St. Petersburg finally breaks ground on long-awaited Campbell ...
ST. PETERSBURG — After years of planning and waiting, skateboarders will finally get their skate park. The city broke ground Friday on a 28,000 square-foot Campbell Park Regional Skate Park near Tropicana Field. It is expected to be finished by early 2018, and when it opens it will be one of the largest skate parks in Florida. Demand for the skate park was enormous said St. Petersburg parks and recreation director Michael Jefferis. "Of all the projects I've ever been involved with, this is the o..>> view originalPolice search for hit-and-run driver who killed bicyclist in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police are looking for a driver who killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run in St. Pete Thursday night.John H. Sampson, 58, was hit just after 11:45 p.m. in the 3300 block of 6th Street South.Investigators determined an unknown vehicle had hit Sampson and left the scene.Sampson was transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.The vehicle involved in the crash fled the scene without providing the information required by law...>> view originalCity to award CRA grants for South St. Pete redevelopment
St. Petersburg will be awarding $534,000 in grants to help support private investment in the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).>> view originalHe tried to profit from St. Petersburg's murals, then felt the artists' wrath
ST. PETERSBURG — Artist Derek Donnelly walked past the bars along Central Avenue, looked into his phone's camera lens, and cracked a mischievous grin that hid how angry he was. As one of the muralists whose paint transformed downtown into a destination for street art, now defining the look of the city for TV commercials, travel brochures, tour groups and Instagram posts, he believes it's up to him to guard against people exploiting the murals. The guy he was about to confront was flat-out steali..>> view originalD'Arcy enters St. Petersburg Derby with track record of success
ST. PETERSBURG — Mick D'Arcy refuses to take a back seat to anyone in stakes races. His greyhounds have been dependable, determined and dominant. The Derby Lane kennel owner and trainer is the only dog man to win at least one stakes championship in each of the past six years. Soon, D'Arcy can add to his resume of one of the track's oldest events — the $30,000 St. Petersburg Derby series, which begins Wednesday night. The 660-yard event ends with the Derby and the Consolation Derby, the conclusio..>> view originalSt. Pete's North Shore beach reopened
A Corizon Health nurse was arrested for smuggling various items into the South County Jail, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.>> view originalRick Baker's June 28 fundraiser much closer to home, St. Pete Yacht ...
The former two-term St. Petersburg Mayor will be holding a fundraiser Wednesday, June 28, at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in the city's downtown waterfront.>> view originalFormer St. Pete Beach estate of beer titan August Busch Jr. fetches ...
ST. PETE BEACH — Nearly a decade and one scrubbed auction after it first hit the market, the former winter home of beer and baseball magnate August A. Busch Jr. sold today for $5.395 million. That is the second highest amount paid for a residentially zoned property in the Tampa Bay area this year. A Clearwater estate sold for $11.18 million in April. "An integral piece of Tampa Bay history has changed hands and the iconic Busch estate will enjoy a fabulous new legacy," said agent Rafal Wazio, wh..>> view originalCops: Drunk caretaker passed out, boy found wandering near busy ...
Cops: Drunk caretaker passed out, boy found wandering near busy St. Pete road WFLA Web Staff Published: June 16, 2017, 8:54 am Updated: June 16, 2017, 5:47 pm Angelina Vega, Pinellas County Jail booking photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Police say a drunk woman passed out on a St. Petersburg sidewalk, leaving a boy in her care to walk along a busy road, without shoes or a coat, in the pouring rain. Undercover detectives say it was raining heavily around 6 p.m. on Wedn..>> view originalSt. Pete mayor: Trump restricting Americans from traveling will hurt ...
St. Pete mayor: Trump restricting Americans from traveling will hurt Cubans Posted June 16, 2017 by Seán Kinane & filed under Cuba/Cuban-Americans, News and Public Affairs. Cuban flag and Che mural in Havana. Photo by Seán Kinane (May 2017). President Donald Trump has announced new rules that will take away many of the freedoms Americans now enjoy to travel to Cuba; in Miami Friday afternoon, Trump said Americans can no longer travel as individuals in person-to-person exchanges to one of F..>> view original
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