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Kite boarders take advantage of windy conditions on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 in St. Petersburg. Windy weather caused some delays at Tampa International Airport. The expected cold also prompted Pinellas officials to open cold weather shelters Friday. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
Pinellas to open cold weather shelters as frigid temperatures move in
Authorities are also monitoring the Sunshine Skyway bridge, although it remained open as Friday morning.
59 minutes ago• Local Weather
Shirtless Florida man had toddler tucked between his legs on motorcycle, police say
Booking photo of Gerardo Javier Garcia, 27, who is facing charges of child neglect, fleeing police and driving without a license. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
Clearwater police said the man sped away from them and ran a red light after they tried to pull him over.
Yesterday• Crime
Who’s listening? Clearwater City Council Seat 3 candidates all say they are.
The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 3 are (left to right) Kathleen Beckman, Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff, Bud Elias and Scott Thomas. [Tampa Bay Times]
Incumbent Bob Cundiff says he’s spent his time on council listening. But his three rivals don’t think Clearwater’s government is hearing what people have to say.
Yesterday• Clearwater
Once unspoken, Scientology at forefront of Clearwater City Council’s Seat 2 race
The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 2 are (left to right): Mark Bunker, Michael "Mike" Mannino, Bruce Rector, Eliseo Santana Jr. and Lina Teixeira. [TARA MCCARTY | Tampa Bay Times]
For years, candidates avoided even saying the word ‘Scientology.’ But the church’s influence has emerged as a campaign issue in 2020.
Yesterday• Clearwater

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  1. Shirtless Florida man had toddler tucked between his legs on motorcycle, police say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Booking photo of Gerardo Javier Garcia, 27, who is facing charges of child neglect, fleeing police and driving without a license. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  2. Once unspoken, Scientology at forefront of Clearwater City Council’s Seat 2 race
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 2 are (left to right): Mark Bunker, Michael "Mike" Mannino, Bruce Rector, Eliseo Santana Jr. and Lina Teixeira. [TARA MCCARTY | Tampa Bay Times]
  3. Who’s listening? Clearwater City Council Seat 3 candidates all say they are.
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 3 are (left to right) Kathleen Beckman, Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff, Bud Elias and Scott Thomas. [Tampa Bay Times]
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  5. Birthday cake applesauce? Pinellas students try 28 new school menu items
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    Patrick Suiters, 10, left, and Gabriel Stanford, 9, both fourth-graders at San Jose Elementary School in Dunedin, fill out a survey after tasting falafel tots and nuggets during the 2nd Annual Student Food Connection taste test at Pinellas Technical College. About 120 students tasted and rated 28 new food items that could be added to school breakfast and lunch menus next year. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  6. Pinellas offers driver education camps. Signup deadline is Sunday.
    Feb. 19• Education
    The Pinellas County school system is offering driver education camps to hundreds of students like this one over the summer. The program will be held over two sessions at nine high school campuses across the county. [Times (2011)]
  7. They held up a Clearwater CVS. A trail of pill bottles led cops to their door, police say
    Feb. 19• Crime
    Roy Lampkin, left, David Dobbins and Christopher Rachell are charged in connection with a caper that resulted in a CVS in Clearwater being held up by robbers. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  8. Cars have to drive in the right direction, so what about bikes?
    Feb. 17• Transportation
    Luis Espel, 22, uses the Cass Street bike lane to commute to work in Tampa. Times (2019)
  9. Woman, 79, hit by SUV while pulling grocery cart across street in Dunedin
    Feb. 15• Clearwater
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. [Times]
  10. Climate change is also on the ballot in Clearwater’s election
    Feb. 15• Environment
    Island Estates, a neighborhood in Clearwater Bay. There are three City Council races on this year's ballot as the city prepares for the realities of climate change. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
