St. Pete Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon returning in 2017
Noah Pransky, WTSP 4:45 PM. EST July 26, 2016 Myles Murphy of Miami Beach, dressed as Elvis, stretches before the Rock ’n’ Roll St. Pete Half Marathon on Feb. 10, 2013. EVE EDELHEIT | Times ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The city of St. Petersburg will give a road race organizer a third chance to make a first impression, inviting it to bring the “St. Pete Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon” back to town in March 2017. Competitor Group Inc., a San Diego company best-known for it..>> view originalAtop stilts, St. Petersburg officers do 'Running Man Challenge,' call ...
ST. PETERSBURG — The viral dance craze created by two New Jersey teens that took over the internet a few months ago finally made it to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The St. Petersburg Police Department posted an elaborate video of the "Running Man Challenge" early in the morning. (Like, one of the officers was dancing on giant stilts elaborate.) And when they finished, Chief Anthony Holloway dared Tampa police and Chief Eric Ward to do the same '90s-inspired dance challenge on camera. "If you can, bring..>> view originalYoung St. Petersburg entrepreneur orchestrates a growing business
ST. PETERSBURG You could say that the entrepreneur in Lauren Davenport began to emerge in middle school. For 25 cents an item, she would iron clothes for her mother and some of the people in her neighborhood, all for the love of shoes. "I definitely had the most shoes out of everyone in school," she said. "It was fantastic." Davenport, 27, still likes shoes — more than 50 pairs, at last count. And as founder and CEO of a rapidly expanding digital marketing company in St. Petersburg, she can affo..>> view originalPinellas votes to take over failed St. Petersburg charter school, at ...
LARGO — University Preparatory Academy, a failed charter school in south St. Petersburg, will officially reopen as a district-run school called Midtown Academy this fall, sparing 400 students from having to relocate just two weeks before classes begin. The Pinellas County School Board approved the move 6-1 Tuesday evening, also okaying the appointment of Portia Slaughter as the school's new principal. Slaughter, previously an assistant principal at Tarpon Springs High, is 14-year veteran of the ..>> view originalFacing uncertain times, St. Petersburg's newest police officers ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Bryan Santiago's mother calls him all the time. "My mother hates the fact that I want to be a police officer, and she's nervous every day," he said. "She can't stop reminding me: Please be careful, please be careful." He is one of 18 cadets who will be sworn in today as St. Petersburg's newest police officers. The cadets are proud of the work they put in and the career they chose. But they enter law enforcement at an uncertain time for the profession. Eight officers were killed ..>> view originalWith St. Petersburg's C1 Bank sale to Bank of the Ozarks, C1 CEO ...
Less than a week after completing the sale of St. Petersburg's C1 Bank to Bank of the Ozarks, C1 CEO Trevor Burgess said he was resigning at the close of business Tuesday to spend time with his husband and child "before thinking what's next for me." The unexpected news came in an email Burgess sent to C1 Bank's staff, calling his time at the bank an "amazing entrepreneurial adventure" and thanking his employees for their efforts. The quick exit of Burgess is an unexpected blow to Bank of the Oza..>> view originalGrilled cheese shop Central Melt opens in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg now has two restaurants devoted specifically to grilled cheese sandwiches. There's no sign out front yet, but the long-awaited Central Melt quietly opened for business at 685 Central Avenue late last week. The straightforward menu features six variations of the grilled cheese sandwich, including a Classic Melt using yellow American and cheddar on white bread, The Notorious P.I.G. with pork, red onion and bacon jam and the Garden State Goddess with avocado, arugula, cucumbers and..>> view originalSt. Pete tree trimmer survives electric shock
A St. Petersburg tree trimmer is lucky to be alive after he was shocked by 7,200 volts of electricity. Tree trimmer Bradley Cater shocked while working last month He's almost blind in one eye and unable to feel some of his fingers and left leg Says wife and 6-month-old daughter kept him fighting In June, Bradley Cater was working at a home on 25th Avenue North when his pole hit a power line. “It just hits you out of nowhere,” Cater said. “It doesn’t even feel like you’re getting shocked. It’..>> view originalTips on how to act if you're pulled over with a concealed weapon
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) — Eight on Your Side is looking at traffic stop etiquette amid recent events involving police shooting. So how should you act if you are pulled over and legally have a concealed weapon? In a recent deadly traffic stop, an officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota shot a driver, creating a big controversy. The man’s girlfriend streamed the aftermath on Facebook live. Now, News Channel 8 traffic reporter, Leslee Lacey, spoke with the St. Petersburg Police Department on how ..>> view originalTeens steal local band's truck with music equipment inside
The St. Petersburg Police Department has arrested two juveniles for stealing a local musician's truck and thousands of dollars in equipment. The Jeremy Thomas Band played a benefit concert at the Hollander Hotel last weekend when they woke up to everything gone. "I woke up at 9 in the morning, and I walked out and my truck was gone," Thomas said. The local musician has been playing music for 20 years and lost some of his most prized possessions. One of them was a cus..>> view original
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