St. Petersburg City Hall briefly evacuated because of suspicious ...
ST. PETERSBURG — City Hall was briefly evacuated Thursday morning after authorities say a suspicious bag was left in the city council meeting. St. Petersburg Police planned to have a K-9 bomb detection unit brought in to the sweep the area at about 9:40 a.m., but quickly located the owner of the bag and removed it. As of 9:45, people were being allowed back in the building. St. Petersburg City Hall briefly evacuated because of suspicious package 02/04/16 [Last modified: Thursday, Feb..>> view originalRedeveloper of downtown St. Petersburg's former YMCA building ...
ST. PETERSBURG Restoration of downtown's historic former YMCA is barely under way, but its new owner is already talking about plans for a multistory annex. South Florida developer Nick Ekonomou, whose purchase of the boarded-up, Mediterranean Revival-style building became official in November, said he will erect a nine-story luxury rental apartment complex and garage behind the building at 116 Fifth St. S. Rising at the 3,000-square-foot site, sandwiched between the Tampa Bay Times building and..>> view originalBoys basketball: St. Petersburg, East Lake eke out wins
ST. PETERSBURG — When it came to Wednesday night's Class 7A, District 10 semifinals, it looked like three tortoises chasing after one substantial hare. No. 2 East Lake and third-ranked Countryside locked up in a defensive war that curtailed production. No. 4 Seminole found its best shot at victory came from taking the air out of the ball, extending possessions and keeping it away from the hare — top seed St. Petersburg. Seminole's strategy worked for one half before the athleticism and defensive..>> view originalKarl Nurse and the South St. Petersburg CRA
St. Petersburg City Council member Karl Nurse worked hard to help create the newly-minted South St. Petersburg CRA. But the council member who represents part of the CRA territory has his critics. One of them is the president of the local chapter of the NAACP, Maria Scruggs. Scruggs, no fan of the CRA, questions why Nurse owns property within its boundaries. Wouldn't he stand to profit if the CRA works and property values rise? "Of course it's a conflict of interest," Scruggs said. "But people a..>> view originalWhy a painting of white sunbathers still haunts St. Petersburg's City ...
In 1966, a young African-American activist marched into City Hall and ripped away a mural that showed black troubadours playing for white sunbathers. He served two years in prison for the incident. This week, that man, Omali Yeshitela, now 74, is no less angry. Standing in front of City Hall Wednesday, he vowed to do the same again if a planned replacement is similarly offensive. Yeshitela, who legally changed his name from Joe Waller in 2000, is upset at plans by the city's public arts commi..>> view originalSt. Petersburg police: Mom catches sex offender molesting girl
ST. PETERSBURG -- Police say a 50-year-old man was caught sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl by the girl's mother.Bernard Jones is facing charges of capital sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 and aggravated battery.According to St. Petersburg police, the girl's mother walked into the girl's bedroom and saw Jones performing a sex act on the child.The mother called to her teenage son for help, and they wrestled Jones to the floor. During the altercation, Jones bit..>> view originalSunshine City Songwriters Festival launches in St. Petersburg with ...
click to enlarge Jeff Schorr has hosted singer-songwriters and acoustic artists of all varieties in his Craftsman House Gallery since opening the art space and café nearly 11 years ago in the heart of St. Pete’s Grand Central District. A mere 50 people can squeeze into the quaint Arts and Crafts-style bungalow once Schorr & co. remove the contents from its two main showrooms to make way for the staging area and seats to accommodate guests. The size of these concerts is part of the appeal,..>> view originalPaparazzi spot OJ Simpson's daughter, Sydney, living in St. Pete
O.J. Simpson's daughter had been living a quiet life in St. Petersburg, blending in with neighbors and going about her business like any normal, private individual might. That is until TMZ caught up with her, and now she's being photographed by strangers, which we're sure is a true pleasure. And by "true pleasure" we mean we're sure it brings back haunting memories of the paps following Sydney around after her mother was nearly decapitated more than two decades ago. See the photo below, in which..>> view originalTicket window: St. Lucia, Santigold, Bern's Winefest
Tickets for the following events go on sale this week: • George Benson, 8 p.m. May 11 at Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, $82.50-$92.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ruth Eckerd Hall box office, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, or by calling (727) 791-7400. • Michael Carbonaro, 7:30 p.m. May 14 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $36.50, on sale at noon Friday at the box office. • NOFX, 7 p.m. April 21 at the Ritz Ybor, Tampa, $25, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com, or b..>> view originalPlan your weekend Feb. 5-7: Florida State Fair, orchestra salutes ...
Plan your weekend Food on a stick Florida State Fair: The fair returns today and runs through Feb. 15 with rides, exhibits, entertainment, animals and of course lots of deep-fried food on a stick. Admission is $11-$13 at the gate at 4802 U.S. 301 N in Tampa. You can save money if you buy tickets in advance for $9, $5 ages 6-11 at FloridaStateFair.com. Concerts this weekend include Lazy Bonez, 3 p.m. Feb. 6 and 1 p.m. Feb. 7 on the Coca-Cola Headline Stage. An '80s rock tribute band. and Beatlema..>> view original
Thursday, February 4, 2016
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