  11. A Texas school threat surfaced in Pinellas. It’s not credible, police say.
    Feb. 14• Pinellas
    A school threat circulating among students and parents in East Lake and Tarpon Springs originated in Texas on Snapchat, authorities said. [Getty Images]
  12. Tech Data stockholders oppose golden parachutes for executives
    Feb. 13• Business
    Chief executive officer Rich Hume (left) is expected to remain in place following the company's sale to Apollo Global Management, but he would be eligible for a golden parachute compensation of nearly $15.4 million after he is terminated. Former chief executive officer Bob Dutkowsky (right), the executive chairman of Tech Data’s board of directors, would receive $17.3 million if Apollo lets him go. JIM DAMASKE | Times (2018)
  13. Forgotten no more: State Senate OKs $100,000 for black cemetery memorials
    Feb. 13• Florida Politics
    Zion Cemetery disappeared in the late 1920s just as the new owner built a storefront on the land. Today, hundreds of graves lie beneath the property — home to public housing apartments, warehouses and a vehicle tow lot. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  14. Records confirm memories about bodies left at old Clearwater Heights cemetery
    Feb. 12• Clearwater
    Penny Padgett, sister-in-law of retired Hillsborough County Judge J. Rogers Padgett Sr., looks through family pictures at her Clearwater home. Rogers Padgett, at rear, and Chip Padgett are great-grandsons of former Clearwater Mayor Robert Padgett, who donated land for use as an African American cemetery. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
  15. Where the candidates for Clearwater mayor, City Council stand on nine issues
    Feb. 12• Clearwater
    The Clearwater city elections are March 17. Check tampabay.com for everything you need to know about this year's races. [TARA MCCARTY | Tampa Bay Times]
  16. Clearwater’s six election referendum questions, explained
    Feb. 12• Clearwater
    Clearwater voters will decide six referendum questions in this year's election. For complete coverage of Clearwater's city elections, check tampabay.com. [TARA MCCARTY | Tampa Bay Times]
  17. ‘Parent Assistance Nights’ and other Pinellas education news
    Feb. 12• Education
    The process for getting into a Pinellas County school choice program is in its final phase, the "acceptance period," which expires at 5 p.m. Feb. 21 for the 2020-21 academic year. [Times (2006)]
  18. Tech Data shareholders approve $6 billion sale to Apollo Global Management
    Feb. 12• Business
    Shareholders voted Wednesday to sell Tech Data, which employs about 2,000 of its 14,000 employees in the Tampa Bay area, to Apollo Global Management for $6 billion, or $145 per share. DIRK SHADD | Times (2019) [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
  19. Clearwater election could clinch — or kill — downtown amphitheater
    Feb. 12• Clearwater
    Three of the four candidates for mayor oppose the amphitheater proposed for the downtown waterfront as part of the Imagine Clearwater project. The nine hopefuls running for two other council seats have varying stances on the issue. The election is on March 17. [City of Clearwater]
  20. Largo telemarketer to close and lay off more than 100 workers
    Feb. 11• Business
    Executive Energy Management plans to close on April 10. (Google street view) [Google street view]
  21. Slower traffic should keep right under the law. But how often does that happen?
    Feb. 10• Transportation
    One reader wrote to Dr. Delay suggesting the state post more signs that read: "Slower traffic keep right" on the highways to ease traffic stacking up in the left lane. (Times) [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  22. Clearwater candidates featured at this week’s election forums
    Feb. 10• Clearwater
    There are 13 candidates running for three seats in the March 17 Clearwater City Council election. The city will host two forums this week. [TRACEY MCMANUS | TRACEY MCMANUS]
  23. Tech Data purchase of Bangalore-based Inflow Technologies called off
    Feb. 10• Business
    Tech Data's corporate headquarters near the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
  24. Tampa musician Nathan Mitchell snags NAACP Image Award nomination
    Feb. 6• Music
    Local Tampa artist, Nathan Mitchell, plays the piano in his home studio in Brandon. Mitchell is among five artists nominated for "Outstanding Jazz Album" for the 51st NAACP Image Awards that will air live on Feb. 22 on BET. [MONIQUE WELCH | MONIQUE WELCH | Times]
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