Multi-million dollar St Pete sewage fixes begin and other top stories.

• Multi-million dollar St Pete sewage fixes begin

  

  ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - St Petersburg is committed to fixing its sewage problems, and work has already begun to make the city’s two main sewer plants capable to take on more water during rainstorms and hurricanes.  Over the next five years, 305 millions dollars will be poured into fixing the sewage system.  St Pete is working to fix the problems now before the rainy mon..

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• St. Pete-Havana yacht race resumes after 50 years

  

  St. Pete-Havana yacht race resumes after 50 years Hundreds of sailors and dozens of boats resume the St. Petersburg-to-Havana yacht race. 10News Staff , WTSP 11:33 AM. EST February 28, 2017 Hundreds of sailors and dozens of yachts are headed to Havana from St. Petersburg, a resumption of a race after 50 years. WTSP photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- History is being made today as 550 sailors aboard 81 yachts left St. Petersburg for Havana, the first St. Petersbu..

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• St. Petersburg residents seek reassurance there won't be a summer ...

  

  ST. PETERSBURG — About two dozen residents spent Monday evening quizzing city officials about planned work on the sewer system in a forum that distilled the fears and confusion of a city bracing for the coming rainy season. At issue was a state consent order that is being finalized in the wake of the recent sewage crisis: St. Petersburg discharged 200 million gallons of sewage onto land and water during the heavy rains of the past two summers. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection o..

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• St. Pete, No Beach

  

  St. Pete, No Beach World-class art, locally sourced food, a walkable city. If this doesn’t sound like the St. Petersburg you know, it’s time to revisit. By Megan Padilla The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg opened in 1925 and is on the National Registry of Historic Places Courtesy the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club The bleachers are loaded, all eyes on the two men working silently in tandem at the mouth of a furnace heated to 2,500-degrees. Artist David Spurgeon is blowing, rollin..

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• Mustangs face tall challenge in state semifinals

  

  Cutting down the nets at its home gym Feb. 24 following the regional championship was a nice moment, but the Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team has much bigger goals. The Mustangs are not yet the kind the kind of champions they want to be. The players have been dreaming about an 8A state championship since their freshman year. Two more wins stand in the way of that goal after the Mustangs downed St. Petersburg 73-68 in the regional title game. St. Petersburg eliminated the Mustangs in the reg..

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• Top things to do in Tampa Bay for March 1

  

  Red Velvet: The play tells the true story of the first black actor to play Othello in London's Theatre Royal in the early 1800s. Through March 26. 7 p.m., Freefall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $25-$52. (727) 498-5205. SOLD OUT: Rick Springfield: The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter has created some of the finest power-pop of the '80s including Jessie's Girl and An Affair of the Heart. 8 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. $49-$85. (727) 791-7400.Coffee..

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• 8th grader who wants to help Syrian refugees is Crist's guest for ...

  

  8th grader who wants to help Syrian refugees is Crist’s guest for president’s speech Posted February 28, 2017 by Seán Kinane & filed under Immigration, International, National Government, News and Public Affairs. Many Democratic members of Congress are inviting immigrants as their guests to watch President Trump’s speech Tuesday night; St. Petersburg’s Charlie Crist is inviting a local 8th grader who wants to help Syrian refugees relocate to the area. Oliver Hess attends Shorecrest Prepara..

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• Jeweler conglomerate rocked by class-action suit

  

  Jeweler conglomerate rocked by class-action suit A class-action suit says women were routinely harassed in order to advance in the company. Courtney Robinson, WTSP 12:31 AM. EST March 01, 2017 ST. PETERSBURG -  It might make you think twice about the jewelry you’re wearing.  Some 250 men and women are accusing some of the country’s most popular jewelry stores of widespread sexual misconduct.As part of a larger gender discrimination class-action case against parent company Signe..

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• Ways to prevent serious heart conditions

  

  Ways to prevent serious heart conditions A contestant on the 'Biggest Loser' had a heart attack, prompting healthy people to be more aware. Garin Flowers, WTSP 9:32 PM. EST February 28, 2017 Photo: Getty Images ST. PETERSBURG -- Mariano Reis' family doesn't mess around with poor eating habits.“Both my wife and my daughters are what I would consider health nuts...so they kind of dragged me into it,” Reis said. He tries to get in a workout every day but know..

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• In St. Petersburg's Midtown, arts festival helps mark close of Black ...

  

  Indhira Suero CostaDecades ago, the Midtown area of south St. Petersburg, the heart of the city's historically black area, had a flourishing arts, music and entertainment scene. The 22nd Street South District, or The Deuces, functioned as the center of the black community, and businesses like the Manhattan Casino allowed residents to escape from the ever-present racial tension at the time.                       Nowadays, even as the adjacent Warehouse Arts District is enjoying tons of local att..

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Target 8: St. Pete couple loses nearly $2000 in puppy scam .	St. Petersburg theater among handful to produce entire August ... .
President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Medal of Freedom .	This former British spy was identified as the Trump dossier source. Now he is in hiding. .