Belleair Beach News

A woman who stole three purses and a backpack from motorists in a 24-hour span was arrested Tuesday after she tried to run over one of her victims, police said.

Aspiring young athletes will compete with some of the world's top triathletes in this year's Morton Plant Mease Triathlon on July 12.

Work began on preparing the upcoming fiscal year's budget at the June 16 Town Commission meeting.

Starting July 1, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office will begin enforcing the false alarm ordinance approved by the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners earlier this year.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating nearly a dozen overnight car burglaries in Belleair Beach on June 1. In most cases, the cars, all of which had been left unlocked by their owners, were ransacked with mostly loose change taken, according to PCSO spokeswoman Cecelia Barreda.

Imagine what it would be like if "Pee-wee's Playhouse" had been a cooking show starring a cute young Vietnamese woman.

The Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge, a connection to the barrier islands, opened for two-way traffic last week.

To get the city's almost one-mile of beaches renourished through a state program, Belleair Beach needs to provide 78 public parking spaces, it was announced at the June 1 City Council meeting.

The Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge will be closed to traffic at 7 p.m. Thursday to allow workers to prepare for the opening of the new main channel bridge.

With government budgets so tight, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office can little afford to dispatch deputies unnecessarily in response to false burglar alarms.

Please be advised that the Belleair Beach Causeway will be closed Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm through 7:00 am, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 7:00 pm through 7:00 am, and Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 7:00 pm through 7:00am. All lanes of traffic will be shut down these evenings.

The planned 'drive on' date for the new high level Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge is May 29.

At its May 4 meeting, the Belleair Beach City Council discussed the idea of a possible lighting ordinance, as suggested by a property owner last month.

Richard Seidel paints "in the evenings in the gallery and outside," he said. The lifelong artist also researches the history of artworks.

Editor: Many residents of Harbour Club Condos A and C are dreading the day the new Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge opens.

Last month's election brought almost a clean sweep to the City Commission, with new faces in three of the four commissioner's chairs.

The Belleair Beach City Council will discuss the idea of a possible lighting ordinance, as suggested by a property owner, when it meets next month.

Phase 4 water restrictions will go into effect on Friday, April 3, and continue through at least June 30 or until there is enough rain to ensure the area's water supply.

A long-awaited law that sets limits on the amount of time builders have to begin and complete construction has now been drafted and is ready for the Belleair Shore Town Commission's consideration, Town Attorney John Elias announced at the commission's March 17 meeting.

The state of Florida wants to know why Pinellas County failed to alert state engineers about a construction mishap involving a bridge under construction.