also voted to allow only residents and their immediate families to be buried there.
Alter Sponge Docks with thought, care
A massive new project planned for the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks this week got over one hurdle on the long road to final approval by the City Commission.
Moving would solve woman's quest for quiet neighborhood
Re: A quest for silence disquiets lives, story, Dec. 16.
In needy times, charity uprooted
Religious Community Services Food Pantry in Clearwater must move and will be closed during the holidays.
Christmas gifts, wishes for bowlers
Bowlers checking under their Christmas trees Tuesday might find a new ball, shoes or wristband -- or maybe nothing along that line.
Best bets
HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE: WTVT-Ch. 13 television anchor John Wilson and his wife, Mary Kay Wilson, will perform special holiday songs from 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. Tickets are $10. For information, call (727) 587-6793.
Top banana
The Grammy-nominated children's entertainer Shana Banana brings her quirky songs and special characters together for a holiday special.
