Pinellas County Commission votes to stop putting fluoride in water supply
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 CLEARWATER — Pinellas County commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to end the seven-year practice of putting fluoride into drinking water, a...
View ArticleSt. Pete Beach leader says legal foe seems willing to settle lawsuits
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ST. PETE BEACH — As the city's development-related legal wars enter a sixth year, settlement talks are in the wind again.In the...
View ArticleRomaine lettuce recall over bacteria fears extended to Florida, 18 other states
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 A brand of California romaine lettuce that has been recalled over concerns of listeria contamination has recently been traced to restaurants...
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Frozen fish fiasco won't stop Gulfport's 101st Birthday Bash
By Patti Ewald, Times Correspondent Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Lou Worthington, cleaning a freshly caught mullet, and brother Bob are getting fish ready for a mullet fry at Gulfport’s 101st Birthday Bash...
View ArticleExecutive recruiter to help pick Madeira Beach manager
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Tuesday, October 4, 2011 MADEIRA BEACH — Hoping the third try will be the charm, last week the City Commission set a goal of early December to hire a new...
View ArticlePasco Top of the Class calendar, class notes
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 CalendarOct. 10-20: FCAT retakes.Oct. 20: End of first grading quarter.Oct. 21: Teacher planning day; no school for students.Oct. 28:...
View ArticleSenior projects help prepare Pasco students for real world
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 The senior project has long been a tradition in Pasco County — a "get out of high school" hurdle meant to better prepare students for what...
View ArticlePasco Top of the Class briefs, library notes
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Briefs• After months of construction, new make-overs at two Dade City schools are ready to be officially revealed to the community on...
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Homeschooled students take pottery classes in Holiday
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Pottery instructor Christa Stanelun helps homeschooled student Victoria Jenkins, 14, fashion a holiday candle holder during a Clay for...
View ArticleRace for Largo City Commission Seat 1 stays under the radar
By Will Hobson, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 LARGO — There is one question City Commission candidate Michael Smith says he hears more than any other as he seeks to unseat incumbent Seat...
View ArticleAttending a Tampa Bay Bucs game live not worth the effort, expense
By Dan Dewitt, Times Columnist Tuesday, October 4, 2011 I have some advice for professional football fans.Don't go to the stadium.Stay at home. Avoid the expense, the hassle, the loss of precious...
View ArticleMariano questions funding for events, concession stand
By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 DADE CITY — County Commissioners on Tuesday approved $80,000 for nearly 20 Pasco festivals, plus funding for a new concession stand for J.W....
View ArticleSand Key parking is now $5; Captain Underpants partiers, candy donors wanted
Times staff Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ClearwaterIt's now $5 to park all day at Sand KeyParking at Sand Key Park will jump from $1 an hour to $5 for a flat daily fee starting today. Pinellas County...
View ArticleBelleair town leaders seek refund on Belleview Biltmore study
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 BELLEAIR — Town leaders are so disappointed with a $55,000 feasibility study of the Belleview Biltmore, they want a refund.A few months...
View ArticleNew Port Richey police chief tapped for Pasco Sheriff's Office post
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 NEW PORT RICHEY — Jeffrey Harrington is returning to the agency where he began his career in Florida 20 years ago: the Pasco County...
View ArticlePinellas school board likes temporary superintendent; delays search for...
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 A month into his job as interim superintendent over Pinellas County schools, John Stewart has made such a great impression on his...
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Oldsmar shows off new digs for City Council, Chamber of Commerce and more
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Perry Burright of Oldsmar checks out the new City Council chambers on the second floor of the former bank building. OLDSMARThe City...
View ArticlePasco School Board reluctantly approves charter school
By Jacqueline Baylon, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — A proposed charter school does not have a firm location, a local governing board or a transportation plan for its future...
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School Board rejects total tobacco ban
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Board member Dianne Bonfield argued to extend the ban to all property. BROOKSVILLE — Faced with a proposal to ban tobacco from all school...
View ArticleBrooksville to install 20 red-light cameras
Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — The on-again, off-again effort to use cameras to catch red-light running drivers on city streets is back on again.Council members...
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