USF study shows dangerous bacteria in raw sewage spill in St. Pete
USF study shows dangerous bacteria in raw sewage spill in St. Pete A new study by USF researchers is raising major concerns over raw sewage from a sewer break in 2014. However, researchers say the breaks that occurred last year and this year are just as dangerous. MIke Deeson, WTSP 6:01 PM. EST July 20, 2016 Since Monday's storm, the city dumped 12 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of partially treated sewage into Tampa Bay. That's in addition to the raw sewage spil..>> view originalThe Dream Team: Tampa & St. Petersburg
Tampa and St. Petersburg bring a metropolitan edge to Florida's west coast. These cities share a love of good food and great art—not to mention a thirst for ...>> view originalSt. Pete sewage spill released antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Last summer heavy rains led St. Petersburg to dump millions of gallons of stormwater mixed with untreated sewage into Clam Bayou and Tampa Bay – the dangerous fecal bacteria in the water led to closed beaches and waterways; but new research led by biologists at the University of South Florida on a sewer line break that happened a year before that suggests this type of spill could pose an even more serious public health threat. They found antibiotic-resistant bacteria with the ability to transfer..>> view originalClearwater man charged with brutally beating elderly mother
CLEARWATER — Police arrested a man on an attempted murder charge after they say he beat his 83-year-old mother, officials said Wednesday. Daniel Edward Richards, 60, is accused of throwing his mother, Catherine, to the floor and kicking and stomping her after a verbal argument Monday, police said. Richards told detectives several different stories of how his mother was injured, police said. Catherine Richards was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, where she is in critical condition with mu..>> view originalBikers Explore Natural Side of Skyway District
Patti Ewin, left, and Betty Smith, both of St. Petersburg, chat during a break at the Clam Bayou Nature Preserve during Saturday’s Skyway Marina District bike ride. “We’re out here supporting our neighborhood,” said Ewin, who lives in the Broadwater area. Drive down the section of 34th Street S. in St. Petersburg designated the Skyway Marina District and it mainly looks like asphalt and cement. But as some 50 bike riders discovered, there is some astonishing natural beauty just a few spoke turn..>> view originalAmid outrage about rats, mold and other problems, cleanup begins ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Charles Cohens hopes his days of combating rats at the Jordan Park home he shares with wife Frances are over. Reaction has been swift since he and other residents in the subsidized housing community went public about their frustration with the management company's indifference to complaints that included rodents, mold, mildew, neglected landscaping and old appliances. Outraged City Council members plan to discuss the issue further at a housing committee meeting Thursday. They've..>> view originalTop things to do in Tampa Bay for July 21
Metrocon: The focus of Metrocon is anime, the style of flashy Japanese animation and artwork familiar to anyone who has seen Speed Racer or Sailor Moon. But the event covers all elements of pop culture that have been influenced by anime, from video games to pop music to games like Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Also includes an anime human chess match, formal Fantasy Masquerade and more. Noon, Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St., Tampa. Tickets at the door $10-$40 for 12 and younger; $30-$70 for ..>> view originalIOC edict sharpens scrutiny on Russia as 2018 World Cup host
Russia's hosting of the World Cup is becoming increasingly problematic for FIFA's leaders after the International Olympic Committee withdrew support for sporting events being staged in the doping-tainted nation.The IOC's move followed this week's second damning World Anti-Doping Agency report, which accused Russia of state-sponsored doping.The scandal landed at FIFA's door after Russian soccer was for the first time implicated in the alleged doping cover-up by a country that has been entrusted ..>> view originalGulfport buildings provide an empty canvas for murals
GULFPORT Just like St. Petersburg, this city has a thriving arts community. It has arts festivals, like St. Petersburg. And it has regular art walks that feature the work of local artists, like St. Petersburg. So why doesn't Gulfport have large, colorful murals adorning the exterior walls of some of its drab buildings? St. Petersburg does. That's what Rosalie "Roz" Barbieri, a longtime resident and arts advocate, wants to know. Twice in recent months, Barbieri has appealed to the City Council fo..>> view originalMidtown wants say in what come next for Tropicana Field site
ST. PETERSBURG — The city kicked off its public discussion this week on how to reimagine the 85 acres around Tropicana Field as planners and city officials promised a dense, walkable destination that, for now, includes a baseball stadium. That message met two very different receptions. On Monday, a large mostly white crowd at the Coliseum wanted to know about transit options, parking and more details about the retail mix on the site. The next day, a smaller, more racially-mixed crowd at the Camp..>> view original
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