Northpinellas: Pinellas digest

CLEARWATER -- Pinellas County has settled a discrimination complaint filed against it by former parks director Diana Kyle, who was fired in September 2000. Kyle filed a sex discrimination complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations after interim county administrator Gay Lancaster fired her for insubordination. Kyle was let go after the county's top brass learned she secretly drew up a plan with the parks advisory board to reduce the county administrator's authority over the parks department. County officials would not disclose the settlement, saying it is confidential until Kyle formally withdraws her complaint. "There is cash involved, yes," said senior assistant county attorney Bill Falkner. "She's not paying us, that's right." Falkner said the county did not prepare a response to the complaint, but "the county would certainly deny we were engaged in sex discrimination with her." Kyle's attorney Ed Foreman declined to comment.

Circuit judge will speak at Pearl Harbor ceremony

A ceremony honoring those who died 60 years ago today at Pearl Harbor will be at 3 p.m. today at Heritage Village. Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Howard Rives will speak at the event, sponsored by the Clearwater chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The village is at 11909 125th St. N in Largo.

Palm Harbor businesses to show off holiday lights

PALM HARBOR -- Historic Palm Harbor will come alive with holiday lights from 6:30 to 9:30 tonight for the Downtown Main Street Association's monthly First Friday event. In addition to holiday music and children's activities, businesses along Florida Avenue will plug in their holiday lights simultaneously. As always, the event will have food, beer, wine and soda available for purchase. The Thirsty Marlin restaurant donates food, and proceeds from food sales benefit the Main Street Association.

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