By Mike Brassfield, Demorris A. Lee and Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writers
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Elaina Franklin feeds Winter the dolphin in the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s pool that was built for an upcoming movie.
Looking back, 2010 was a year of ups and downs for north Pinellas County. Here's a look at some of the biggest local news stories of the past year.
A star is born
CLEARWATER — Winter the dolphin, arguably Clearwater's most famous resident aside from Hulk Hogan, will swim across movie screens in 2011. A movie called Dolphin Tale was filmed in this area from September through December, mostly at Winter's home, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Winter made headlines when she lost her tail in a crab trap and scientists fitted her with a prosthetic tail. The movie, a fictionalized version of her life, stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick ...