Friday, February 19, 2016

Lee Roy Selmon's closing St. Petersburg location and other top stories.

  • Lee Roy Selmon's closing St. Petersburg location

    Lee Roy Selmon's closing St. Petersburg location
    TAMPA — After 10 years in St. Petersburg, the Lee Roy Selmon’s sports restaurant at Tyrone Square Mall will close Sunday. Two other Selmon’s have been converted to Glory Days Grills, leaving four Selmon’s restaurants remaining in South Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Brandon. MVP Holdings, the parent of Selmon’s, said in a release that the “difficult decision” was based on the extensive amount of capital needed for remodeling, the lack of mall parking and increased rent. MVP is headed by Bob B..
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  • Wrecking ball plan for Central Avenue block in St. Petersburg draws ...

    Wrecking ball plan for Central Avenue block in St. Petersburg draws ...
    The owners of a historic downtown block may be on the verge of getting permission to raze its vacant buildings as they prepare to sell what will be prime real estate. But those who want to save the block’s two historic structures, including one that dates back to an early St. Petersburg mayor, are upset. More…
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  • Is this Snell Isle property a "lovely'' home or a mold-infested teardown?

    Is this Snell Isle property a
    ST. PETERSBURG — Several years ago, a sewage pipe backed up and flooded a home in St. Petersburg's upscale Snell Isle neighborhood. Mold began to grow. It grew on the furniture, it grew on the walls. It grew in the walls. The mold got so bad the owner was hospitalized with respiratory problems and finally moved out. Two years ago, facing foreclosure, she put the house on the market with this prominent warning: "Property being sold for land value. Seller discloses that property has been contami..
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  • Tonight in live music: Bryan Adams, Sun Seeker, Marty Friedman + ...

    Tonight in live music: Bryan Adams, Sun Seeker, Marty Friedman + ...
    Looks like you made it — to Friday, yay! Here's a look at what's happening in the concert realms on this Fri., Feb. 19, plus a peek at the weekend ahead click to enlarge Bryan Adams No matter how gooey you think his particular brand of cheese may be, you have to admit, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams slays at plucking the heart-s..
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  • St. Pete leaders: Would-be residents deserve first shot at foreclosed ...

    St. Pete leaders: Would-be residents deserve first shot at foreclosed ...
    ST. PETERSBURG – As thousands of homes went into foreclosure during the recession, it was common for Wall Street investors and other groups to buy up bundles of houses, sometimes sight-unseen, City Council member Karl Nurse said. And often, he said, many of those homes would languish, vacant and in ill-repair, when investors moved slowly or found the properties were not worth the money to renovate. As a result, potential low-income homes remain abandoned, and neighborhoods suffered. “The toughe..
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  • Experts in St. Pete say Syrian refugees won't pose a threat

    Experts in St. Pete say Syrian refugees won't pose a threat
    Legislation working its way through the Florida House would make it more difficult to accept refugees from wars in the Middle East. What’s known as the “Prevention of Acts of War” bill would authorize the governor to use military force to prevent what the bill calls “invaders” if these refugees try to enter Florida. But an expert on refugee resettlement says because of the screening process it is ridiculous to think it would be dangerous for Florida to accept refugees. Hiram Ruiz recently retire..
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House approves $30 million to help pay Flint water bills .Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ... .
Tow truck driver killed on Howard Frankland Bridge had pulled over ... .4-year-old boy finds gun in St. Petersburg, fires shot .

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