Pinellas Park Water Management District says it has $177.8 million in repair...
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 PINELLAS PARK — After being pressured by state legislators, officials who oversee a water drainage district agreed earlier this year to...
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Telleta Bourne Atwell fiddles her way to 101
By Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Rev. James and Anne Carter mark their 60th wedding anniversary. To celebrate her 101st birthday, Telleta Bourne Atwell joined with...
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New Port Richey hosts inaugural Gearlink Cup cycling race
By David Rice, Times Correspondent Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Racers make the turn off Bank Street onto Nebraska Avenue in downtown New Port Richey during the Gearlink Cup on Saturday. NEW PORT RICHEY...
View ArticleClearwater Community Bible Study group meets Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 8
By Piper Castillo, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 BaptistFirst Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, 12685 Ulmerton Road, Largo. Call (727) 595-3421 or visit indianrocks.org.• The kickoff...
View ArticleGroups try to create political pressure to make airline fees more transparent
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 What's to like about those annoying airline fees?You might get nicked for a blanket or buying your ticket online. The main reason to pay...
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Largo's Eight O'Clock Theatre presents 'Deathtrap,' opening Friday
By Piper Castillo, Times staff writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Trey Ryan, left, who plays Clifford Anderson, and Tim Rankin, who plays Sidney Bruhl, rehearse the comedy-thriller Deathtrap, a play...
View ArticlePinellas commission backs off EMS tax increase, but digs into reserves
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 CLEARWATER — County commissioners have backed off a massive increase in the tax rate for emergency medical services for the coming...
View ArticleBluesapalooza coming to park on Sept. 18
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 HERNANDO BEACH Bluesapalooza coming to park on Sept. 18 The Hernando County Recreation Department will present the second annual Bluesapalooza from 10 a.m. to 8...
View Article'Bomb' that caused Tampa nursing home evacuation just a prop, police say
By Jared Leone, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 TAMPA – A realistic-looking "pipe bomb" that caused about 50 people to evacuate a South Tampa nursing home last week was actually just a...
View ArticleChanges coming for readers in Largo
By Steve Morse, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Starting Sept. 15, Largo readers will notice a difference in their St. Petersburg Times.The Largo Times section that appears on Wednesday...
View ArticleRosh Hashana offers chance for reflection
By Mindy Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Tonight begins the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana, which literally translates from Hebrew to mean "head of the year." Like the...
View ArticleRosh Hashana offers chance for reflection
By Mindy Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Tonight begins the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana, which translates from Hebrew to mean "head of the year." Like the secular New...
View ArticleDeputies: Man fed up with speeding traffic hurls metal object at school bus
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 LAND O'LAKES — Authorities arrested a 66-year-old man they say threw a heavy metal object at a school bus he thought was speeding through his neighborhood...
View ArticlePolice say Embassy Hills man, 30, raped 16-year-old girl
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 PORT RICHEYPolice: Man raped girl, 16A 30-year-old man is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.Eduardo Velez, of...
View ArticleCity of Clearwater to buy nuisance block in East Gateway
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 CLEARWATER — City leaders have a plan to clean up a crime-ridden East Gateway block: Buy most of it, with hopes of someday marketing the...
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In restoring his old patrol car, ex-trooper in Palm Harbor is rejuvenated
By Theodora Aggeles, Times Correspondent Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Jerry Miller of Palm Harbor and his Mercury Monterey, which once was an Indiana State Police patrol car, go way back. He says it’s...
View ArticleHernando School Board passes its $325.6 million budget without major cuts
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — The Hernando School Board officially put its 2010-11 budget to bed Tuesday evening without resorting to any nightmarish...
View ArticleJohn Pillis' Christmas train carried joy to children
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 LARGO — A star high in a tree led visitors to John Pillis' yard each December. When they arrived, the electric train set and village...
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Reward grows in Tampa cat shooting, near-drowning
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The cat, now called Lovey, was shot by a BB gun, then rescued and taken to a veterinarian. TAMPA — The reward for finding the people...
View ArticlePHCC programs explore intricacies of U.S. Constitution
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEYExplore the intricacies of ConstitutionPasco-Hernando Community College will commemorate Constitution Day with two special programs. "The 14th...
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