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Tampa Bay high schools face questions about student safety after...

St. Petersburg hires its own crossing guards and has 76 stationed at intersections outside 34 elementary and middle schools. In Pinellas County, law ... >> view original

Tornado lifts, damages semi truck on Sunshine Skyway Bridge

... from east to west as the truck was going north on Interstate 275 near mile marker 7.5, which is closer to the St. Petersburg side of the bridge, troopers said. >> view original

Pier demolition underway, now city focuses on approach

ST. PETERSBURG — While much attention is focused on the surgical dismantling of the 42-year-old inverted pyramid at the head of the bayfront pier, city staff ... >> view original

Medicare enrollment period offers a chance to shop for coverage...

Marianne Ferrari, a retired executive and volunteer who leads free seminars on Medicare enrollment in St. Petersburg, said attendees often feel overwhelmed. >> view original

Carole Crist talks fashion, Goddessey, Halloween and Charlie

ST. PETERSBURG — Carole Crist, wife of Charlie Crist and a former Florida first lady, recently hosted a grand opening of her women's clothing store Goddessey ... >> view original

Top things to do in Tampa Bay the week of Oct. 12-18

Carmen: The St. Petersburg Opera Company opens the season Friday at the Palladium Theatre with the tale of the fiery gypsy and her soldier lover. $22-$67. >> view original

El Faro joins scores of ships felled by hurricanes

An enlarged reproduction of a 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship, the Bounty left New London, Conn., bound for St. Petersburg, on Oct. 25, 2012. Initially the ship ... >> view original

Medical-marijuana applicants foresee stores, door-to-door service

That region encompasses 18 counties and runs from Stuart to Daytona Beach on the Atlantic coast, through Metro Orlando to St. Petersburg to Inverness on the ... >> view original

Court program helps faltering vets reverse downward spiral

(Jay Conner/Tampa Tribune via AP). ST. PETERSBURG OUT; LAKELAND OUT; BRADENTON OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WTSP CH 10 OUT; WFTS CH ... >> view original

New World Symphony launches its season with a rich Russian...

... trained amid the Italianate architecture of Russia's European outpost, St. Petersburg. And from Stravinsky, the composer who helped jolt the long 19th century ... >> view original