Moving to St . Petersburg : The Un-Tourist Guide
Moving to St. Petersburg: The Un-Tourist GuideDaytime WebstaffPublished:January 11, 2016, 11:43 amYou can go home again and that’s what author Cindy Dobyns has done. When home recalls memories of wiggling your toes in the powdery sand beaches of St. Petersburg, Florida who can resist? Her forward-thinking father decided it was time to leave chilly Chicago and piled four kids into the Oldsmobile heading south to seek fortune in Treasure Island, hoping it would be a lifestyle all would enjoy. Warm..>> view originalCriticism fires off over $1M plan to stop St . Pete shootings
Mayor Rick Kriseman announced over the weekend that he wants $1 million to be invested in the community where a total of seven seven boys and young men lost their lives to gun violence since November.(Photo: WTSP)St. Petersburg, Florida -- Mayor Rick Kriseman announced over the weekend that he wants $1 million to be invested in the community where a total of seven seven boys and young men lost their lives to gun violence since November. But not everyone think's it's a wise investment.Derek ..>> view originalMayor pledges $1M to invest in curb violence in St . Petersburg
St. Pete Mayor, Rick Kriseman wants the city to step up in a big way to address issues of violence and despair in some of the city's roughest areas.He's pledging to find a million dollars to invest in the city's black males.At this point, the mayor doesn't actually know, but he's confident the city will find the funding. He wants to create a plan that will break the cycle of poverty for many of the families on the south side of the city."We need it. We need resources over here for our children,"..>> view originalDeputies: St . Pete man faces neglect charge after child swallows Spice
A 45-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after a 3-year-old girl who was in his care and custody obtained synthetic marijuana and ingested it, Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies said. According to investigators, Christopher Lee Clark obtained synthetic marijuana, known as Spice, and had it in his pocket. At some point Saturday evening in a private residence in St. Petersburg, the girl took the unknown quantity of Spice from C..>> view originalSt . Pete mayor floats latest Rays stadium-search deal
ST. PETERSBURG —Mayor Rick Kriseman has said all along that St. Petersburg is the best place for the Tampa Bay Rays to build a new baseball stadium. On Friday, he said the new deal he will present to the city council next week may convince the Rays of the same thing. The agreement Kriseman and the Rays have worked out highlights the incentives and possibilities that make the 85-acre Tropicana Field site financially lucrative to the team and perhaps more..>> view original2015: Hottest Year on Record?
Although no major government organization has confirmed the claim, 2015 is said to be one of the hottest years on record.Global temperature has been measured and recorded since about 1850. According to the data collected, the past 15 years have been record-breaking. On average, global temperatures have been growing progressively hotter.Alaska hit 91 degrees on May 23, 2015, setting a record for earliest day of the year to reach summer temperatures, according to a Climate.gov article.World Meteor..>> view originalInternational Students Face Challenges
As an international student, one of the first things to learn is how to be independent in a foreign country.In countries like mine – the Dominican Republic – and especially in Latin American nations, we are used to having things easy. Our mothers and fathers are always there for us. Most of us live with our parents until we get married, and we know how to get to every corner of our cities.But when you arrive in a new country, you tend to feel disoriented. My own experience helped me realize that..>> view originalSt . Pete and California insurers make local buys
Wallace Welch & Willingham bought Sondregger Insurance agency, an independent agency based in St. Petersburg. Financial terms were not disclosed.>> view original$1M state grant jump-starts plans for Mahaffey concert shell
ST. PETERSBURG —From a visual standpoint, the Mahaffey Theater is a palace for staging musical performances, Florida Orchestra President Michael Pastreich says. “I think the goal is acoustically for it to become the musical palace, as well,” he said. The theater now is moving closer to that goal with a $1 million state grant to purchase an orchestra shell that will improve the experience for the audience, as well as for orchestra members, Pastreich said..>> view originalFlorida's first Earthship: incomplete, up for sale
Pfalzer said he spent most of the project’s preliminary work collecting specific tires for the walls, as well as other recycled materials such as beer cans and wine bottles.Due to health issues and medical expenses, Pfalzer could not afford to complete the project and has decided to sell the unfinished Earthship and 9.5 acre lot for $225,000.For over a decade, Michael and Denise Pfalzer have worked toward a dream of living completely sustainable in an Earthship – an energy-efficient home constru..>> view original
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