St. Petersburg police investigating fatal stabbing of cab driver at gas ...
UPDATE: Juan Carlos Juarez, 27, was arrested Thursday night around 9:15 p.m. at his residence in unincorporated Pinellas County, not far from where stabbing victim John Andrew Hutchens' cab was found. ST. PETERSBURG — Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old taxi driver who was killed at a Citgo gas station just before 1 a.m. Thursday. Officers said they found John Andrew Hutchens severely injured after someone attacked him and drove away in his United Taxi of Clearwater cab..>> view originalLike it or not, Thursday's vote means St. Pete will get a new pier
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of cab driver in St. Petersburg
A Pinellas County man faces a charge of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a cab driver early Thursday morning. Juan Carlos Juarez, 27, was arrested Thursday night around 9:15 p.m. at his residence in unincorporated Pinellas County, not far from where stabbing victim John Andrew Hutchens' cab was found. Juarez is accused of fatally stabbing Hutchens, 59, of Pinellas Park, at the Citgo gas station at 2750 38th Ave N on Thursday just before 1 a.m. and driving away in the cab. The cab was..>> view originalSt. Petersburg's new pier is a go: City Council approves first ...
ST. PETERSBURG — A new pier will finally rise on the downtown waterfront, continuing a tradition that is more than a century old. The City Council voted 7-1 on Thursday to appropriate $17.6 million to begin construction of the new Pier District. Set to be finished in early 2019, it will replace the 1970s-era inverted pyramid, which itself replaced the 1926 Million Dollar Pier. The $17.6 million will be used to pay for the over-water portion of the project. The first step will be to start driving..>> view originalFederal investigators close book on St. Petersburg sewage crisis
ST. PETERSBURG — The city has spent two years embroiled in a sewage crisis that Mayor Rick Kriseman once described as a black cloud. On Thursday, that cloud parted a bit. The City Council learned that the federal government is no longer investigating the approximately 200 million gallons of sewage St. Petersburg has discharged into local neighborhoods and waterways since August 2015. “The federal investigation is now closed with no charges being brought,” said assistant city attorney Joseph Pat..>> view originalTaxi driver murder in St. Pete has drivers on high alert
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The Thursday morning stabbing death of a cab driver in St. Petersburg has detectives scouring businesses for video that can help catch his killer. It’s also focusing attention on dangers drivers face when they let strangers in their back seat. It doesn’t matter if drivers work for Uber, Lyft, or one of the many Tampa Bay area taxi companies. Drivers really never know who they’re picking up. It’s an unfortunate fact of life for cabbies and ride-share drivers. The..>> view originalA sit-down with the billionaire in the Big (Red) Apple behind St ...
NEW YORK CITY — Billionaire John Catsimatidis has a favorite word: opportunity. It was opportunity that led him as a college kid to buy the small grocery store where he worked, eventually parlaying it into Manhattan's biggest supermarket chain. It was opportunity that launched his Red Apple Group from soap and cereal into aviation, heating oil, insurance, finance, real estate and gas and convenience stores. And it was opportunity that prompted Catsimatidis to pay $16.5 million cash in April for..>> view originalNational Doughnut Day is Friday, and 12 places are celebrating with ...
Friday is National Doughnut Day — because who gets excited about National Broccoli Day? — and it turns out its history is pretty sweet. This year marks 100 years since the Salvation Army's "Doughnut Lassies" served the treats to American soldiers on the front lines during World War I. These Salvation Army volunteers are often credited with popularizing the sweet circles, while also comforting the homesick soldiers. In 1938, the Chicago Salvation Army revived the doughnut-making tradition as a ..>> view originalRoberto Mancini to coach Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg
Roberto Mancini has signed a three-year contract to coach Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg. Mancini described his first job since leaving Inter Milan last August as "a new adventure" in comments on Twitter on Thursday. "I'm very honored to have been chosen as their coach," he added. Mancini will replace Mircea Lucescu, who was fired after a year in charge. Zenit finished third in the Russian league, outside the Champions League qualifying places, under the Romanian coach. "That's not a bad res..>> view originalTop things to do in Tampa Bay for June 2
Trevor Noah: The host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show performs his stand up act. 10 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $43-25-$68.75. (727) 791-7400. Brantley Gilbert: The Georgia, Southern rock, country singer will be joined by openers, Tyler Farr and Luke Combs. 7 p.m., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 U.S. 301 N, Tampa. $13.75-$145; $149-$749 Country Megaticket. (813) 740-2446. Stadiumlinks: Golfers will be teeing off..>> view original
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