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Sheriff Jim Coats Hosts Annual Charity Golf Tournament
"Chip-in" for a good cause and "tee it up" for the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches at the Sheriff Jim Coats Charity Golf Tournament. Be a sponsor, player or both - and enjoy a day at the prestigious Belleair Country Club (1 Country Club Lane, Belleair.)St. Pete Mayor Foster's Pinellas Commission picks: Harris, Latvala St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster , a Republican, told the Bay Buzz Thursday that he's supporting Democrat Calvin Harris , and -- after initially demurring -- Republican Susan Latvala in their bids to stay on the Pinellas County Commission. The Latvala support is a bit more surprising, despite the fact they're in the same party. Foster and Latvala have been on opposite sides over city-county ...
How the Legislature voted on the devious Amendment 7 By Howard Troxler, Times Columnist Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Second in a series of columns on key votes taken by the Florida Legislature since the last election. Sometimes what our Legislature tries to get away with is bad enough. But when the Legislature sets out to hoodwink citizens on purpose, we're at a whole new level. That's why Amendment 7, put on November's ballot by the Legislature ...
Joe Calio, Mr. Sand Key Joe Calio, long term resident of Sand Key, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at the age of 83. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Joe retired in 1978 from being owner and president of the Brotherston Hospital Supply business and brought his considerable talents as a concerned citizen and talented negotiator to the Sand Key suburb of Clearwater, Florida, where he proceeded to lead the way ...
Emporium in Largo sells furniture, art and constantly changing inventory By Christina K. Cosdon, Times Correspondent Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Inside the 3,500-square-foot Emporium, owners Darra Kollios, left, and Cindy Kleinhans sell handmade tables, bars, mirrors, lamps, soaps, wire and metal sculptures, gifts and candles. The first time Sandy Oldenburger walked into the Emporium last fall, she "fell in love." Newly moved from Pasco County to Belleair, she began ...
No GOP unity for this list of Republican officials -- who endorsed Sink By Mary Ellen Klas - Tue, Aug 31 2010 As Republican Rick Scott tours the state with the top Republican officials Tuesday for a unity rally intended to heal their internecine primary wounds, Democrat Alex Sink sent out this little list. It's the names of Republican elected officials from South and Central Florida who have endorsed Sink's gubernatorial campaign: West Palm Beach City Commission ...
Atlantic Beach's Republican mayor endorses Sink Mike Borno, Atlantic Beach's Republican mayor, has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink. Borno's name was on a release sent out by Sink's folks touting a number of Republican endorsements. None of the names are state-level politicians, but, like Borno, are mayors or members of city councils. Here is the full release: Republican Elected Officials Line Up Behind Alex Sink Tampa ...
Bomb squad detonates dynamite near Pinellas incinerator By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Bomb squad technicians safely detonated seven sticks of dynamite on Tuesday after the explosives were found on the side of a road and taken to the county trash incinerator, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Ronald Knous, 52, of St. Petersburg, said he found the dynamite in a plastic bag near the ...
Roads around Pinellas incinerator closed as bomb squad goes to work By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Local fire and police units and a regional bomb squad responded to county incinerator facility at 2855 109th Ave. N shortly before 10 a.m. ST. PETERSBURG — Authorities shut down all traffic on 28th Street between 109th Avenue and 118th Avenue just before 1 p.m. Tuesday so the Tampa Bay Regional Bomb Squad could investigate the ...
Workers evacuated and bomb squad called after reports of dynamite at Pinellas incinerator facility Times staff Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Local fire and police units and a regional bomb squad responded to county incinerator facility at 2855 109th Ave. N shortly before 10 a.m. PINELLAS PARK — Local fire and police units and a regional bomb squad responded to county incinerator facility after a man brought what he thought were sticks of dynamite to the site Tuesday morning. The man, who told ...