Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from December 2005

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from December 2005

Brutal letter sets stage for Smith's sentencing; After days of character witnesses, jurors get a final, darker glimpse of the man they convicted.(A SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: TODD RUGER todd.ruger@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The jurors who convicted Joseph P. Smith of abducting, raping and murdering Carlie Brucia are expected to make their recommendation today on whether he should die for his crimes....

Prosecutor brings personal quest for justice to death penalty cases.(A SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MIKE SAEWITZ mike.saewitz@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Prosecutor Debra Johnes Riva grew up in a household where there was a clear sense of right and wrong. Justice and fairness were hallmarks of her early childhood. Her...

Investigators: Family members struck multiple times with pipe.(A SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT EAST MANATEE -- The four family members killed on Thanksgiving in their rural East Manatee home were each struck multiple times with a metal pipe, sheriff's officials said Wednesday. Authorities have charged...

Scorn in the U.S.A. Shunning of Springsteen speaks volumes on Senate leadership.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
December 1, 2005... Even Bruce Springsteen's ardent fans still debate the meaning of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," one of the classic songs on his 1975 album, "Born to Run." But deciphering the meaning of the U.S. Senate's Capitol Hill Freeze-Out -- when it...

Mission unclear; President's speech omits vital details on Iraq strategy.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
December 1, 2005... President Bush failed yesterday to articulate a clear strategy for either achieving sustained success in Iraq or deciding when to withdraw U.S. forces. In a 45-minute speech at the U.S. Naval Academy the president said, "When our mission...

Nation built by generations.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Chris Anderson SARASOTA -- Glades Central travels to Sarasota on Friday night for a football game. It's time to face the Nation. "Booker Nation," said Booker coach Fred Gilmore. "It's all these people who are coming back again...

Manatee not impressed; St. Thomas Aquinas' ranking, reputation don't scare 'Canes.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- The Manatee High football team has too much tradition to be intimidated by an opponent, particularly one from outside the area. It's one reason the Hurricanes are not impressed with the...

Clayton forgotten, not gone; Wide receiver is conspicuous with his lack of receptions this season; as a rookie, he had 80 catches, but now will be lucky to reach half that total.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- Maybe returning home to play in his native Baton Rouge, La., will rekindle whatever Michael Clayton has lost in a season in which he is nowhere to be found in the Tampa Bay...

Big re-Leaf; Lightning still hot with sixth win in seven games.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: JODY ROYCE STAFF WRITER TAMPA -- One Tampa Bay Lightning player got a milestone and the Bolts denied one for a Toronto player. Pavel Kubina picked an opportune time to score his first goal of the season, a power-play tally with...

Young pro hired to head Members Club.(SPORTS)(Golf)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Mark Cardon The Ritz-Carlton Members Club is set to open Dec. 17 with a head pro who is only 22 years old. Director of golf Brian Henderson hired Glen Murray away from the Nick Faldo Golf Institute in Orlando to become the...

After nearly 20 tries, Palmetto's Wagner achieves elusive 292 game.(SPORTS)(Bowling)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Bill Herald By his own estimation, Kent Wagner of Palmetto has rolled "around 50" perfect games in his stellar bowling career, which includes three Professional Bowlers Association titles. Until Monday night, however, he had...

Hills helps Palmetto best Ranch.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Joe Hills put up his third double-double in as many games to lead Palmetto to a 68-54 win at Lakewood Ranch on Wednesday. Hills scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds. Shed Haynes added 15 points...

Young guns win to lead Manatee over North Port.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Manatee High wrestling teams used close wins by two freshmen and a sophomore Wednesday to help carry the Hurricanes to a 37-29 win over North Port in a Class 2A-District 10...

Property cost puts project on hold; Light industrial park still a go, but when?(BUSINESS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: JOHN HEYS john.heys@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- In Port Charlotte's simmering real estate market, 10 acres of industrial land is a hot commodity. Just ask Albert Tiseo, a local developer and general contractor who is...

Agent still chasing deal for Pier 550 condo sale; Vicki Mann sends owners another letter.(BUSINESS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Vicki Mann, the British-born real estate agent who tried to sell the Pier 550 condominium to two developers in a row earlier this year, hasn't given up on the aging...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
December 1, 2005... Dona Cavanagh joins All Aces Realty office Dona Cavanagh has joined the Ellenton office of Century 21 All Aces Realty as a sales associate. She specializes in residential property. Take Care offices hire new workers Take Care of...

Holiday fanfare survival.(FLORIDA WEST)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: David Grimes There must be something in the Thanksgiving turkey -- I'm guessing latent bird flu -- that prompts otherwise sensible Americans to roust themselves from their tryptophan-induced comas and exclaim, "You know what I feel...

