West St. Petersburg spill wasn't as clean as previously claimed ...
ST. PETERSBURG — For more than a week, Mayor Rick Kriseman insisted that 58 million gallons of sewage that spilled into west St. Petersburg neighborhoods was essentially the same thing residents sprinkle on their lawns: reclaimed water. The mayor said it wasn't sewage. He said it was clean. On Friday, Kriseman said he was wrong. The mayor told the Tampa Bay Times late Friday that a 58 million-gallon sewage spill from the city's Northwest wastewater treatment plant earlier this month was dirtier ..>> view originalSt. Pete Police say 12-year-old boy has been located
St. Pete Police say 12-year-old boy has been located Press Release Published: September 23, 2016, 3:56 pm Updated: September 23, 2016, 10:37 pm Alandrick Brown, photo via the St. Petersburg Police Department UPDATE: This boy has been located. PREVIOUS STORY: Police are asking for help finding 12-year-old Alandrick Brown. He was last seen at 5 a.m. Friday. Alandrick is 5’5″ and weighs 180 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Alandrick may be in the area between 30t..>> view originalFor sale? The latest hospital chain that owns St. Petersburg's ...
Imagine a major downtown hospital aiding the sick and injured but owned by a series of health care corporations that are themselves seriously wounded. It makes no sense. Such is the plight of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, the city's historic hospital, which has been a key health care provider for more than a century. Independent several years ago, the nonprofit and financially pressed Bayfront in 2012 sought greater security by selling most of itself to a for-profit Naples hospital company cal..>> view originalBlack pastors want new early voting site in St. Pete; Pinellas says no ...
The pastors of two predominantly black churches in St. Petersburg called for an additional early voting site in South St. Pete Friday, and were joined by Mayor Rick Kriseman in what one pastor called an issue of "civil rights." Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark heard their concerns but she held firm on her existing plan for five early voting sites, calling it "solid" and in the best interests of all county voters. The Rev. Louis Murphy and the Rev. Manuel Sykes held a news conferenc..>> view originalWoman killed after car slams into tree in St. Petersburg
One woman was killed and another was in serious condition on Thursday after the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 11:22 a.m., Ashlynn Harrington, 28, of Pinellas Park, was traveling south in a 2007 Pontiac G6 on Interstate 275 and lost control of the car as she was exiting onto 28th Street South, troopers said, causing the car to divert from the road and crash into a tree. The passenger, Crystal Robinson, 28, of St. Petersburg..>> view originalFootball: St. Petersburg 31, Largo 10
ST. PETERSBURG — It wasn't a pretty victory, but it was a gritty one for St. Petersburg (3-1), which topped Largo 31-10 in a game that was a lot closer than the score indicated. "We expected Largo to be a gritty, tough team," St. Petersburg coach Joe Fabrizio said. "They always are. I told the kids all week that we had to play the same way to become victorious. Our kids really stepped up, and I was proud of them." St. Petersburg's Jalynn Williams took the opening kickoff all the way to the Pac..>> view originalSt. Pete mural unites US, Cuba
Michel Mirabal works on a 50-foot long mural blending the American and Cuban flags on the Warehouse Arts District Arts Xchange building in St. Petersburg. WTSP photo Michel Mirabal works on a 50-foot long mural blending the American and Cuban flags on the Warehouse Arts District Arts Xchange building in St. Petersburg. WTSP photo Michel Mirabal works on a 50-foot long mural blending the American and Cuban flags on the Warehouse Arts District Arts Xchange building in St. Peter..>> view originalCuban artist's St. Pete mural represents peace
Cuban artist's St. Pete mural represents peace Bobby Lewis , WTSP 12:27 PM. EST September 23, 2016 Michel Mirabal works on a 50-foot long mural blending the American and Cuban flags on the Warehouse Arts District Arts Xchange building in St. Petersburg. WTSP photo The colors are the same and bleed into each other on purpose.“I want to represent what the people want,” said Michel Mirabal with a paintbrush full of white paint dripping off the tip. “What I want when p..>> view originalElderly minority voters fear being disenfranchised in St. Pete
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. - A group of south St. Petersburg residents gathered outside of Lake Vista Recreation Center on Friday morning to call for the center to become a designated early voting place. They believe many minority voters are being disenfranchised by not having the early voting option in their neighborhood. "We deserve the same opportunities as other communi..>> view originalFor St. Petersburg's Dr. BBQ, the journey to fame was low and slow ...
ST. PETERSBURG It was Taco Tuesday in a neighborhood bar and Ray Lampe ordered a beer, nothing fancy, and two tacos with rice and beans. The St. Petersburg grillmaster is arguably the most famous food celebrity Florida has. His is the perfect kind of fame. It's not the Taylor Swift kind with squealing and stakeouts. But if you dine out with the star, who has won more than 300 barbecue competitions, hobnobs with folks like Justin Timberlake and is invited to Guy Fieri's birthday every year, you ..>> view original
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