Stopping St. Petersburg High's Ford triplets proves a tall order
ST. PETERSBURG — They share the same last name, as well as one initial in their first. They play the same sport and attend the same school. St. Petersburg High's AJ, CJ and BJ. The Ford triplets. The juniors, who all play basketball, are fraternal, so it is easy to tell them apart. For starters, there is a major difference in height. AJ, who was born first, is the tallest at 6 feet 7. CJ is 6-3. BJ, the runt of the group, is 5-8. They all say their voices are distinguishable, too. "I have a deep..>> view originalSt. Petersburg's HSN reports fourth quarter and 2015 earnings
ST. PETERSBURG — HSN Inc. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $59.7 million. The St. Petersburg-based company said it had net income of $1.12 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.15 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share. The home shopping network operator posted revenue of $1.1 billion in the period, which fell short of St..>> view originalStopping St. Petersburg's Ford triplets proves a tall order
ST. PETERSBURG — They share the same last name, as well as one initial in their first. They play the same sport and attend the same school. St. Petersburg High's AJ, CJ and BJ. The Ford triplets. The juniors, who all play basketball, are fraternal, so it is easy to tell them apart. For starters, there is a major difference in height. AJ, who was born first, is the tallest at 6 feet 7. CJ is 6-3. BJ, the runt of the group, is 5-8. They all say their voices are distinguishable, too. "I have a deep..>> view originalSt. Petersburg's SunLit Festival returns with 10 days of literary ...
St. Petersburg's second annual SunLit Festival promises to be as eclectic and entertaining as the first. This 10-day festival celebrating literature, literacy, writers and readers kicks off Friday with eight writers in "live literary combat" and winds up on March 13 with the first showing of a new documentary in progress about Beat novelist Jack Kerouac, who spent his last years in the city. In between, the festival features a literary pub crawl, musical performances, a Shakespeare play, mural c..>> view originalSt. Pete looking for firm to develop plan for Trop site
The City of St. Petersburg’s latest help-wanted advertisement is asking firms to imagine a new Tropicana Field site — with or without a new baseball stadium. City officials on Tuesday invited development and consultant firms to submit their qualifications to be considered for development of a master plan of the 85-acre site on the western edge of the city’s downtown. Firms have until March 25 to apply. Development of a master plan was one of the items included in the city’s legal agreement wi..>> view originalFenced in: St. Pete gets ready for Grand Prix
Published: February 23, 2016 Updated: February 23, 2016 at 10:23 PM Downtown St. Petersburg is transforming into a maze of concrete and steel as crews create the track for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, which will be held March 11 through 13. In its 12th year, the grand prix is held on a 1.8-mile track that weaves along one of the city’s most picturesque waterfront roads before racers take a jaunt onto the runway at Albert Whitted Airport. About 140,000 racing fans, volunteers..>> view originalDrizly, the on-demand, one-hour alcohol delivery app, expands to St ...
Raise a glass, St. Petersburg: App-based alcohol delivery service Drizly is now available in your city. Drizly, which launched in Tampa in early November, ...>> view original5 things to do under $5 Feb. 25-March 2: David Cook concert ...
1 Gasparilla's Outbound Voyage: The epilogue to the epic party known as Gasparilla puts a finishing touch on the festivities as the captain of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla meets with the mayor of Tampa, seeking the return of the key to the city. After a brief interaction, the captain and his mates board the Jose Gasparilla and push off with a final cannon salute launched toward downtown Tampa. And then guess what? Party! It's free admission from 2-10 p.m. Saturday at the Tampa Convention Center..>> view originalTop things to do in Tampa Bay for Feb. 25
Rosanne Cash : The country singer and multiple Grammy Award-winner is touring with John Leventhal in conjunction with her latest release The River and the Thread. 8 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. $35-$75. (727) 791-7400. Gilby Clarke: The guitarist is a former member of Guns N Roses, Rockstar Supernova and Slashes Snakepit. 7 p.m., State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $15. (727) 895-3045. Author Talk with Laura Schroff: The New York Times best-selling author ..>> view originalCity hires Irby to curb youth violence
ST. PETERSBURG — Shortly after a spate of gun violence left seven young men dead in the final weeks of 2015, Mayor Rick Kriseman promised $1 million to address the problem. The first glimpse of that promise emerged this week as Kenny Irby, a longtime faculty member at the Poynter Institute, was hired as the city's community intervention director, a newly created post. The job calls for creating, coordinating and leading solutions to children and young people who are in danger of ending up in jai..>> view original
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Stopping St. Petersburg High's Ford triplets proves a tall order and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment