20050930 - Pedestrians cross Seventh Avenue through traffic on Friday
evening. Tampa police opened the road to traffic first time in ten
years during a Friday or Saturday night. They say they think it will
make Ybor's main drag of clubs and bars safer by keeping people from
loitering in the street, though safety was the reason for closing it
to cars back in the 1990s. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050930 - John Lesley drives a Lincoln Town Car taxi. About two weeks
ago, the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission hiked
the base and per mile charge for cab rides in response to rising gas
prices. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050927 - Scott Galarza (center) stretches during drum line practice
in the parking lot of Chamberlain High School on Tuesday afternoon.
The Marching Chiefs were preparing for Saturday's regional competition
at Seminole High School. The "Seminole Sound Spectacular" will feature
more than 20 high school band. It begins at 3:30 pm and will last well
into the evening. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050927 - (left to right) Brouce Mompremier, Chad Simpson, Richard
Clebert, Jackie Chambers and Marc Dile of the University of South
Florida football team, in the locker room. The five players graduated
from Miami's Edison High School, statistically one of the worst
schools in the state. They return home this weekend to face the
University of Miami. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050925 - Historic photograph in a scrapbook of the clubhouse that
was recently handed down from the Brandon Womans Club to the Brandon
Junior Women's Club. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050924 - Cathy Denofa rocks out to the music while the bands perform
Saturday at Skipper's. Denofa joined a few other friends from the USF
Class of 1987 in a minireunion at the bar they liked to visit while
they were in college. 16 bands performed with no cover charger at
Skipper's Smokehouse to celebrate its 25th anniversary. (Brian
Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050923 - Linda Cotney (center) and Sherna Rich (left), both of the
Middleton High School Class of 1971, cheer on their alma mater after
the team scored its first touchdown of the night on the way to a
victory. Cotney was the captain of the drill team her senior year at
Middleton in 1971. Blake-Middleton HS rivalry football game held at
Raymond James Stadium on Friday night. (Brian Cassella / St.
Petersburg Times)
20050923 - Prosecutor Pam Bondi at home in Hyde Park on Friday with
her new St. Bernard dog, Noah, adopted yesterday after he was rescued
from St. Bernard's Parish in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. (Brian
Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050920 - Tampa Bay, from The Cove Apartments, my new home. (Brian Cassella)
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20050920 - Joseph Bodden, of Gibsonton, walk to the other side of the
Licata Bridge on Causeway Blvd. in Tampa on Tuesday afternoon to try
his luck fishing there. He caught one catfish quickly, but was hoping
for more. The windy day made it difficult to cast out into the water
very far, but Joseph said he knew the fish were out there and his
perserverence paid off after more than an hour. Behind him, rainstorms
begin over downtown Tampa. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050919 - Yvonne Reynolds (left), dressed in costume as the Queen of
England, Deirdre Mullarkey and Terri Wolski laugh while trying to
guess the answer during a game of charades. Monthly meeting of the
British Commonwealth Society at the Carrollwood Recreation Center.
(Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050919 - K.C. Muldrow (left), Student Intervention and Empowerment
specialist as well as football and track coach at Blake High School,
helps Michael Jenrette, director of the West Tampa Boys & Girls Club,
position signs Monday afternoon. The new West Tampa Boys & Girls Club
opens next week at Riverside Park. Final preparations being done this
week by staff members to get it ready. (Brian Cassella / St.
Petersburg Times)
20050918 - Contestant Norma Segovia (left) representing Mexico, and
Miguel Lopez, prepare to perform. Contestants prepare backstage for
the Miss Tampa Hispanic Heritage Pageant, held during the Tampa
Hispanic Heritage Kickoff event at Centro Asturiano on Nebraska Ave.
on Sunday afternoon. The eight contestants, representing eight
different Latin American countries, rehearsed for a month for the
event which featured a $500 prize for the winner who best represented
her country's culture through dress, dance and interviews. (Brian
Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050918 - Contestant Jocelyn Mendez, 17, competing as Miss Nicaragua,
gets some help from friend Araly Hernandez in doing her make-up before
taking the stage. Contestants prepare backstage for the Miss Tampa
Hispanic Heritage Pageant, held during the Tampa Hispanic Heritage
Kickoff event at Centro Asturiano on Nebraska Avenue on Sunday
afternoon. The eight contestants, representing eight different Latin
American countries, rehearsed for a month for the event which featured
a $500 prize for the winner who best represented her country's culture
through dress, dance and interviews. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg
Times)
20050917 - Joeisha Johnson (left), Alana's cousin, and Shiela Simons,
one of Alana's aunts, sing together during her service. Funeral for
Alana Williams, 2004 high school valedictorian, held at New First
Union Missionary Baptist Church on E. Chelsea St. on Saturday. One of
three FSU students killed in a car accident on I-75 last Sunday.
(Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050917 - Marcus Brown and Kevia Smith, Alana's younger brother and
sister, file past her coffin together at the start of the service.
Funeral for Alana Williams, high school valedictorian in 2004, held at
New First Union Missionary Baptist Church on E. Chelsea St. on
Saturday. One of three FSU students killed in a car accident on I-75
last Sunday. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050917 - Mia Jackson (right) cries after leaving the service. Like
Andromeda, she is a member of the Sisters of the Masons. Funeral for
Andromeda Spencer held at First Baptist Church of College Hill on N.
29th St. on Saturday. One of three FSU students killed in a car
accident on I-75 last Sunday. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050917 - Rosalynn Sherman (left) and Kimberle Henry comfort each
other as they walk away from the podium after speaking during the
service. The two were friends of Andromeda's at Florida State
University and attended Every Nation Tallahassee together, a
non-denominational Christian church. Funeral for Andromeda Spencer
held at First Baptist Church of College Hill on N. 29th St. on
Saturday. One of three FSU students killed in a car accident on I-75
last Sunday. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050917 - Gloria Troupe (right), Viquilla's grandmother, comforts
Jalyssa Troupe, Viquilla's younger sister, as they step away from her
coffin at the end of the service. Funeral for Viquilla Troupe held at
St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church on E. Chipco Ave. on
Saturday morning. One of three FSU students killed in a car accident
on I-75 last Sunday. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050917 - Danielle Vasquez (in sunglasses) and Lacey McCloud, both
cousins of Viquilla Troupe, comfort each other during her service.
Funeral for Viquilla Troupe held at St. John Progressive Missionary
Baptist Church on E. Chipco Ave. on Saturday morning. One of three FSU
students killed in a car accident on I-75 last Sunday.
(Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050916 - Jacqueline Bradham, a junior from Ft Lauderdale, and Antony
Waruinge, a junior who is originally from Kenya but went to high
school in Tampa, study together in a USF lounge Friday afternoon.
Bradham, a biomedical science major, came to USF both for good
opportunities in her field of study and the reputation of a strong
minority community. Waruinge cited the lower cost and smaller campus
size compared to bigger state schools like UF in addition as factors
in coming to USF. Six of the state's 11 public universities reported a
drop in black freshmen enrollment this fall despite an increase in
overall enrollment. (Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
20050916 - Tommy Duncan runs the local Sticks of Fire blog, located at
www.sticksoffire.com. The name comes from a Native American word,
Tanpa, which describes lightning as "sticks of fire", and later became
the namesake for the city of Tampa.
(Brian Cassella / St. Petersburg Times)