Asolo personalities spotlighted at gala kickoff.(FLORIDA WEST)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Marjorie North Asolo gala co-chairmen Nikki Feldbaum and Leslie Sharp welcomed a huge crowd to Margaret and Bill Wise's Harbor Acres home the other night to the kickoff for the Jan. 28 "Enchanted Evening in Tuscany." And while...

Scriptures come alive; First Presbyterian Church presents 'The Nativity According to Saint Luke'.(FLORIDA WEST)
December 1, 2005... Byline: KATE PURSELL CORRESPONDENT As a young church music director in the mid-1970s at a Lincoln, Neb., church, Jack Levick had a dream to present a stirring musical drama called "The Nativity According to Saint Luke." Its touching...

Open-air market idea still possible; The backer wants a 2-year commitment from Punta Gorda.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: SARA LUBBES sara.lubbes@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- The backer of a plan to put an open-air market downtown has not given up on the idea. Yet. Rick Bissonette, owner of Bisous at the Spa salon, planned to invest $100,000...

Stiff named Charlotte County editor.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: JOHN HEYS john.heys@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- The Herald-Tribune has turned to a veteran reporter and editor with Florida roots to lead its Charlotte County and Englewood bureaus. Cindy Stiff was named the Charlotte...

'I feel so blessed to be in a real house,' says mother of three; After losing everything in Hurricane Charley, one Port Charlotte family is able to move into a rented house after spending months in trailers.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: AMY ABERN amy.abern@heraldtribune.com Tammy Knigge can't believe her luck. Two months ago, she and her family of five finally moved out of a FEMA trailer park and into a three-bedroom home in Port Charlotte. It was...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Middle schooler found with knives, lighter PUNTA GORDA -- A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday and charged with having two lockblade knives at Punta Gorda Middle School. When a school resource officer and a dean learned James Mikel...

Salvage boat nearly goes under.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE HARBOR -- A boat used to salvage vessels submerged by Hurricane Charley had to be bailed out Wednesday when it started to sink. A pump broke in the 45-foot boat...

DOT to consider lights at intersections.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: KEVIN DALE kevin.dale@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- The Florida Department of Transportation will consider whether the intersection of South McCall Road and Winchester Boulevard should have a traffic signal. County officials...

Spreading awareness; World AIDS Day events aim to clear up misconceptions, honor the dead.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: AMY ABERN amy.abern@heraldtribune.com There are still people who believe AIDS can be contracted by breathing the air in the same room as an infected individual, local AIDS educators say. Some people still refer to HIV as a gay...

Middle schools honor students' work.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT November has brought new E.T.s to Murdock Middle School -- not the extraterrestrial kind, but some extra-terrific students. Celebrating the E.T. Students of the Month, Principal Chris Dollinger treated...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
December 1, 2005... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Mary P. Burgess Mary P. Burgess, 80, Port Charlotte, died Nov. 29, 2005. She was born Nov. 25, 1925, in Pell City, Ala., and came to the Charlotte County area in 1986 from Warren County, Ohio, where she had been a...

Stroll brings shoppers to Dearborn.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: SHARYN LONSDALE sharyn.lonsdale@heraldtribune.com Shoppers and shop owners welcomed the holidays at the annual Christmas stroll along West Dearborn Street on Saturday night. Many of the stores were decorated for the holidays and...

Women rise to the challenge at WRC.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: FRANCINE MILFORD francine.milford@heraldtribune.com Sometimes women in transition need a helping hand or to be pointed in the right direction. To answer the challenge of helping women deal with life changes and offer individual...

Caithness Construction donates $50,000 to YMCA.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT Local builder Mark Caithness of Caithness Construction, and his wife, Paula, presented a $50,000 contribution to the South County Family YMCA towards its "Building a Strong Future" campaign. "Our kids grew up at...

Site work begins on Super Target; The store is University Town Center's first.(BUSINESS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: LAUREN MAYK lauren.mayk@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- The first piece of Benderson Development's massive University Town Center is finally moving from concept to reality, with site work under way for a Super Target. ...

Still no accord in parks dispute; North Port officials plan to approach the county again about maintenance.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: LIZ BABIARZ liz.babiarz@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- Coaches and parents have been asking the city and county to better maintain North Port's parks for the past two years, but they've yet to see results. Instead,...

Women seek to make newcomers to North Port feel more welcome.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com The North Port Women's Resource Center wants newcomers to feel welcome, so they're compiling a packet chock-full of groups and activities. "Isolation is one of the biggest complaints I...

