Preventing crime with perception: Neighborhood watch program in ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - Crime is down in some St. Petersburg neighborhood. One man is trying to keep it that way. Dr. Ed Carlson is taking lessons from a successful neighborhood watch just a few miles away in the Jungle Terrace area. He means business. "I feel very official," said Carlson. Dr. Carlson rides his bike through the Jungle Terrace area keeping watch of the neighborhood he loves and lives in. "Our knowing is that people are innately good and if you give some encouragement in the 'b..>> view originalSt. Pete's Downtown Looper expands service with $900000 grant
ST. PETERSBURG — The Downtown Looper will expand its route and its hours starting in October 2018 thanks to a $900,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation. The grant, distributed over three years, will allow for a longer route, more service hours and the addition of two electric vehicles to the trolley fleet. "I think it's amazing," said the Looper's director of transportation, Eric Carlson. "It's important as downtown has changed over the years for the Looper to do its best not..>> view originalLatest sewage crisis fallout: Higher utility bills in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG — For months, the cost of the city's sewage crisis has been measured in terms of environmental damage, legal ramifications and political repercussions. Now residents are about to get the bill. Starting Jan. 1, utility bills could climb between $7.47 and $9.81 a month under the proposed rate hikes unveiled by a City Council committee Thursday. That's an increase of $89.64 to $117.72 a year for each household, according to the city's calculations, for a typical user of about 4,000 g..>> view originalTaking a closer look at the auto-theft problem in St. Petersburg
Whose epidemic is it anyway? The leading candidates in St. Petersburg’s mayoral race are trading blows over the city’s issue with automobile theft ahead of the Aug. 29 primary. Former Mayor Rick Baker told a Tampa Bay Times reporter that auto theft is "now at epidemic proportions" under Mayor Rick Kriseman. Kriseman defended himself on Twitter and Facebook with a graphic showing the problem appeared worse during Baker’s time in office. According to Kriseman’s post, there were 2,761 auto thefts..>> view originalHelp arrives for victim of stolen electric tricycle in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – A 94-year-old Publix retiree is zipping around the streets of St. Petersburg again. Richard Griffin lost his battery-operated tricycle to a thief. The response to our 8 on Your Side story about his plight is overwhelming! An employee at Discount Medical Supply Super Store saw what happened to Griffin, and decided to help him get his independence back by donating a used electric scooter. Griffin is 94, going on 60 or 70. He received a little instruction before tryi..>> view originalBar review: Cheap drinks do fine at the Joint in St. Petersburg
The Tyrone area of St. Petersburg is a little light on drinking spots, so the locals must have been happy when a long-running neighborhood spot — formerly Donk's Sports Tavern and Double J's Sports Bar — reopened earlier this year as the Joint. Sometimes, a good renovation is all a place needs. The Joint, which opened in February, represents a nice makeover for the old dives that preceded it, bringing in fresh-cut cedar paneling for the walls, a slew of flat-screens around the interior and a gra..>> view original80-year-old man caught in shooting crossfire in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Pete Police are searching for two men responsible for the shooting of an 80-year-old man. According to police, two men were involved in an argument that escalated to the men shooting at each other on Upton Court South. Joe Rosemond was sitting outside of his apartment at the time. He was shot in the wrist and stomach. "He was just out here sitting down, minding his own business," said Rosemond's son, Joe Watkins. A neighbor alerted Watkins that his father had been sho..>> view originalPolice taking donations to help replace 94-year-old's stolen tricycle ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Police are accepting donations to help replace a 94-year-old's stolen tricycle. Richard Griffin's motorized tricycle was taken July 18 while he was inside a CVS at 4260 Sixth St. S. in St. Petersburg. Anyone wishing to make a donation to help Griffin can send a check to Suncoast Law Enforcement Charities at 1300 1st Ave. N in St. Petersburg, with Griffin's name in the memo line. Police released surveillance video of the trike theft Wednesday. The footage shows a man with a backp..>> view originalCops: Elderly man hit by stray bullets in St. Pete, suspects at large
A man was arrested for interfering with child custody, false imprisonment and assault, among other charges, on Thursday.>> view originalSt. Pete City Council plans to discuss plastic bag ban
ST. PETERSBURG — The next city in Florida to ban single-use plastic bags could be St. Petersburg.A City Council committee voted 3-1 on Thursday to start drafting a citywide ban on those bags because they're a menace to the environment: They never break down, most are never recycled and they pose a danger to marine life, especially along a coastal city like St. Petersburg. In May, Coral Gables was the first Florida city to adopt such a ban."A wasteful plastic bag that you use for a minute should..>> view original
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