Palm Harbor Elementary School will pass into history with the end of the 2008-09 school year. The school's building on 15th Street, however, may live on as a center of education. Steve Christopoulos, principal of the Plato Academy, in Clearwater, says he is interested in opening the charter school's second location in the former home of Palm Harbor Elementary School. ...more

January 24, 2009

As the number of Hispanics getting robbed at gunpoint continues to climb, the city's Hispanic outreach center is trying to arrange workshops to encourage the city's Mexican population to keep their cash in banks. ...more

December 15, 2008

The Pinellas County School Board expects an overflow crowd at a meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss ways to cut next year's budget. ...more

December 9, 2008

Dozens of parents, students and faculty members at Rio Vista Elementary gathered for a Save Our School rally Monday morning, holding signs and chanting "Save Rio Vista." ...more

December 9, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Dozens of parents, students and faculty members at Rio Vista Elementary gathered for a Save Our School rally this morning. They held signs and chanted "Save Rio Vista" for several minutes. ...more

December 8, 2008

With the student population in Pinellas County schools expected to plummet by 10,000 in five years, school administrators on Tuesday put forth a range of cost-cutting proposals, including cutting and shortening bus routes and closing elementary schools. ...more

December 3, 2008

With the student population in Pinellas County schools expected to plummet by 10,000 in five years, school administrators today put forth a range of cost-cutting proposals, including cutting and shortening bus routes. ...more

December 2, 2008

The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Venice are open again after a fatal car crash caused troopers to close two lanes this morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Pinellas County School Board was presented with a plan this afternoon that calls for five elementary schools to be closed. They are Palm Harbor Elementary, Gulf Beaches Elementary, North Ward Elementary, Kings Highway Elementary and Rio Vista Elementary. ...more

November 18, 2008

When we find our ancestors in a community, we must study history to learn how the area initially was settled and by what groups. ...more

November 25, 2007