St. Nathaniel's Church opens Christmas tree sale.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT Hundreds of live Christmas trees are ready for sale at St. Nathaniel's Episcopal Church, 4200 S. Biscayne in North Port. Another 200 trees and fresh wreaths are expected this Friday from Canada. ...

30-year sentence doesn't ease pain; Social worker's family still mourns his 2003 slaying.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Bryson Teoli killed Stanley Washington Jr. with a shot to the back of the social worker's head. That bullet, Washington's mother said in court Wednesday,...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Second man accused in taxicab robberies BRADENTON -- An 18-year-old man is charged with attempted murder and armed robbery in connection with a rash of crimes against taxi drivers, authorities said Wednesday. Vandalven Adams and...

Magnificent homes get dolled up for Entre Nous tour.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Bubbles Greer Five Bradenton homes, all different in styles and decor, are on this year's Entre Nous Holiday Tour of Homes this weekend. The homes on the 28th annual tour are filled with holiday ambience, ranging from Old South...

Original crafts, handmade art available to admire or buy at convention center.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: YVETTE KIMM yvette.kimm@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Glassblower Chris Mosey is fascinated by archaeology and the discovery of lost treasures. "This fascination grows from understanding that these objects were prized...

State high court hears malpractice-fee dispute.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: LLOYD DUNKELBERGER CAPITAL BUREAU TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Supreme Court justices on Wednesday hammered lawyers representing the state's medical and legal professions with sharp questions over implementing a state constitutional...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
December 1, 2005... MANATEE COUNTY Teddy A. Baxter Teddy A. Baxter, 80, Bradenton, died Nov. 28, 2005, at Tampa General Hospital. He was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Lansing, Mich., and came to Manatee County in 1968 from Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a net...

Parents not told of shooting plot; The man now charged with killing his family was part of a group planning to shoot students at Lakewood Ranch in 2001.(A SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Hundreds of parents kept their children home from Lakewood Ranch High School one day four years ago after hearing that a group of teens was planning a shooting at...

Fugate wears down opposition; Unseeded player wins two matches Wednesday after opponents retire early.(SPORTS)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Marcus Fugate says he loves Holden Seguso like a brother. Fugate didn't let a little brotherly love get in the way of what he had to do Wednesday in the Eddie Herr...

Harris' refund offer goes begging.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Tom Lyons For a U.S. Congressman to take huge bribes to steer tax dollars to a defense contractor is terrible, as well as criminal, at any time. It is all the more heinous that while U.S. Rep. Randy Cunningham was collecting...

World AIDS Day observed as toll rises again; Of the 4.9 million new cases reported this year, 39,000 of them are in the U.S., a 1 percent increase.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: KEVIN O'HORAN kevin.o'horan@heraldtribune Twenty-three million dead. Forty million dying. Five million new cases last year. Staggering figures, these, the mounting casualties of AIDS worldwide. "There seems to be an AIDS...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2005... Correction A Sunday front page story about the Sarasota Police Department's policy on when to use Tasers contained several errors. Two Sarasota Police officers were involved in the arrest of Thomas Keegan -- not one, as reported. ...

Man died after police scuffle; Gerard Martisek's family want to know why the intoxicated man was taken to jail.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: ROBERT ECKHART robert.eckhart@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Detectives are investigating the death of a man who hit his head during a scuffle with police, stopped breathing and never woke up. Gerard Martisek, 38, was taken...

State Supreme Court opens way for media to view Carlie evidence; The judge in the case still has graphic photos and video locked up.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: TOM ARTHUR tom.arthur@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The state's attempt to keep evidence sealed in Joseph Smith's murder trial was rejected Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court and by a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The...

County: Midnight Pass fight not over; Local leaders, saying the EPA and Corps need more data, will send the agencies a report in '06.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: WILL ROTHSCHILD will.rothschild@heraldtribune.com Despite letters of objection from two key governmental agencies, Sarasota County leaders say their fight to reopen Midnight Pass is far from over. County leaders say opposition...

Downtown Sarasota parade takes a condo-inspired detour.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARKESHIA RICKS markeshia.ricks@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The city's traditional downtown parade will take a detour this year to make room for construction of a high-rise condominium. As in past years, the parade will...

Downtown group seeking wisdom from S.C. mayor.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: KEVIN McQUAID kevin.mcquaid@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Downtown business leaders, grappling with ways to retain old Southwest Florida's charm while striving to become a 21st century urban center, are turning to an outside...

Teen's modeling wish to come true.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: NANCY CHAPMAN CORRESPONDENT Vanessa Williams has a wish: She'd like to be a model. Lisa Brannan is going to see that Vanessa at least gets to see what that's like. Step one is Vanessa's first trip down the runway at the first...

