Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Neighborhood Times appears on Sundays and Wednesdays
in the St. Petersburg Times
Branching out beyond books
A library director uses special events to keep tongues wagging.
New Wednesday market faces a pair of challenges
It must draw customers to Williams Park while not appearing antihomeless.
Desperate lives lived under the radar
They looked every place they could think of Monday. The Rev. Lionel Cabral of the Suncoast Haven of Rest Rescue Mission started at 5 a.m., talking with people at Pinellas Park's five day labor sites. Later in the day, he and his staff moved to bus stops and other places where the homeless gather.
Energetic TNT triathletes race for a cause
New members of Team in Training attended last Saturday's Suncoast Chapter Kickoff at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, and they received a warm welcome to the multisport season from triathlete Robin Hawke, who worked to organize the event.
Four doubles leagues emerge champs
The South Pinellas Doubles League completed its 11th year last month with winners named in three women's divisions and one men's. A total of 16 women's teams and five men's participated.
Small woman took on big cause
A teacher of 38 years fought for equal rights even when it involved risk.
New mentoring program set up
The Pinellas County schools' Department of Family and Community Relations has launched a program to attract volunteer mentors and tutors for students in need of academic and behavioral support.
Panhandling in schools threatens safety of kids
He has designs on USF collaboration
Mother Nature may be the best designer, but this guy's pretty good, too.
Upscale condo development caters to young professionals
Bayboro Tower's location is ideal for those who wish to live between the University of South Florida and downtown.
'This school belongs to the Lord'
Esther Berry relied on her faith to help her open a school for special needs children.
Bar tab dispute leaves man shaken
A man is jailed for not paying a bill he deems high.
Paper's flub has post seeing red, white and blue
Old flags flood Legion Post 273 after an inaccurate report in the Beach Beacon.
Candidates puff war chests before March
Two for mayor and three for City Council count their dollars.
The Pier was guitarist's stage
Elmer Wright, the gravel-voiced street musician who sang and played gospel music at the Pier for more than 60 years, died Saturday at age 92 after a short illness.
City unveils new effort to fix homeless problem
A 200-bed shelter by next winter is included.
The riddle of the pop-up palace
When a "McMansion" sprouts on the lot next door, is it a bad thing?
They see opportunity at landfill
An Ohio company is asking Pinellas to give it a dump in exchange for an $870-million project.
Parent dispute results in plea
First charged with a hate crime, a woman gets probation.
Scholarships given for a life cut short
Patrick E. Brett never had a chance to complete his education. The University of Florida sophomore from St. Petersburg was killed in a car accident in October 2005.
Public defender will stop working homeless cases in St. Petersburg
Bob Dillinger, the Pinellas-Pasco public defender, has refused to extend a contract with St. Petersburg to protest what he called excessive arrests of homeless people in the city.