Tarpon shifts July 4th fireworks funds to radio alert system
On Independence Day 2008 there likely will be neither rockets' red glare nor bombs bursting in air in the night sky above the city.
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Tarpon art panel to draft master plan
From the music and dance of its early Greek settlers to famed painters of the late 1800s, the arts have long played a big part in the cultural life of this city.
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Budget cuts to impact five north county parks
As they look for ways to balance planned spending for next fiscal year coupled with falling revenue, Pinellas officials are bringing "clustering" to north-county parks.
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Dunedin plans summer downtown theater series
The city's Community Redevelopment Agency and Dunedin Showcase Theater will put some magic in the air along Main Street with a downtown summer theater series.
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Dunedin fire department opens door to public for behind the scene view of operation
Today members of Dunedin Fire Rescue will be in the spotlight during the department's annual Open House Party. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Fire Station 60, 1046 Virginia St., west of C.R. 1.
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Pet Funeral Home Caters To Bereaved Owners
Coleen Ellis got into the pet funeral service business after the death of her terrier-schnauzer five years ago.
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Arrest Made After Attack On Woman Biking Pinellas Trail
Pinellas County deputies are searching for a man who attacked a bicyclist on the Pinellas Trail.
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Dunedin OKs Phased Gateway Project Deal
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Thursday the City Commission unanimously approved a revised purchase and sale agreement for the downtown Gateway project. The pact allows Gateway developer Pizzuti Solutions to acquire in two phases 4.1 acres of city-owned land for the retail-office project.
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Tampa Officers Credited With Some Cool Police Work
TAMPA - Police say that thanks to some sharp investigative work, a burglary suspect was found under a bed in his mother's house and a woman had items recovered that she didn't know were stolen.
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Grocer Rises To The Occasion
With limited space at its Treasure Island site, Publix builds a two-story store that meets flood codes and accommodates stock.
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Police Charge 2 Suspects In Bank Robberies
ST. PETERSBURG -- Two men accused of robbing three banks this month were arrested today after detectives received a call from an anonymous tipster, police said. Stephen A. Burrell, 27, of 501 41st Ave. S., St. Petersburg, was charged with two counts of bank robbery. Opie Raheem Warren, 28, of 902 Otto Villa Place, Tampa, was charged with accessory to bank robbery.
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Rays Say Park Development Well Worth It
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Rays are telling the city council today that new tax revenue from redeveloping Tropicana Field would far exceed the public share needed to build the team a new waterfront ballpark.
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2 More Contaminated Wells Discovered
ST. PETERSBURG -- Two more private irrigation wells in the Azalea neighborhood have turned up contaminated with industrial waste, bringing the number to eight residential wells tainted by the nearby Raytheon plant, the latest test results show. The two additional wells tested April 29 and May 8 are in the 6900 block of 12th Avenue North and 16th Avenue North. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is sending notices to the two homeowners informing them their groundwater is polluted with industrial chemicals. The other six tainted wells, tested from April 14 to 17, are scattered to the south as far as Eighth Avenue and to the east of the Raytheon site on 72nd Street, according to a report in March by Arcadis, a third-party company hired by Raytheon to test irrigation wells in the west St. Petersburg neighborhood.
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Bad Nights, Yes, But No Regrets, Bailiff Says Of Fatal Shooting
CLEARWATER – Every day, Bailiff B.J. Lyons has thought about shooting a Brandon man last week in the lobby of the St. Petersburg courthouse, though he expects that frequency to lessen with time.
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State Launches Web Site To Cover Contamination Probe
The state Department of Environmental Protection has launched a Web site to provide information about Raytheon's assessment of contaminated groundwater near its facility in St. Petersburg.
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Hurricane Conference Helps Businesses Prepare For Disasters
Any business, regardless of size, needs to plan for a hurricane, the vice president in charge of disaster planning for Raymond James & Associates said Thursday at a hurricane conference in Largo.
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Police: St. Pete Detective Follows Burglar's Trail To Jail
ST. PETERSBURG - A savvy detective realized a string of church burglaries had come to a halt, so he asked himself what might have taken the thief off the streets. His answer: Maybe the culprit had been arrested in another case and was at the Pinellas County Jail.
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Pinellas Jail Makes Special Arrangments For Bolleas' Visits
CLEARWATER - Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife get to visit their son via video camera without anyone else in the video visitation center, an unusual circumstance arranged by authorities.
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Rays To Reveal Financing Plan For Stadium
Eight months after announcing plans to build a $450 million downtown waterfront stadium, the Tampa Bay Rays are set to reveal details today on how they intend to pay for the project.
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USA 3000 Pulling Out Of St. Pete Airport
CLEARWATER - USA 3000, the second-busiest airline at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, plans to cease service at the airport Aug. 18 because high fuel prices are cutting into profits, airport director Noah Lagos said.
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