Triple Crown Gala to honor three couples.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: YVETTE KIMM yvette.kimm@heraldtribune.com Three couples will be honored as community heroes tonight at the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation's Triple Crown Gala. Barbara and Gary Ackerman, Alyce and Ed Kalin, and Ruth and Gerry...

Jazz club's owner refuses to let vandals affect his opening.(B SECTION)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARKESHIA RICKS markeshia.ricks@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Robert Atkins said he is not letting vandals delay the opening of his jazz club in the Miramar Plaza off Palm Avenue. Someone spray-painted racial epithets and...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
December 1, 2005... SARASOTA COUNTY Sue McNabb Beardsley Sue McNabb Beardsley, 57, Sarasota, died Nov. 28, 2005. She was born May 23, 1948, in Michigan and came to Sarasota in 1980 from Ann Arbor, Mich. She was a founding partner of McNabb Beardsley...

Department hopes to start new program to help firefighters.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com EAST MANATEE -- East Manatee Fire Rescue officials want to start a new initiative that teaches firefighters how to save themselves and each other. A few weeks ago, three...

Mark those calendars for festive events.(H-T EAST MANATEE)(Editor's Desk)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Christi Womack I knew the holidays were upon us when it was difficult finding a parking spot at an East Manatee grocery store a couple of days before Thanksgiving. And, you're keeping us in the loop about holiday parties,...

Plaza's delay worries tenants, who don't want to miss shopping season.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com LAKEWOOD RANCH -- A new plaza off State Road 64 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard has been drawing visitors, but the potential customers can't buy a thing. The inventory is stocked,...

Cricket players, fans enjoy friendly festival.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Fifteen teams of 11 players each played for fun and honor at the Sarasota International Cricket Club's 12th annual Six-A-Side Festival. The four-day event, which featured a shortened version of...

Long-time firefighter stepping down, creating vacany.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com PARRISH -- Fire commissioner Glenn Cooley, who was the original chief when the Parrish Fire Department was volunteer-based, announced last week that he was resigning. Cooley made...

Bennett family's new plaza opening soon on S.R. 64.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com EAST MANATEE -- A family-owned company that once had more than 100 acres off State Road 64 decided against selling the last several acres to develop the land instead. The Bennett...

Mulberry resident wants to protect Duette school.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com DUETTE -- Susan Pollock grew up hearing stories about Duette Elementary School, where her mother, aunts, uncles and cousins attended. Her uncle one time got into trouble with a...

BRIEFS.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... SARASOTA Pioneer Days celebrates the past Crowley Museum & Nature Center is planning its annual celebration of the rural southwest Florida pioneers. Pioneer Days will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the center, 16405 Myakka...

Jovial cricket players, spectators gather for annual festival.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Cricket buffs bunched by the hundreds, lounging field side and sipping Heinekens as white-uniformed players swung bats and wickets. They had congregated off University Parkway...

Army engineers, Marines sweep for enemy caches.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: TIMOTHY B. LAWN CORRESPONDENT AL AMIRIYAH, Iraq -- U.S. soldiers steeled themselves to the hot desert wind that stung their eyes, parched their throats and added grit to their sweat-drenched bodies. They meticulously picked...

Myakka City's Christmas parade followed by fun and games at park.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: MARI ROBYN JONES robyn.jones@heraldtribune.com MYAKKA CITY -- Residents will be able to enjoy a parade, a chili cookoff, a turkey shoot and other activities Saturday. "We've got lots of fun and games and activities planned,"...

Gainey twins help Braden River soccer teams compete in first season.(H-T EAST MANATEE)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Jon Styf They stand on opposite each other in front of their garage, repeatedly firing shots at one another. The Gainey twins have shown they can dominate their opponents on the field during matches, but here, in front of...

Shooting for glory; Mustangs bring experience, ODA has new coach, and Pirates start from scratch.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: JON STYF jon.styf@heraldtribune.com EAST MANATEE -- With Kristen Fulmer on the floor, the Lakewood Ranch basketball team went 16-6 last season, but when she missed five games because of an ankle injury, the Mustangs went on a...

Bulldogs headed to Disney; East Manatee Junior Midgets earn Pop Warner Super Bowl bid after come-from-behind 22-18 win over Miami West Grove on Saturday.(H-T EAST MANATEE)
December 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT JACKSONVILLE -- The East Manatee Bulldogs were down, but they didn't let themselves get knocked out Saturday at the Southeast Region championship game in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs Junior Midget team (14-0)...

