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Pinellas County events, fundraisers
Hospice volunteer opportunity: Join Suncoast Hospice at its teen volunteer fair from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the St. Petersburg Community Service Center, 3050 First Ave. S. Teens in south Pinellas County ages 14 to 18 and their parents or guardians are invited to learn about volunteer opportunities at Suncoast Hospice. Snacks and door prizes will be provided. For information, contact Fabiana Compas at (727) 564-5920 or fabianac@thehospice.org.
Monopoly fundraising: The Largo Recreation, Parks and Arts Department will host its first Monopoly Fundraising Tournament from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14 at the Highland Recreation Center, 400 Highland Ave. Proceeds will go toward Largo's Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. Prizes valued at $250, $150 and $75 will be awarded to the top three winners overall. Players must complete all three rounds to be eligible for prizes. Entry cost is $25 per player, $20 for students or military, or $100 for a team of six. For information, call Highland Recreation at (727) 518-3016 or visit highlandrecreation.com.
Madeira Beach to aid aquarium's move by backing loan
MADEIRA BEACH — City officials appear poised to guarantee a $2.5 million, one-year bridge construction loan for the planned Secrets of the Sea Marine Exploration Center and Aquarium at John's Pass Village.
Tuesday, the City Commission told City Manager Shane Crawford to continue negotiating the loan terms with aquarium and Bank of Tampa officials.
Buyer of crime-ridden Citrus Grove Apartments vows improvements
ST. PETERSBURG — Citrus Grove Apartments, notorious for its tie to drugs, guns and murder, has a new owner who vows sweeping renovations to the rundown complex and a strategic campaign to rid it of crime.
The apartments near Tropicana Field and across from Campbell Park and John Hopkins Middle School have been bought by an out-of-towner. Dr. Richard Souviron, a Coral Gables dentist and forensic dentistry expert who testified against serial killer Ted Bundy, paid $2.4 million for the mustard-colored, 84-apartment complex at 731 15th St. S. It had been listed for $2.6 million.
Arntzen to end difficult tenure on the Largo commission
LARGO — In 2004, after more than 20 years of volunteering around City Hall and helping other people get elected, Gigi Arntzen decided it was time to run for the City Commission. She lost the March 2005 election, but she ran again in 2006 and won.
If only she had known what she was getting herself into.
On the town: Florida Resurrection House, Margaret Acheson Stuart Society, Fischer-Carr birthday bash
4.26.12
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Florida Resurrection House was the focus of the annual breakfast fundraiser held at St. Petersburg's Coliseum that drew nearly 500 early-morning guests.
The event raised more than $190,000 for Resurrection House, a self-sufficiency program for homeless families that have young children.
Follow the signs, not old stripes, on Bayway
Westbound Pinellas Bayway traffic has always had to merge left after the Isla del Sol Yacht and Country Club entrance, as the right lane became a right turn-only lane before the bridge leading to St. Pete Beach. With the construction and restriping, it's now the left lane that ends, and it does so immediately after the traffic light. Rather than change the sign, the state DOT added another (now incorrect) sign; I've been run off the road there twice by apparently ignorant and/or arrogant drivers who don't realize their lane is the one that ends. The right lane is now the through-lane and the left lane needs to merge right; the DOT should correct the signs (or fix their screwup on the lane striping) before this inconsistency causes an accident.
Jim Finch, Tierra Verde
A: According to Kris Carson of the state Department of Transportation, while it may appear that the left lane is now the lane that ends, this is not the case. The issue, she says, is perception.
Plaques along Baseball Boulevard show history of baseball in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG — Give you two Stan Musials, one Steve Bilko. Throw in Country Slaughter, if you'll let Alston go.
Big Tom Alston, Cardinals '54, I seen him yesterday at the Woolworth store.
Bruce Piephoff's big foot in the door.
Largo commissioners nix staff's suggestion to cut police positions
LARGO — City staff has spent months combing through the proposed 2013 budget, looking for spots to trim $2.8 million, which they hope will prevent them from needing a big tax hike to deal with falling property values.
They identified 24 full-time equivalent positions that could be cut, and presented their recommendations to the City Commission last week.
Architects will present 'design options' for Madeira Beach's city complex
MADEIRA BEACH — Within about 60 days, the city will get its first peek at what future public buildings could look like and learn how much a new City Hall, Fire Department and public works building might cost.
That is when Wannemacher Jensen Architects will present a variety of "design options" for the city's municipal complex.
Lutheran Church of the Cross Day School in Shore Acres is expanding again
ST. PETERSBURG — In a little more than four decades, Lutheran Church of the Cross Day School has emerged from a small neighborhood preschool to a thriving institution with a waiting list for classes that now go up to eighth grade.
A few years ago, the school, which spilled across the street after bulging in the church fellowship hall and a mobile classroom, bought a small shopping center to accommodate further growth.
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