Romano: Sewage spill exposes St. Petersburg's problems of oversight
You can call it a scandal, and perhaps history will soon agree. Maybe all of the investigations and probes will point to a recognizable villain, and we'll start referring to the whole affair as Sewergate. But for now it might help to focus on the process. To understand the breakdowns that led to dirty water flowing in St. Petersburg's streets and waterways. Talk to enough witnesses, and a familiar narrative emerges. The motives differ and the conclusions vary, but most people seem to view this a..>> view originalVolunteers giving back in St. Petersburg for CareFest
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – More than 1,000 volunteers and 85 groups spent Saturday giving back. The volunteers participated in various projects, yard work, painting, minor home repairs, neighborhood cleanups and more throughout St. Petersburg neighborhoods on Saturday. The efforts are part of CareFest St. Pete 2016. The day of service benefits individual homeowners, neighborhoods, parks, and non-profit organizations. “Carefest is a day where you go back and you care about your city and the p..>> view originalDefrocked expert witness in child sex cases 'squeaked by' with little ...
Josh Adams thought he'd found a solid expert witness for his client. The Orlando attorney was representing Jason Eugene Daniels, who faced more than a dozen felonies involving sexual abuse of a child. Adams said Daniels' cell mate William Teets had mentioned Chester Kwitowski, who had already appeared as computer forensics expert in other Polk County cases including Teets'. Adams called Kwitowski and asked for his resume. "He certainly seemed very confident and knowledgeable and I never had any ..>> view originalWawrinka to face 'future of tennis' Zverev in Russia final
Stan Wawrinka will try to follow up his U.S. Open championship with another title in St. Petersburg after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (8), 6-2 in their semifinal Saturday.Unbeaten in 10 matches, the Swiss star must beat fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev to win the title after the German teenager disposed of Tomas Berdych in the first semifinal.Seeded first in St. Petersburg, Wawrinka had to come through a tough first set against Bautista Agut. The Spaniard had two set points in the tiebreaker..>> view originalCharlie Crist calls for Deborah Clark to open an early voting polling ...
A day after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman called on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to open a polling place for early voting in south ...>> view originalPedroia hits slam, Porcello gets 22nd win, Red Sox beat Rays
With the complicated math of baseball in the wild-card era, players in the Boston clubhouse was unaware the Red Sox are playoff bound.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win.Boston maintained a 5½-game lead over Toronto for the division title and ensured no worse than the AL's second wild card. While the Red..>> view originalRays lose to 6-4 to playoff-bound Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are showing Tampa Bay how far the Rays have to climb after a last-place season.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win."They're definitely the team to beat right now, in my eyes," Danny Farquhar said after allowing Pedroia's home run.Boston maintained a 5½-game lead over Toronto for the division tit..>> view originalWhatever happened to the Trump Tower Tampa site and other big ...
A 35-story apartment tower in downtown St. Petersburg. Two huge new communities with sunset views of Old Tampa Bay. A 52-story tower overlooking Tampa’s Riverwalk. If you haven’t heard much about these lately, it’s because not much is happening — at least not yet. While a $2 billion redo of Tampa’s Channel District and other mega projects are underway, others have yet to get out of the ground. That’s partly the nature of the projects themselves and partly the nature of development in general, e..>> view originalSports on TV: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016
AUTO RACINGTIMETVSprint Cup: New England 3002 p.m.NBCNHRA: Midwest Nationals 2 p.m.FS1BASEBALLTIMETVMLB: Yankees @ Blue Jays1:07 p.m.TBSMLB: Braves @ Marlins1:10 p.m.FSFLMLB: Red Sox @ Rays1:10 p.m.SUNMLB: Rockies @ Dodgers4:10 p.m.MLBNMLB: Cardinals @ Cubs8 p.m.ESPN ESPNDBASKETBALLTIMETVWNBA: Atlanta @ Chicago1 p.m.ESPN2FOOTBALLTIMETVNFL: Browns @ Dolphins 1 p.m.CBSNFL: 49ers @ Seahawks4 p.m.FOXNFL: Jets @ Chiefs4:25 p.m.CBSNFL: Bears @ Cowboys8:30 p.m.NBCGOLFTIMETVEuropean: Porsche Open6:30 a..>> view originalJordan Christian, Triumph Christian pick up wins
Jordan Christian, Triumph Christian pick up wins Dewarren Stokes scored two defensive touchdowns and Keyshawn Stacey ran for two touchdowns in Jordan Christian Prep's 42-6 road win over Ocoee Legacy Charter Friday night. Stacey ran for 203 yards on 13 carries. Bayshawn Kelly ran for 71 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.Ja'veon Taylor had an 81-yard interception return for a touchdown for the Seahawks (4-0).Triumph Christian 49, St. Petersburg Keswick Christian 0Gary Faniel scored three tou..>> view original
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