Discount grocer to open in Port Richey
Saturday, August 28, 2010 PORT RICHEYALDI grocery store opening ThursdayDiscount grocer ALDI will open its first Pasco County store at 9 a.m. Thursday. The store is at 6815 Cinema Drive off U.S. 19....
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Hernando Neighbors: Focusing on community plays a big role in resident's life
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Terry Weaver enjoys spending time being with nature. Gardening and bicycling are among her favorite pastimes. How long have you lived in...
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Fasano showed golden touch in House District 45 race
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 State Sen. Mike Fasano, left, is a friend and strong supporter of Richard Corcoran, who won the Republican primary for state House...
View ArticleFlotilla 15-8 offering a boatload of safety courses
Times staff Saturday, August 28, 2010 HERNANDO BEACHFlotilla 15-8 is offering boating safety coursesThe U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 15-8, will offer the following courses:• Boating Skills and...
View ArticleGun in Spring Hill shooting in July was stolen from deputy
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Deputies arrived at a Spring Hill residence on July 31 to find Thomas Kidder suffering from a gunshot wound to the...
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At Weeki Wachee High, opening week goes well
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 From left, Robert Ramos, 16, and Fernando Ramirez, 15, get some help from Steve Stora while working on a robotics module Thursday...
View ArticlePet viper bites Tampa man
Times staff Saturday, August 28, 2010 TAMPA — A man bitten by his pet viper now faces charges for having the animal in the first place. Jamie DePriest drove himself to St. Joseph's Hospital on Tuesday...
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Ridgewood High plots new course for academic recovery
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Ridgewood High School ninth-grade teacher Sharlene Byrd, center, answers questions Thursday from Paula Lesko, left, from the Pasco...
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Some of the northern Pinellas' biggest construction projects are nearing...
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Cobb Theatres, which has two locations in the Tampa Bay area, plans to open a 12-screen cineplex at Westfield Countryside mall in...
View ArticleRev. Arthur Libby Albers served on Pinellas School Board during desegregation
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — The Rev. Arthur Libby Albers did not endorse forced busing as the best way to integrate schools.But once a court...
View ArticleDemocratic candidates join for Tampa 'Unity Rally'
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 TAMPA — Six Democratic candidates held a "unity rally" at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Saturday, chock full of sound bites and...
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St. Petersburg pool goes to the dogs
By Richard Martin, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Star, a 6-year-old yellow lab, leaps off the diving board during Dog Swim Day on Saturday at Fossil Park Pool. Eric and Jessica Carroll...
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Barrett Ruud just goes about his game
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Bucs linebacker Quincy Black tackles running back Rashad Jennings for a 1-yard loss during the first quarter. The Jaguars took the lead...
View ArticleInmate appeal leads to review of his life sentence
By Lane DeGregory, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 TAMPA — Ever since a jury convicted him of killing three young men with his Cadillac, Joseph Safrany has been asking for a new trial.He...
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Fallen Marine was defender of 'righteous freedom'
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Photos of Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Schultz overlook Chaplain William Spencer as he speaks to mourners gathered for the funeral of the fallen...
View ArticlePinellas EMS funds are drying up; commissioner may vote in a 17.6% tax increase
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 A proposed 17.6 percent jump in the tax rate for countywide emergency medical services could be the first of many such hikes unless major...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Transit tax foe barely true on benefit for Tampa, suburbs
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 The statementThe sales tax increase, if approved, will cost taxpayers "up to $300 million per year, in perpetuity, to finance a rail system...
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Retired pro wrestler Luna Vachon found dead in home
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 28, 2010 Wrestler Luna Vachon, 48, was open about her lifelong battle with manic depression. PORT RICHEY — Andre the Giant was her godfather and...
View ArticleTampa apartment fire leaves three families without home
Times staff Sunday, August 29, 2010 TAMPA — Three families are out of a home after fire crews battled an apartment fire Sunday morning.The fire broke out at the Brookside Apartments, 8409 Del Rio Way,...
View ArticleWoman dies in Clearwater one-car crash
Times staff Sunday, August 29, 2010 CLEARWATER — A Safety Harbor woman died late Saturday after losing control of her car and slamming into a utility pole, police said.The woman, Jillian Lacey Rivers,...
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