Braden River shouldn't start basketball at varsity level.(H-T EAST MANATEE)(At Home)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Alan Dell As they say, the proof is in the pudding. The decision to allow the Braden River boys basketball team to play a varsity schedule was a mistake. Unlike cross country, tennis, golf or even baseball, basketball is a...

Getting into the spirit.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)(Editor's Desk)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Mark Chapman There's always a bit of a lull here that begins just before Thanksgiving and ends with a bang around two weeks later. Here comes the bang. The merchants of West Dearborn Street held their Christmas-season...

Street becomes setting for art show.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
December 1, 2005... Byline: SHARYN LONSDALE sharyn.lonsdale@heraldtribune.com West Dearborn Street will close to traffic and open to art lovers and shoppers at the fourth annual Englewood Rotary Club Winter Fine Arts Festival this weekend. While arts and...

OUR COMMUNITY.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
December 1, 2005... Royal Aires begin season today The Royal Aires dance band will return for another season of dance concerts from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Englewood Elks Lodge, 401 N. Indiana Ave. The concerts are free and open to the public and...

Lemon Bay students bring back the '80s; Members of the high school's garage band will perform songs from their parents' era at a concert Wednesday.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
December 1, 2005... Byline: SHARYN LONSDALE sharyn.lonsdale@heraldtribune.com Green Day -- boring! Usher -- you can have him. And don't even get the students in the Lemon Bay High School garage band started on what sophomore John Widmann calls "emo" music...

Arts group seeks projects; Take a seat for the Arts Alliance of Lemon Bay.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
December 1, 2005... Byline: AMY ABERN amy.abern@heraldtribune.com Tommy Kester's house is painted inside and out in all shades of bright colors. Even his mailbox has been carefully hand-decorated. If he had his way, all Englewood architecture would follow...

Black Friday shopping can be quite an ordeal.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)(Englewood Scene)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale I love a good bargain as much as the next person -- OK, more than the next person. While I am not a shopaholic -- at least I don't think I am -- I will admit to being a "shoportunist." If I have time to kill,...

Texas native shares secrets of cooking great barbecue.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
December 1, 2005... Byline: AMY HIBBERD CORRESPONDENT Patrick Murphy loves his Florida winters, but he is a pure, proud product of Texas. The Houston-area native wrinkled his nose as he recounted his most recent encounter at a local restaurant with "what...

Lemon Bay High School is wrestling with past success.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)(Playing the Field)(Column)
December 1, 2005... Byline: Alan Dell The Lemon Bay High School wrestling team lived up to the school's storied tradition last year. Now the Mantas might have to take a few steps back before they can go forward again. Though it does possess some talented...

Judge rules population of North Port isn't big enough to warrant building a hospital; The decision is a blow to the city, which has pushed the issue for two years; a state agency has 30 days to review the ruling.(A SECTION)
December 2, 2005... Byline: LIZ BABIARZ and ERIN BRYCE STAFF WRITERS NORTH PORT -- Nearly 22,000 residents of this city have sent letters to the state in hopes of bringing a hospital to North Port. But it was the written ruling by one judge that may shoot...

10-2 FOR DEATH; Jurors take five hours to condemn Joseph P. Smith.(A SECTION)
December 2, 2005... Byline: TOM ARTHUR tom.arthur@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Joseph P. Smith should pay with his life for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, a jury recommended Thursday. After five hours of deliberation, the...

A season to remember; Hurricanes may be gone, but impacts and lessons remain.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
December 2, 2005... Whew! The hurricane season finally ended Wednesday, although someone forgot to tell Tropical Storm Epsilon. While Epsilon is expected to keep spinning into the Atlantic and away from land, brutal images of the death and destruction caused by...

Racism writ large; Vandals' attack poses a challenge to the community.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
December 2, 2005... When racism rears up in big, bold letters, a community has a chance to show its true colors, in all their diversity. Thus, we hope Robert Atkins' new Sarasota jazz club and restaurant become an enormous success. That would be a retort, of...

Threats and silence; Parents deserve to know why shooting plot was downplayed.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
December 2, 2005... This much the public knows: On March 7, 2001, Manatee County sheriff's detectives interviewed Richard Henderson Jr. and several of his cohorts. A report of those conversations clearly states that the group of juveniles had repeatedly discussed...

Spunky Pirates rally past Bulldogs; Chris Irvin, Jason Wood and Jonathon Lewis help coach Bill Specht defeat former assistant.(SPORTS)
December 2, 2005... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ARCADIA -- Chalk one up for the mentor. The Port Charlotte High boys basketball team overcame a 15-point second quarter deficit, helping coach Bill Specht defeat his former...